# Lithium-sulfur batteries longer for electric vehicles - Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/05/lithium-sulfur-batteries-longer-for-electric-vehicles/ - Published: 2014-05-03T01:47:15-04:00 - Author: greenlivingguy ## Powdering Up the Future: Nanomaterial Breakthrough Supercharges Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Buckle up, eco-warriors and tech enthusiasts for lithium-sulfur batteries! We’re about to embark on a microscopic journey that could revolutionize the world of electric vehicles and also renewable energy storage. Imagine a future where your electric car can cruise for hundreds of miles on a single charge. For I mean where massive amounts of solar and wind energy can be stored effortlessly for weeks. Sounds like a green dream, right? Well, thanks to a pinch of high-tech fairy dust: because that dream is inching closer to reality! ![Lithium sulfur ](https://i0.wp.com/greenlivingguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/ 08/IMG_4374.png?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1) #### PNNL Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have also cooked up a [game-changing recipe](https://greenlivingguy.com/2024/12/lithium-sulfur-battery-ev-technology-transforming-the-landscape/) for lithium-sulfur batteries. So what’s the secret ingredient? It’s a powdery nanomaterial called a metal organic [framework](https://greenlivingguy.com/2024/12/lithium-sulfur-battery-ev-technology-transforming-the-landscape/). This isn’t your grandma’s baking powder. For it’s a cutting-edge material. Most notably it’s one that’s about to give lithium-sulfur batteries the supercharge. The one we also have been waiting for! ### _They last longer with nanomaterial-packed cathode_ RICHLAND, Wash. – Electric vehicles could travel farther and more renewable energy could be stored. All with lithium-sulfur batteries that also use a unique powdery nanomaterial. Researchers added the powder, a kind of nanomaterial called a metal organic framework. It’s going to the battery’s cathode. Especially to capture problematic polysulfides that usually cause lithium-sulfur batteries to fail after a few charges. In addition, there’s a paper describing the material and its performance was published online April 4 in the American Chemical Society journal Nano Letters. ### Lithium Sulfur Batteries Lithium-sulfur batteries have the potential to power tomorrow’s electric vehicles. Yet, they need to last longer after each charge and be able to be repeatedly recharged. That was said by materials chemist Jie Xiao of the [Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/05/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-expanded-partnership-with-industry-to-advance-next-generation-automotive-technologies/). “Our metal organic framework may offer a new way to make that happen.” Finally and for the entire story at [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory](https://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=1048) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/df91669667126e1290c21ee0342c386e2da19d588d4d9ca6560bd82ed59a9641? s=300&d=monsterid&r=g) greenlivingguy The Green Living Guy, Seth Leitman is an independent power producer, a green living expert, and Editor of the McGraw-Hill, TAB Green Guru Guides. Seth is also an Author, Radio Host, Reporter, Writer and an Environmental Consultant on green living. The Green Living Guy writes about green living, green lighting, the green guru guides and more. Seth's books range from: # Build Your Own Electric Vehicle by Bob Brant and Seth Leitman (2nd and 3rd editions) # Build Your Own Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle by Seth Leitman # Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle by Carl Vogel # Green Lighting by Seth Leitman, Brian Clark Howard and Bill Brinsky # Solar Power For Your Home by David Findley # Renewable Energies For Your Home by Russel Gehrke # Do-it-Yourself Home Energy Audits by David Findley # Build Your Own Small Wind Power System by Brian Clark Howard and Kevin Shea # and more green living books to follow. [See Full Bio](https://greenlivingguy.com/author/greenlivingguy/) [ ](https://greenlivingguy.com/author/greenlivingguy/)