South Australian company CCT Energy Storage has unveiled the Thermal Energy Device (TED), the “world’s first” working thermal battery. According to CCT Energy Storage, “the battery accepts any form of electrical input to convert and store energy as latent heat—making it versatile, affordable, and long lasting.” Heating and melting a phase change material allows TED […]
Astronauts Continue Battery Replacements on the International Space Station
NASA’s Anne McClain and Nick Hague swapped out aging nickel-hydrogen batteries with a set of more powerful lithium-ion batteries during a spacewalk March 22, 2019. A week later, and another spacewalk took place outside the International Space Station (ISS). The second spacewalk, featuring Hague and flight engineer Christina Koch, continued the work of the first, installing…
Astronauts Venture Outside Space Station for a Battery Swap
To take care of ailing batteries on the International Space Station (ISS), two astronauts embarked on a spacewalk Friday, March 22, according to the Associated Press (AP). NASA’s Anne McClain and Nick Hague swapped out the three aging nickel-hydrogen batteries with a set of lithium-ion batteries, which are more powerful. The ISS’ robotic arm handled much…