Dramatically longer-lasting, faster-charging and safer lithium metal batteries may be possible, according to Penn State research, recently published in Nature Energy. The researchers develop... Read more
A study led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has shown that carbon fibres can work as battery electrodes, storing energy directly. This opens up new opportunities for structural... Read more
Lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere. A new type of battery developed by researchers at MIT could be made partly from carbon dioxide... Read more
Longer-lasting drop-in replacements for lithium ion could be on the horizon A rechargeable battery technology developed at the University of Michigan could double the output of today’s lithi... Read more
Battery researchers at the Department of Energy Technology (IFE) have solved a challenge scientists worldwide are struggling with. It allows for far better batteries with higher capacity, wi... Read more
PNNL scientists spice up electrolyte solution to increase charge cycles When it comes to the special sauce of batteries, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest Nat... Read more
An electrical engineer at The University of Toledo, who nearly died as a girl in Africa because of a hospital’s lack of power, has developed a new energy storage solution to make battery pac... Read more
An international team of scientists — including several researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory — has discovered an anode battery material with sup... Read more
Industrial forecasts predict an insatiable need for battery farms to store renewable energy like solar and wind. Lithium ion batteries may remain tops for sheer performance, but when cost-pe... Read more
Magnesium batteries offer promise for safely powering modern life – unlike traditional lithium ion batteries, they are not flammable or subject to exploding – but their ability to store ener... Read more
You cannot get far today with electric cars. One reason is that the batteries require a lot of space. Fraunhofer scientists are stacking large cells on top of one another. This provides vehi... Read more
With residential solar energy ramping up, consumers are looking for ways to store extra energy without breaking the bank. To help solve this problem, a team of scientists has come up with a... Read more
A molecule that transports oxygen in blood could be key to developing the next generation of batteries, and in a way that’s environmentally friendly. Lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries have em... Read more
Nanomaterial combines attributes of both batteries and supercapacitors A powerful new material developed by Northwestern University chemist William Dichtel and his research team could one da... Read more
