The batteries we use every day may soon become cheaper, smaller and lighter. Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a family o... Read more
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland have developed for the first time a lithium-ion battery that uses a water-salt solution as its electrolyte and... Read more
A lithium-ion battery that self heats if the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit has multiple applications, but may have the most impact on relieving winter “range anxiety... Read more
Battery tech is going to be extremely important in the future, with all of our gadgets, cars, and possibly even homes at times to be powered by batteries. Researchers at Cambridge University... Read more
Substantially smaller and longer-lasting batteries for everything from portable electronic devices to electric cars could be come a reality thanks to an innovative technology developed by Un... Read more
Porous structure of portabella mushrooms is key to making efficient batteries that could power cell phones and electric vehicles Can portabella mushrooms stop cell phone batteries from degra... Read more
Coupling with perovskite solar cell holds potential for cleaner cars and more Consumers aren’t embracing electric cars and trucks, partly due to the dearth of charging stations require... Read more
A New Route toward Shape-Conformable Power Sources with Aesthetic Versatility for Flexible Electronics Forthcoming flexible/wearable electronic devices with shape diversity and mobile usabil... Read more
Using a hybrid silica sol-gel material and self-assembled monolayers of a common fatty acid, researchers have developed a new capacitor dielectric material that provides an electrical energy... Read more
Stanford University scientists have invented a low-cost water splitter that uses a single catalyst to produce both hydrogen and oxygen gas 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The device, desc... Read more
Reinventing how these batteries are made also improves their performance and recyclability An advanced manufacturing approach for lithium-ion batteries, developed by researchers at MIT and a... Read more
Lithium-ion technology is still the gold standard for energy storage as demonstrated by the popularity of the new Powerwall battery, Tesla Energy’s much-publicized foray into Li-ion energy s... Read more
By combining 3D holographic lithography and 2D photolithography, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated a high-performance 3D microbattery suitable... Read more