High-performance lithium ion batteries face a major problem: Lithium will eventually start to run out as batteries are deployed in electric cars and stationary storage units. Researchers fro... Read more
Engineer brings new twist to sodium ion battery technology with discovery of flexible molybdenum disulfide electrodes Gurpreet Singh, assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineerin... Read more
All good research breaks new ground, but rarely does the research unearth truths that challenge the foundation of a science. That’s what Artem R. Oganov has done, and the professor of theore... Read more
Taking inspiration from trees, scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmenta... Read more
“The new materials that could be generated by this exciting strategy could provide practical solutions to meet many of the energy targets set by the US Department of Energy” For the first ti... Read more
The electrodes exhibited 99% efficiency – 40,000 cycles Yi Cui, a Stanford University professor of materials science and engineering, has led researchers to yet another breakthr... Read more