A novel high-concentration solid polymer electrolyte for high-voltage lithium-metal batteries
Lithium metal batteries, which contain lithium metal-based anodes, are promising rechargeable batteries that could help meet the growing demands of ...
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Researchers raise expectations for commercialization of energy-dense all-solid-state batteries
Researchers are actively working on nonflammable solid electrolytes as a safer alternative to liquid electrolytes commonly found in lithium-ion batteries, ...
Chemists decipher a reaction process that could improve lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium-sulfur batteries can potentially store five to ten times more energy than current state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, at a much lower ...
Self-extinguishing batteries could reduce the risk of deadly and costly battery fires
In a study recently published in Sustainability of nature, we describe our design of a self-extinguishing rechargeable battery. It replaces ...
A strategy for designing a lithium anode interlayer for all-solid-state lithium-metal batteries
Over the past few decades, engineers and chemists have worked to develop increasingly advanced battery technologies that could help meet ...
A gentle swimming robot, without wires or batteries, capable of detecting contaminants
A team of biomedical engineers and roboticists affiliated with several institutions across China has developed a type of small soft ...
Cobalt-free batteries could power the cars of the future
Many electric vehicles are powered by batteries containing cobalt, a metal that carries high financial, environmental and social costs. MIT ...
New material helps create better hydrogen-based batteries and fuel cells
Researchers led by Genki Kobayashi of the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research in Japan have developed a solid electrolyte to ...
A borate-pyran electrolyte that minimizes corrosion in Li-metal batteries
Electrolytes are key battery components that transfer charge-carrying particles (i.e. ions) between two electrodes, ultimately allowing batteries to repeatedly charge ...
New method tracks physical processes inside liquid and solid parts of Li-ion batteries
What if you could charge your electric vehicle in the time it takes to fill up with gas? In a ...
