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Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE) is on a mission to provide cheap batteries that propel electric vehicles much farther on each charge, and the last few months have seen it make some serious waves in the space. Having demonstrated a 752-mile… Continue reading ONE’s 752-mile EV battery propels plans for its first US factory
Lithium-sulfur batteries are a hugely promising energy storage solution with the type of density that could see smartphones run for five days, and scientists continue to make exciting advances that bring them closer to commercial reality. The latest co… Continue reading Porous battery layer pulls once-a-week EV charging a step closer
The ongoing miniaturizing of electronics calls for an ongoing reimagining of the devices that power them, and a new example from scientists at the Chemnitz University of Technology has taken this technology into tiny new territory. By deploying what’s described as a Swiss-roll-inspired self-assembly process, the researchers have produced the world’s smallest battery, which they say could find use in powering small sensors in the human body, among other applications.
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Californian company Amprius has shipped the first batch of what it claims are the most energy-dense lithium batteries available today. These silicon anode cells hold 73 percent more energy than Tesla’s Model 3 cells by weight, and they take up 37 perce… Continue reading Amprius ships first batch of “world’s highest density” batteries
As electric vehicles continue to grow in popularity, scientists see great potential in lithium-sulfur batteries as a more environmentally friendly way to power them. This is because they don’t rely on the same expensive and difficult-to-source raw mate… Continue reading Rare form of sulfur offers a key to triple-capacity EV batteries
Quantum batteries could one day revolutionize energy storage through what seems like a paradox – the bigger the battery, the faster it charges. For the first time, a team of scientists has now demonstrated the quantum mechanical principle of superabsor… Continue reading Proof of concept verifies physics that could enable quantum batteries
With the capacity to store up to five times the energy of today’s lithium-ion solutions, researchers have a keen interest in lithium-sulfur batteries, and a team at the University of Michigan has taken a step toward realizing their real-world potential… Continue reading Kevlar fibers fortify lithium-sulfur battery with 5x capacity of Li-ion
Famously an insulator, rubber might not seem like a great candidate for an electrolyte material in a battery, but researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new rubbery material with a high conductivity. This elastomer electrolyte could make for safe… Continue reading Rubbery electrolyte makes for longer-lasting, safer EV batteries
With lithium-ion batteries serving as the engine room for so much of the modern world, from phones and laptops, to electric cars and planes, every scientific breakthrough that improves their performance is an important one. Some of these come from incr… Continue reading The most creative battery breakthroughs of 2021
Scientists have taken aim at inactive clumps of lithium that build up over a battery’s lifetime and shown how they can be brought back to life to boost the performance of the device. They say this can be achieved simply through tweaks to the charging p… Continue reading Charging tweak revives lost lithium to boost battery capacity & lifespan