Battery Science – News and Features

Researchers have made significant strides toward developing improved battery chemistries, but scaling up production is challenging. To find out more, we spoke to Zhao Liu, senior market development manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a new activation strategy that allows magnesium-based batteries to work without the use of corrosive additives.

In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt – which is often mined using child labor – in the batteries that power electric cars and other products, scientists have developed a long-lasting alternative made with nickel.

Scientists found that a small tweak created big performance improvements in a type of solid-state battery, a technology considered vital to broader electric vehicle adoption.

A new way of machining microscale rotors from diamond crystal can enable ultrasensitive NMR devices for probing proteins and other materials.

Scientists have uncovered the atomic mechanisms that make a class of compounds called argyrodites attractive candidates for both solid-state battery electrolytes and thermoelectric energy converters.

Researchers have developed a solvent-free process to manufacture lithium-ion battery electrodes that are greener, cheaper, and charge faster than electrodes currently on the market.

Scientists have developed a new and safer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries that could maintain high battery charging performance for future electric vehicles even at sub-zero temperatures.

A newly developed sponge can remove toxic heavy metals and critical metals from contaminated water and leaves safe, drinkable water behind.

With potential high density, low cost, and a nature-friendly makeup, zinc-air batteries are touted to be the future of many energy devices.