Battery Science – News and Features

Researchers have used super high-resolution microscopy enhanced by deep machine learning to discover minute changes at the interface of materials sandwiched together in lithium-ion batteries.

Mobile phone batteries with a lifetime up to three times longer than today’s technology could be a reality thanks to a new innovation.

Existing flow battery technologies are too expensive for practical application, but researchers have now developed a more compact flow battery cell configuration that reduces the size of the cell by 75%, and therefore reduces the size and cost of the entire flow battery.

Researchers have applied the basic concept of adding salt to a road before a winter storm to change when ice will form to develop a new method of heating and cooling, named “ionocaloric cooling”.

This article explores how real-time, in-line measurement systems can help manufacturers to maintain the quality and safety of their lithium-ion batteries, while maximizing productivity and process efficiency.

Lithium-containing electrolytes could replace lithium-ion batteries for energy storage, and new research has shown that solid electrolytes can be made with enhanced stability.

Researchers are hoping that a new, low-cost battery that holds four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries and is far cheaper to produce will significantly reduce the cost of transitioning to a decarbonized economy.

A new technology can swiftly put the brakes on a Li-ion battery, shutting it down when it gets too hot.

Researchers may have solved the problem that has prevented the development of safer, lighter and more compact batteries.

With a global eye on beating back climate change and a stronger push to create better solutions to feed our energy needs, the solar energy market is heating up. Here, recent advancements in the testing and analysis of solar energy materials are explored.