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Engineers Design Tiny Batteries for Powering Cell-Sized Robots
A tiny battery designed by MIT engineers could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in the human body, as well as other applications such as locating leaks in gas pipelines.

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Researchers Develop Innovative Battery Recycling Method
A research team at Rice University is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing use.

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Completely Stretchy Lithium-Ion Battery for Flexible Electronics
When you think of a battery, you probably don’t think stretchy. But batteries will need this shape-shifting quality to be incorporated into flexible electronics.

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Making Rechargeable Batteries More Sustainable With Fully Recyclable Components
Researchers reconfigured the design of solid-state lithium batteries so that of all their components can be easily recycled. They tested their innovation using coin cell batteries.

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Prussian Blue Dye Unlocks Affordable, Long-Lasting Lithium-Ion Batteries
Prussian blue (PB) has been recognized as an emerging material for next-generation batteries. A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the development of low-cost, high-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) using PB.

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Single-Crystal Cathodes Could Significantly Extend the Lifespan of Electric Vehicles
Researchers have demonstrated a single-crystal synthesis technology that significantly extends the lifespan of cathode materials for electric vehicles.

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New Analysis Technique Reveals How Solid-State Batteries Degrade
A new method has been developed for precisely monitoring electrochemical reactions during the operation of a solid-state battery, revealing how the batteries degrade.

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New Electrolyte Design Could Significantly Boost Range of Electric Vehicles
Researchers have radically reduced the amount of environmentally harmful fluorine required to stabilize lithium metal batteries, bringing the next generation of high-energy batteries one step closer.

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Researchers Develop World’s First Anode-Free Sodium Solid-State Battery
This research has brought inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever.

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New Spectromicroscopy Method Paves Way for Better Study of Energy Materials
A new method in spectromicroscopy significantly improves the study of chemical reactions at the nanoscale, both on surfaces and inside layered materials.
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