Imaging grain boundaries that impede lithium-ion migration in solid-state batteries
New technique developed to quantify ionic conductivity across grain boundaries
National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
1. A NIMS research team has developed a new technique...
Cobalt-free electrodes achieved with nickel ions
Yokohama National University
Many electric vehicles are powered by lithium-ion batteries that rely on cobalt — a scarce, expensive metal with high environmental and social...
A battery’s hopping ions remember where they’ve been
Seen in atomic detail, the seemingly smooth flow of ions through a battery’s electrolyte is surprisingly complicated.
Solid-state batteries store and release charge by nudging...
Researchers have shed important new light on what the early signs of battery failure look like
Argonne researchers complete an in-depth examination of soft-shorts, a phenomenon that is an early step toward permanent failure in a battery
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
An Argonne...
Self-extinguishing batteries could reduce the risk of deadly and costly battery fires
Apparao Rao, Clemson University and Bingan Lu, Hunan University
In a newly published study, we describe our design for a self-extinguishing rechargeable battery. It replaces...
Cobalt-free batteries: MIT chemists developed a battery cathode based on organic materials
Many electric vehicles are powered by batteries that contain cobalt — a metal that carries high financial, environmental, and social costs.
MIT researchers have now...
Solid state battery design charges in minutes, lasts for thousands of cycles
Research paves the way for better lithium metal batteries
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed...
Investigation of degradation mechanism for all-solid-state batteries takes another step toward commercialization
New findings reveal how degradation of all-solid-state batteries occurs at the cathode under low-pressure operation. Clues to accelerate commercialization of all-solid-state batteries.
National Research Council...
AI networks are more vulnerable to malicious attacks than previously thought
North Carolina State University
Artificial intelligence tools hold promise for applications ranging from autonomous vehicles to the interpretation of medical images. However, a new study...
Researchers extend non-line-of-sight imaging towards longer wavelengths
Emerging technologies for non-line-of-sight imaging can detect objects even if they are around a corner or behind a wall. In new work, researchers use...