Keyword: Battery cell chemistry

INSIDER: Energy

Although the automotive industry sees solid-state batteries as the next game-changer for EV driving range, performance and safety, the technology is projected to penetrate the...

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News: AR/AI

The term “gigafactory” has become common lexicon for a manufacturing facility constructed to produce the almost incalculable number of individual battery cells required for the millions of...

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News: Energy

As the world’s major auto markets begin an inexorable shift to EVs and hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), any discussion of the engineering...

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Articles: Power
General Motors’ new joint-research agreement with OneD underscores the promise of silicon-anode development.
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Briefs: Energy
In tests, the proof-of-concept batteries retained 87.5 percent and 115.9 percent of their energy capacity at -40 °C and 50 °C (-40 °F and 122 °F), respectively.
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Briefs: Energy
The work could lead to improvements in the energy density of lithium batteries that power electric vehicles.
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Briefs: Energy
In tests, the proof-of-concept batteries retained 87.5 percent and 115.9 percent of their energy capacity at -40 °C and 50 °C (-40 °F and 122 °F), respectively.
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Briefs: Energy
Decreasing Anode Corrosion in Metal-Air Batteries

Metal-air batteries can be used in a variety of applications ranging from range extenders for electric vehicles to emergency power systems. Metal-sea-water batteries are primarily used for underwater applications ranging from torpedoes to underwater unmanned vehicles. A team of researchers at the...

Briefs: Power

Electric vehicle batteries typically require a tradeoff between safety and energy density. If the battery has high energy and power density — required for uphill driving or merging on...

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Briefs: Energy
The method enhances the battery's safety while it is being used, without opening the battery cell.
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Briefs: Energy
The battery is smaller than a traditional lithium-ion battery due to the elimination of dendrites.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The material enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new technique for measuring the performance of lithium batteries uses thermal waves to measure local lithium concentration as a function of depth inside battery electrodes.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The discovery could enable lightweight, low-cost, long-lasting energy storage for electric vehicles, houses, and more.
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Briefs: Energy
A machine learning method promises to predict battery health with 10 times higher accuracy than the current industry standard.
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Briefs: Energy
The material could pave the way for better, safer solid-state batteries.
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Briefs: Energy
The battery charges faster than a lithium-ion battery and is fire-safe and eco-friendly.
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Briefs: Energy
The biofuel cells can power wearable electronics purely by using human sweat.
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Briefs: Energy
A new design could extend the shelf-life of single-use metal-air batteries for electric vehicles, off-grid storage, and other applications.
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Briefs: Transportation
A new anode for aqueous batteries uses seawater as an electrolyte.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The approach could advance the potential of high-powered, solid-electrolyte lithium batteries.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The technology could help improve the reliability and performance of lithium-ion batteries.
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Briefs: Software
The model helps researchers fine-tune battery performance.
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Briefs: Energy
A new anode for aqueous batteries uses seawater as an electrolyte.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new generation of lithium-ion batteries is poised to improve electric vehicle range and affordability.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An entire 20-story concrete building could store energy like a giant battery.
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Briefs: Energy
The membrane prevents dendrite formation, at least doubling the lifetime of a lithium-metal battery.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Solid-state batteries offer a higher level of safety and potentially longer life than lithium-ion batteries.
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Briefs: Energy
New cell chemistry utilizes less costly and more abundant materials than lithium-ion batteries.
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