Metal-based electrodes in lithium-ion batteries promise significantly higher capacities than conventional graphite electrodes ...

Scientists experimenting with key components in lithium batteries have come up with a promising new design that could one day see electric vehicles charge much faster, and offer twice the range at the ...

A team at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a new type of sodium-ion ...

Today's lithium-ion batteries are good, but not good enough if our future energy system is to rely on electrical power. Chemists and materials scientists have now developed a type of glass that can be ...

Conceived for stationary energy storage, the proposed sodium-ion battery configuration relies on an P2-type cathode material ...

A joint research team has successfully developed a new dry-process manufacturing technology for secondary battery electrodes that overcomes the limitations of conventional electrode fabrication ...

The growing demand for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, driven by applications such as electric vehicles and long-duration energy storage, has increased the pressure on battery manufacturers to enhance ...

A new battery technology, based on a metal-mesh membrane and electrodes made of molten sodium, could open the way for more intermittent, renewable power sources on the grid. A type of battery first ...

Lithium-ion batteries charge and discharge because their lithium ions can move in both directions between positive and negative electrodes. Lithium-ion batteries have generally been used in a compact ...

Forward-looking: Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in extending the lifespan of EV batteries by adopting a single-crystal electrode design. This innovation not only holds the potential to ...