A research team is exploring new battery technologies for grid energy storage. The team's recent results suggest that iron, when treated with the electrolyte additive silicate, could create a ...

A research group has revealed fundamental insights into anode-free solid-state batteries, paving the way for efforts to improve their manufacturability. From laptops to electric vehicles, lithium-ion ...

Dry battery electrodes promise a cleaner way to build the lithium-ion cells that power electric vehicles and grid storage.

With electric vehicles, the challenge for battery makers is straightforward: make batteries that can hold more energy, so the vehicles they power can go farther on each charge. However, for companies ...

A lithium-ion battery may have fewer parts than a combustion engine, but it's no less complex. It involves an intricate interplay of materials that influences an electric vehicle’s range, charging ...

Lithium-metal anode-free batteries promise higher energy density and longevity, but their biggest problem is the dendrites that form inside the battery and ruin it. QuantumScape claims it solved this ...

Anode – Typically made of reactive materials like lithium or zinc, the anode undergoes oxidation, releasing electrons. Cathode – A material capable of accepting electrons, the cathode undergoes ...

Researchers in Germany have unveiled a low-cost anode that achieved an initial efficiency of 82 percent and could significantly boost the performance of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Developed by ...

A month after Natron Energy began its first-of-kind sodium-ion battery mass production, Swedish sodium-ion developer Altris has identified a means of making the lithium-free batteries even more ...

Zinc-carbon batteries contain a zinc anode, a carbon rod cathode, and an acidic electrolyte (typically ammonium chloride or zinc chloride). Their simple construction makes them a cost-effective energy ...