This schematic illustrates how atomic-scale Ni catalysts embedded in a porous graphene matrix address key challenges in Li–O₂ batteries. By simultaneously enhancing cathode reaction kinetics and ...

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 have developed a new lithium metal battery that can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times -- more than any other pouch battery cell -- and can be recharged in a matter of minutes.

As electric vehicles roll off assembly lines, a bottleneck sits upstream: lithium refinement. Turning raw lithium into the ...

A reserach team led by Professor Huang Zhang at Harbin University of Science and Technology recently made significant progress in the research of ...

Batteries took over the modern world without changing all that much. A smartphone, by comparison, has far less in common with the mainframe computers that preceded it. Same goes for the Tesla Model 3 ...

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a new gel electrolyte that both improves the lifetime and safety of ...