Electrochemical energy storage encompasses the materials, architectures, and mechanisms that govern rechargeable batteries across diverse chemistries, including lithium-ion, lithium-metal, sodium-ion, multivalent, and aqueous systems. Central themes include the design of advanced cathode and anode materials, solid and polymer electrolytes, and engineered interfaces that control ion transport, interphase formation, dendrite growth, and degradation. The field also integrates manufacturing strategies, operando characterization, and data-driven or AI-guided optimization to improve energy density, safety, cycle life, and fast-charging capability in next-generation batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
Aqueous batteries have been around for centuries. They are safe and relatively low-cost, but their adoption in new energy storage systems—such as grid storage and electric vehicles—has been limited. One major reason is ...
Sep 5, 2025
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Korean researchers have ushered in a new era for electric vehicle (EV) battery technology by solving the long-standing dendrite problem in lithium-metal batteries. While conventional lithium-ion batteries are limited to a ...
Sep 4, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A gooey science experiment with his kids inspired Gabriel Veith—a researcher at the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)—to develop a new material that prevents lithium-ion batteries from bursting into flames.
Sep 4, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists from Skoltech, Harbin Institute of Technology, and MIPT have conducted a study on the operation of an energy storage system based on a vanadium redox flow battery across an extended range of ambient temperatures. ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Today's electric vehicle boom is tomorrow's mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still end up in landfills.
Aug 28, 2025
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Engineering
Ice has a proven track record when it comes to cooling drinks in the summer, so why not take it a step further? A big step, in fact, as thermal energy storage systems, often called "ice batteries," are getting a boost from ...
Aug 27, 2025
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Business
In Moss Landing, California, more than 1,000 people were forced to evacuate in January when one of the largest storage facilities for lithium-ion batteries in the world caught fire. Days later, the toxic metals nickel, cobalt ...
Aug 27, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Batteries, like humans, require medicine to function at their best. In battery technology, this medicine comes in the form of electrolyte additives, which enhance performance by forming stable interfaces, lowering resistance ...
Aug 27, 2025
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Engineering
Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), rechargeable batteries that move lithium ions between the anode (i.e., negative electrode) and cathode (i.e., positive electrode), are used to power most portable electronics on the market today. ...
Energy & Green Tech
What if you never had to worry about recharging your devices again? Imagine a world where a heart pacemaker works for your whole life on its own. Advances in the area of betavoltaic batteries could make this possible.
Aug 25, 2025
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