New Recycling Methods Will Make Electric Vehicles Greener

VOA Learning English • voa
July 4, 2021 ~7 min

Low-cost imaging technique shows how smartphone batteries could charge in minutes

Researchers have developed a simple lab-based technique that allows them to look inside lithium-ion batteries and follow lithium ions moving in real time as

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 23, 2021 ~5 min


Professor Clare Grey awarded €1 million Körber Prize

The Körber European Science Prize 2021, worth one million euros, is to be awarded to University of Cambridge chemist Professor Clare Grey, one of the UK’s

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 22, 2021 ~5 min

Bacteria can recover precious metals from electric vehicle batteries – here's how

With an average shelf life of nine years, the coming tsunami of waste EV batteries needs action now.

Sebastien Farnaud, Professor of Bio-innovation and Enterprise, Coventry University • conversation
June 17, 2021 ~6 min

Phonon catalysis could lead to a new field

By selectively heating specific phonons without heating the entire material, researchers have enhanced ion diffusion in a way that could have broad applications.

Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Materials Science and Engineering • mit
May 28, 2021 ~6 min

Metal-free battery degrades on demand

A new type of metal-free battery non-toxic and safer across the board. It can also degrade on demand, paving the way for better recycling.

Drew Thompson-Texas A&M • futurity
May 13, 2021 ~5 min

Researchers design long-lasting, solid-state lithium battery

Harvard researchers have designed a stable, lithium-metal, solid-state battery that is far more efficient than lithium-ion batteries.

Leah Burrows • harvard
May 12, 2021 ~6 min

Wireless power from 5G networks could replace batteries

A new way to harvest power from 5G networks could make many of the batteries that power our devices a thing of the past, researchers say.

Anne Wainscott Sargent-Georgia Tech • futurity
April 8, 2021 ~7 min


The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains – essential for electric vehicles, wind power and the nation's defense

Right now, the nation is almost entirely dependent on other countries for minerals that are used in everything from wind turbines to strike fighters and satellites.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
April 6, 2021 ~9 min

Design could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium batteries

Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 25, 2021 ~7 min

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