A new wave of startups is using 3D printing to create batteries that fit inside almost any shape, potentially transforming ...

Researchers in Austria have developed a new battery management system (BMS) that can detect ...

Lithium batteries sit at the heart of electric cars, smartphones, grid storage and even military hardware, yet the way they quietly crack apart inside has remained stubbornly hard to see. Now ...

Researchers have uncovered the mechanical properties of the nanoscale "thorns" that develop inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause them to short circuit and die – or worse, such as ...

When it comes to pushing the limits of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, companies are investing the most in new materials and chemistries such as solid-state electrolytes and lithium-metal anodes, or ...

Polymer electrolytes in lithium-metal batteries can still host dendrite growth deep inside, revealing a hidden failure mode and guiding safer, longer-lasting designs. (Nanowerk News) Lithium-metal ...

Sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage are moving toward the mainstream. Wider use of these batteries could lead to lower costs, less fire risk and less need for lithium, cobalt ...

Mercedes-Benz opened an in-house battery recycling plant. The facility will produce enough materials to make 50,000 new battery modules annually, the company says. EV battery recycling is a niche but ...