Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology has historically been the power cell of choice, especially given that we’re always all looking to maximize our smartphone’s battery life. However, many modern ...

The latest trends in lithium-ion cell sizes, formats, and chemistries. What are the performance characteristics of popular lithium-ion cells? Who are the major cell suppliers for each lithium-ion cell ...

Researchers at Australia's Deakin University say they've managed to use common industrial polymers to create solid electrolytes, opening the door to double-density solid state lithium batteries that ...

Lithium-ion batteries, along with fuel cells and supercapacitors, are one of the key technologies driving the electrification of society and industry and overcoming the environmental damage of fossil ...

When it comes to lithium batteries, you basically have two types. LiPoly batteries usually come in pouches wrapped in heat shrink, whereas lithium ion cells are best represented by the ubiquitous ...

A string of peer-reviewed studies from Chinese research teams is advancing water-based battery technology that stores energy using abundant elements like sodium, magnesium, calcium, and zinc instead ...

Batteries based on lithium polymer (Li-polymer) have been “the next big thing” in portable power for the last 10 years. Li-polymer batteries started appearing in small consumer electronics ...

When the subject of the inevitable electric future comes up, friends generally fret about range, cost, and where all the materials are going to come from. Our job is to give these folks hope that ...

Cylindrical cells are a popular and less expensive option for electric vehicles, largely because their construction was born out of the consumer battery space, says Joe LoGrasso, a director of the U.S ...

A recent article in Nature Communications introduced a bioinspired gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) designed for high-energy-density lithium metal batteries that can operate reliably across a wide ...