A new chemistry breakthrough could unlock 12-minute charging and 500 miles of range for electric vehicles. The new design ...

Lithium-ion batteries revolutionized the world when Sony brought them to the mass market in 1991. Compared to previous rechargeable battery technology, they were lighter, more energy-dense, last ...

As EV sales growth slows, batteries are increasingly taking up a bigger role in supporting the world’s transmission grids.

The team from MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering analyzed the subtle noises batteries make as they charge and discharge ...

One of the biggest obstacles on the road to a low-carbon energy future is caused by the rare-earth element lithium, a ...

Monash scientists designed a fast, safe liquid battery for home solar. The system could outperform expensive lithium-ion options. Engineers have created a new water-based battery designed to make ...

In a bid to make lithium-ion batteries safer, cleaner, and easier to recycle, scientists at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a novel quasi-solid electrolyte. The material, dubbed 3D-SLISE ...

It isn't often that a new development could completely revolutionize an emerging segment in the automotive industry, but multiple battery production companies are working on tech that will do just ...

Scientists have used a neat chemistry trick to tackle a major challenge facing future batteries. Their breakthrough paves the ...

A new drop-in additive solidifies instantly when batteries are damaged, dramatically reducing the risk of explosions.

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing Monday after a passenger’s lithium battery-powered device caught fire midflight—one of more than 35 such incidents to occur on a U.S. flight so far ...