Lithium-ion batteries power most electronics, but they have limited energy density—they can store only a certain amount of ...

In developing a versatile new electrolyte, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers has taken the next step toward ...

During the oil crisis of the 1970s, a chemist at Exxon named M. Stanley Whittingham, working on a new type of rechargeable battery, discovered that lithium ions could slip inside the gaps in a layered ...

JB Straubel, Tesla cofounder and longtime CTO of Tesla, announced that his new company, Redwood Materials in 2019. Redwood Materials is a major Tesla partner just like CATL. CATL is the world largest ...

As Redwood Materials ramps its EV battery recycling, analysts say A.I.’s power hunger could reshape how Straubel’s company ...

Redwood Materials plans to build a $1 billion plant to make cathode and anode material for electric car batteries starting in 2025. Redwood Materials, a battery recycler created by Tesla cofounder and ...

The lithium-ion batteries that power much of the modern world may be our best solution currently, but scientists continue to experiment with their makeup in pursuit of devices that are safer and less ...

Scientists have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. Known as a disordered rocksalt, the new anode is made ...