Most rechargeable batteries that power portable devices, such as toys, handheld vacuums and e-bikes, use lithium-ion technology. But these batteries can have short lifetimes and may catch fire when ...

Lithium-ion batteries have become the quiet workhorses of the energy transition, but the way they are designed and tested has long been slow, expensive, and heavily empirical. Machine learning is now ...

Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL) latest collaboration resulted in a new interesting AI discovery. The AI is able to unearth a novel substance that could reduce lithium ...

The Li-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric cars are usually packed in rigid, sealed enclosures that prevent stresses from damaging their components and keep air from ...

Accurate state-of-health (SOH) estimation is critical for reliable and safe operation of lithium-ion batteries. However, reliable and stable battery SOH estimation remains challenging due to diverse ...

Stack pressure is essential for ensuring solid–solid interfacial contact in batteries, where it plays a particularly crucial role. The wide variation in stack pressure levels in batteries has ...

This lithium-iron sulfide battery pouch cell can be folded (top image) or cut (bottom image) and still provide power. Most rechargeable batteries that power portable devices, such as toys, handheld ...