Metals Tech

Maryland’s ION Storage Systems is apparently breaking some rules when it comes to battery science. Lithium-ion power packs typically have an anode, cathode, and electrolyte — all needed for common chemistry to work. But a recent ION news release promotes an “anodeless” creation with a unique design concept. “We’re not merely meeting expectations; we’re setting […]

BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio has been expanding its battery swap partnerships in a bid to gain an edge on the infrastructure side of the EV ecosystem. Since November, Nio has partnered with at least four Chinese automakers — Changan, Geely, Chery and JAC — for developing battery swap standards and expanding the network in […]

Leading EV battery maker CATL released its new breakthrough battery pack with up to a nearly 1 million mile (1.5 million km), 15-year warranty. CATL, Yutong launch new long-life EV battery CATL launched the battery pack with Yutung Bus Co to power commercial vehicles like buses and different classes of trucks. Yutong, one of China’s […]

Researchers led by the Tianjin University of Technology have recently developed an implantable battery that operates on the body’s own oxygen, a novel approach that could revolutionize the powering of medical devices such as pacemakers and neurostimulators. The study, conducted on rats, demonstrates the battery’s potential for stable power delivery and biological compatibility. The body as a continuous energy […]

The technology used to harvest clean, renewable energy from the sun and wind is rapidly advancing, and that means scientists need to figure out how to store that energy efficiently so that it can be doled out when needed. In Finland, a team of scientists has figured out how to do just that at a […]

A new development in battery making could drastically cut the cost of power production. In a study published in Joule on March 20, researchers explored how manganese metal batteries are among the best candidates to overtake the conventional lithium-ion battery because they feature high energy densities and low costs, but that the development of a […]

There has been wide criticism that the U.K. government is not investing enough to achieve a green transition in line with its climate pledges. It continues to back oil and gas operations in the North Sea and has gone back and forth on several renewable energy and nuclear power plans. However, a potential new investment […]

Will they or won’t they? According to some industry stakeholders, a solid-state battery for electric vehicles will be ready to hit the road within the next few years. Others say it will take another 10 years or longer. The US startup QuantumScape is in the first camp, and it has just passed another goalpost in […]

CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) is negotiating with General Motors (GM) to license its LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery technology. CATL and GM are also discussing the possibility of building a joint factory in North America. Based on local reports in China, negotiations between CATL and General Motors are just starting. However, the pair […]

Nearly all implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers and neurostimulators, are limited by the capacity of their onboard batteries. To avoid the need for invasive surgery to replace these devices once their batteries run out, scientists have sought to develop implants that can derive power from the body. To that end, scientists in China now […]