Lithium-ion batteries are the backbone of mobile devices and electric cars, but lithium can be costly and explosive. Proton batteries—which rely on more abundant materials—have been touted as ...

Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized our everyday lives, laying the foundations for a wireless, interconnected, and fossil-fuel-free society. Their potential is, however, yet to be reached.

One of the considerations for many car shoppers interested in an electric vehicle is the driving range for a battery ... High-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are increasingly in ...

Now CATL, the world's largest battery maker, claims to have unlocked new levels of extreme weather performance with sodium-ion batteries. The role of sodium ions is similar to lithium ions ...

And if a sodium-ion battery were to use the heavy metals found in lithium-ion batteries, then the environmental impact would ...

Before John B. Goodenough created the rechargeable lithium-ion battery in 1980, there wasn't much interest in Lithium. By the middle of the following decade the lithium-ion battery became the go ...

"There was nothing wrong with the battery as far as I knew. I didn't see anything defective on it; I didn't see any breaks or cracks," Lehman said. As lithium-ion batteries become increasingly ...