Caltech researchers from campus and JPL have collaborated to devise a method for coating lithium-ion battery cathodes with graphene, extending the life and performance of these widely used ...

Researchers from Caltech’s campus and JPL have worked together to develop a technique for applying graphene to lithium-ion battery cathodes, which will increase the lifespan and functionality of these ...

Caltech researchers, working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), have found a way to improve lithium-ion batteries ...

Polytechnique Montréal today marked a milestone in its involvement in high-technology materials development, with the inauguration of facilities housing the first atom probe tomography microscope in ...

Then, it pumps hydrogen and nitrogen into a reaction chamber, where lithium helps attach the right number of hydrogens to each nitrogen atom. Ammonia emerges from the other side. When Suzanne Zamany ...

According to a study published in Science, an international team of scientists has discovered a startling element that speeds ...

An integrated mass spectrometre identifies not only the nature of each atom, but also their isotopic form. The tool is so ...

In order to transform stored energy into electrical power, electrolytes move lithium ions between two electrodes in today’s lithium-ion batteries. The anodes, or negative electrodes, of the ...

Arcane Capital Advisors’ YueJer Lee says the lithium market has already found a bottom Prices are so far into the cost curve companies are delaying projects, slashing output and stockpiling production ...

After decades of lithium-ion batteries dominating the market, a new option has emerged: batteries made with sodium ions. Scientists have been researching alternatives to lithium for years.