The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) team has developed a game-changing solution: an ultra-thin solid electrolyte membrane, just 18 micrometers thick. That’s nearly as thin ...

After decades of lithium-ion batteries ... sodium-ion battery production has increased in the United States. Last month, ...

Lithium batteries transformed the energy storage market, powering everything from smartphones to electric vehicles. The ...

A rechargeable battery technology introduced in the late 1990s that stores less energy per pound than lithium ion, but is more flexible. Lithium polymer (Li-Po) uses a gelatinous electrolyte ...

Innovative gel polymer electrolyte design enhances lithium metal battery efficiency and safety, enabling operation from -30 ...

The lithium metal battery uses a solid polymer electrolyte with a fire-resistant layer. After a string of electric vehicle fire incidents in South Korea last year that caused nationwide panic and ...

Additives stabilize battery interfaces and improve performance. According to research by KAUST scientists, nylon, a polymer commonly found in clothing, can be dissolved in a mild lithium solution and ...

In the past few years, however, most rechargeable batteries used in phones are Lithium-based. They are either Lithium-ion (Li-Ion) and Lithium Polymer (Li-Po). The fundamental difference between a ...

At the beginning of 2025, the US Department of Defense blacklisted China's lithium battery leader, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), followed by US President Donald Trump imposing a 20% ...