There are high hopes for the next generation of high energy-density lithium metal batteries, but before they can be used in our vehicles, there are crucial problems to solve. An international research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has now developed concrete guidelines for how the batteries should be charged and operated, maximising efficiency while minimising the risk of short circuits.

In Applied Physics Reviews, from AIP Publishing, researchers in China from Zhejiang University, Ningbo University, and Dongguan University of Technology describe how they applied basic physical concepts of atomic scale to build high-performance anodes for sodium-ion batteries.

Supporting the development of a circular economy, scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed an innovative method in which new batteries are created by making use of fruit peel waste to extract and reuse precious metals from old batteries.

A solution jointly developed by Henkel and Covestro is intended to enable the efficient assembly of cylindrical Li-ion battery cells in a plastic cell holder.

A collaborative study between the groups of materials scientist Husam Alshareef at Kaust and medical imaging expert Abdulkader A. Alkenawi at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences reveals a way to remotely charge a battery using a soft, biocompatible material that absorbs sound waves passed through the body.

Monash University researchers are on the brink of commercializing the world’s most efficient lithium-sulphur (Li-S) battery, which could outperform current market leaders by more than four times.

To cover the demand for batteries need for electromobility and power storage, companies and researchers are increasingly turning their attention to the deep sea. One source of the elements needed for batteries are polymetallic nodules sitting on the deep seabed. A team of scientists has been trying to gain a better understanding the environmental impact of collecting polymetallic nodules.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2019 to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.

Lab Innovations will showcase at Birmingham’s NEC, 30 & 31 October, multiple options to help visitors future-proof their laboratories — from innovative products, to waste reduction and sustainability.

The Düperthal safety storage cabinets Battery line type 90 acc. to DIN EN 14470-1 (resp. DIN EN 1363-1), are specially designed for the high requirements of safe storage and charging of Li-ion batteries.