Batteries
Taking an innovative approach to battery design
April 23, 2012
Donald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies.
Revealing how a battery material works
February 8, 2012
MIT team uncovers a reason why the hottest new material for rechargeable batteries works so well.
Need a new material? New tool can help
December 20, 2011
Exhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.
Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found
October 28, 2011
New catalyst, made of inexpensive and abundant materials, could prove useful in rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production.
A systematic way to find battery materials
August 12, 2011
New understanding of high-performing cathode compound could facilitate rapid evaluation of improved alternatives.
How to choose a catalyst
June 13, 2011
MIT researchers provide a simple principle to predict which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries.
Extreme electric racing
June 10, 2011
MIT’s eSuperbike charges up for an eco-friendly edition of the Isle of Man motorcycle race.
New battery design could give electric vehicles a jolt
June 6, 2011
Significant advance in battery architecture could be breakthrough for electric vehicles and grid storage.
Electrifying transportation: Devil is in the details
January 24, 2011
MIT symposium finds electric vehicle technology capabilities are way ahead of policy and infrastructure needs.








