Lithium-ion
Crash-testing lithium-ion batteries
June 4, 2013
Laboratory crash tests show both vulnerabilities and ways to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles.
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.
Also labeled: Automobiles, Batteries, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Energy, Energy storage, Materials science, Mathematics, Recharging
A systematic way to find battery materials
August 12, 2011
New understanding of high-performing cathode compound could facilitate rapid evaluation of improved alternatives.


