Jay Whitacre wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention of a revolutionary battery
First mass-produced, low-cost, eco-friendly battery has the potential to transition the world toward a more sustainable energy future.
Going solid-state could make batteries safer and longer-lasting
New research paves the way for rechargeable batteries with almost indefinite lifetimes, researchers say.
“Yolks” and “shells” improve rechargeable batteries
Aluminum could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries.
New manufacturing approach slices lithium-ion battery cost in half
Reinventing how these batteries are made also improves their performance and recyclability.
De-stressing lithium batteries
Modeling mechanical stress in solid-state lithium batteries yields insights into battery microstructure for MIT postdoc Giovanna Bucci.
Faculty highlight: W. Craig Carter
Materials science professor develops algorithms to solve problems across disciplines, strengthens online teaching techniques, and contributes to scientific art.
Fostering U.S.-Russia energy innovation
Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage brings together researchers from MIT and two Russian institutes to develop advanced batteries and fuel cells.
New way to make batteries safer
Coating prevents electrical current from damaging the digestive tract after battery ingestion.
Beating battery drain
Startup’s power-conserving chip may increase smartphone battery life, save energy in cell towers.
New formulation leads to improved liquid battery
Cheaper, longer-lasting materials could enable batteries that make wind and solar energy more competitive.
Re-inventing the grid
Cambridge-based MIT startup Ambri is building a novel liquid metal battery for grid-level storage to revolutionize energy in the 21st century.
Recycling old batteries into solar cells
Proposal could divert a dangerous waste stream while producing low-cost photovoltaics.
Seeing how a lithium-ion battery works
An exotic state of matter — a “random solid solution” — affects how ions move through battery material.
Team visualizes complex electronic state
Multidisciplinary group solves mystery of how a potential battery electrode material behaves.