Rechargeable Batteries

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to the scientists behind the lithium-ion battery

Science

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to inventors of lithium-ion batteries

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for the invention and development of the lithium-ion battery.

A closeup of the wood fibers used by the researchers in their sodium-ion battery (Image: University of Maryland)

Environment

Wood nanobattery could be green option for large-scale energy storage

Researchers at the University of Maryland are developing a cheap, long-lasting and environmentally-friendly sodium-ion battery using wood fibers.

Environment

Just how environmentally friendly are electric vehicles?

A team of scientists have made a detailed life cycle assessment of the type of lithium-ion batteries most frequently used in EVs, to see if they really are as environmentally friendly as their manufacturers would have us believe.

An experimental lithium-air battery developed at MIT has inlet and outlet on the sides to provide a flow of air, providing oxygen for the battery's operation (Image: Patrick Gillooly/MIT)

Science

Lithium-air batteries offer three times the energy density

Researchers at MIT have made a breakthrough that could help make the commercial development of lightweight lithium-air rechargeable batteries a reality.