Engineers report progress toward lithium-metal batteries that charge fast -- as fast as an hour. This fast charging is thanks to lithium metal crystals that can be seeded and grown -- quickly and ...

A new solid material developed at the University of Liverpool significantly speeds up the lithium-ion battery charging process. Fast-charging batteries have the potential to transform electric ...

Lithium-metal batteries have long tantalized researchers with the promise of far greater energy density than conventional ...

Scientists have taken aim at inactive clumps of lithium that build up over a battery's lifetime and shown how they can be brought back to life to boost the performance of the device. They say this can ...

Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for storing electricity, meaning it’s a key tool for transitioning from ...

Lithium-ion batteries dominate among energy storage devices and are the battery of choice for the electric vehicle industry. Improving battery performance is a constant impetus to current research in ...

AZoM talks to Dr. Daniel Abraham about his research surrounding lithium-ion batteries and the challenge of fast charging in particular. Please can you introduce yourself, your background, and how you ...