Nickel: A versatile metal, nickel is particularly important for high-energy, high-density batteries, such as those used in ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have unveiled a groundbreaking prototype of a cobalt-free lithium-ion battery that promises to revolutionize the electric vehicle industry. This innovation is a ...

Over the past six months, the price of cobalt has more than doubled, rising to over $25 per pound. The move had been steadily building over the past year until it went hyperbolic in February. The ...

Tests showed that as a zinc-air battery cathode, CoFe-2DSA achieved a power density of 229.6 mW/cm², a specific capacity of ...

ExxonMobil is on track to become a lithium supplier. Now, it’s also making advancements in battery chemistries.

Researchers offer a new mixture of metallic elements to serve as lithium-ion cathodes. This 'high-entropy doping strategy' is part of an effort to remove cobalt -- and expensive and geopolitically ...

University of California researchers and academics from four US national laboratories have devised a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt – a metal that is rare, costly, and ...

Chemistry researchers are hoping to spark a green battery revolution by showing that iron instead of cobalt and nickel can be used as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries. A collaboration ...

In a recent article published in the journal Nano Macro Small, researchers explored the synthesis of cobalt-tin (Co-Sn) sulfides to enhance the performance and stability of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) ...

The scramble for new battery storage solutions is picking up the pace with news coming from both established players and new entrants. The latest such move has seen U.S.-based start-up Sparkz announce ...

OXFORD, England & CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZapGo Ltd’s proprietary Carbon-Ion™ (C-Ion ®) platform technology, the basis of a new type of battery that is safer and less expensive than existing ...