Brittle, microscopic metal filaments called dendrites are now firmly established as a primary driver of lithium-ion and solid-state battery failure, according to a growing body of peer-reviewed ...

For the first time, scientists have observed how tiny metal "thorns" called dendrites sprout inside lithium-ion batteries, ...

Single-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion) chargers are widely used, yet many practical designs rely on highly integrated ICs that conceal their internal operation. The type of Li-ion charger outlined in this ...

Unico’s 4-channel, 5-V, 300-A advanced battery-cell formation device enables gigafactories to deliver lithium cells with 50% longer life and higher factory throughput. Producing the millions of ...

When designing, specifying, or purchasing a lithium based rechargeable battery pack, a question that should always come up is cell balancing as it relates to safety and long-life for the battery pack.

The proliferation of affordable lithium batteries has made modern life convenient in a way we could only imagine in the 80s when everything was powered by squadrons of AAs, or has it? [Ian Bogost] ...

The problems cold weather presents to EV operations. The role of battery temperature management in improving EV cold weather performance. Existing and emerging methods for determining internal cell ...

Hollow carbon nanoreactors with sub-nanometer wall pores trap chlorine complexes inside lithium-chlorine battery cathodes, enabling record capacity and current density.

While every major power tool brand has its own proprietary battery system to power tools and accessories, the general concept of a rechargeable power tool battery is more or less consistent among them ...