Can you imagine fully charging your cell phone in just a few seconds? Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering can, and they took a big step toward making it a reality with their ...

Graphene supercapacitors are moving from lab curiosity to serious contender for the next wave of electric vehicle energy ...

A new material called multiscale reduced graphene oxide could mean faster charging and power delivery than traditional ...

The Nanode™ is a three-dimensional, nano-structured, porous electrode that will overcome the limitations of today’s batteries by storing as much as 50% more energy than existing technologies. This ...

Solar cells are constantly getting better at collecting energy from sunlight, but their ability to store it isn't improving quite as fast. Made from graphene and with a fern-inspired fractal structure ...

Devices known as flow batteries attract a lot of attention from scientists looking for affordable solutions for grid-scale energy storage, but are they affordable enough? A team at MIT believes there ...

Scientists develop positive electrode material using an organic redox polymer based on phenothiazine. Aluminium-ion batteries containing this material stored an unprecedented 167 milliampere hours per ...

Sodium balling up on the surface of the battery’s electrolyte, left. New electrode almost completely coats electrolyte surface, right. Courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. A new material ...

A research team at China’s Soochow University has used hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks to make sodium-ion batteries even more sustainable and affordable while prolonging their lifespan to over ...