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Department of Transportation Releases New Rule On Transport Of Lithium Batteries

Allison Proffitt March 13, 2019

BATTERY POWER NEWS | On March 6, the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration released an interim final rule on enhanced safety…

High-Intensity X-Rays Reveal Lithium Ion Gradient Formation During Fast Charging

Allison Proffitt March 5, 2019

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory have used high-intensity X-rays to quantify how lithium ions arrange themselves into the graphite anode during…

Updates From Cyient, Quest Controls, HaikuTech

Allison Proffitt March 1, 2019

BATTERY POWER NEWS | News from the battery industry including products from Cyient and Quest Controls and an expanded testing facility from HaikuTech.

5x Improvement To Li-Ion Batteries With Hybrid Silicon Anode

Allison Proffitt February 25, 2019

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Researchers suggests that a 5x improvement in Lithium-Ion charge-to-charge times if silicon anodes are fortified with a special type of material…

Red Phosphorus Flags Lithium Dendrites

Allison Proffitt February 22, 2019

BATTERY POWER BRIEF | Rice University researchers have made battery cells with a coat of red phosphorus on the separator that detects the formation of lithium dendrites.

Overcoming Battery Power Limitations in Wearable Devices

Allison Proffitt February 11, 2019

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Explosive growth in wearable devices has put the battery conundrum front and center for companies in the business of making these…