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New cathode coating extends lithium-ion battery life, boosts safety

July 8, 2020 sarah Jonas Batteries and Fuel Cells, Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), Electrochemical energy storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Physical Sciences and Engineering

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has developed a new particle-level cathode coating for lithium ion batteries meant to increase their life and safety.

Announcement

The Electrochemical Society and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Announce 2020-2021 Fellowship Winners for Projects in Green Energy Technology

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Batteries, Batteries and Fuel Cells, ECS, Electrochemistry, Engineering, Fellowship, Fellowship Award, Fuel Cells, Green Energy, Johns Hopkins University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lithium, Science, The Electrochemical Society, Toyota, Toyota Research Institute of North America, Vanderbilt University

Prof. Dr. Shoji Hall, Prof. Dr. Piran Ravichandran Kidambi, and Dr. Haegyeom Kim have been awarded the 2020-2021 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowships. Through this, ECS and Toyota aim to promote innovative and unconventional technologies borne from electrochemical research. The fellowship encourages young professors and scholars to pursue innovative electrochemical research in green energy technology.

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Six Argonne researchers receive DOE Early Career Research Program awards

June 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Artificial Intelligence, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Computational Materials, Computational Science, Computing, Environment and Life Sciences, Data Science/Data Analysis, Energy Technology and Storage, High Performance Computing, Machine Learning, Materials Science & Engineering, Materials Science Division (MSD), Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS), Nanoscience and Technology, Nuclear Physics, Optimization, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Physics, quantum computing, Quantum information science, Quantum Mechanics, Scientific Data Management, Theory and Modeling

Argonne scientists Michael Bishof, Maria Chan, Marco Govini, Alessandro Lovato, Bogdan Nicolae and Stefan Wild have received funding for their research as part of DOE’s Early Career Research Program.

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ReCell Center could save costly nickel and cobalt, transform battery recycling worldwide

June 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Materials, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Chemistry, Economic Analysis, Energy Consumption and Efficiency, Energy Conversion, Lithium-ion batteries, materials science and engineering

Argonne’s ReCell Center has already made pivotal discoveries as scientists create and test new recycling processes and battery designs. These discoveries will help grow a globally competitive U.S. recycling industry.

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Researchers eye manganese as key to safer, cheaper lithium-ion batteries

June 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Photon Source (APS), Batteries and Fuel Cells, Metals, Scientific User Facilities

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Argonne National Laboratory are developing a technology that centers on manganese, one of Earth’s most abundant metals.

Research Results

JCESR lays foundation for safer, longer-lasting batteries

June 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Batteries, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Battery, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Lithium-ion batteries

Researchers sped-up the motion of lithium ions in solid-state batteries using the paddlewheel effect.

Research Results

Platinum-free catalysts could make cheaper hydrogen fuel cells

May 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Photon Source (APS), Batteries and Fuel Cells, Catalysis, Catalysis And Energy Conversion, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division (CSE), Energy Consumption and Efficiency, energy systems, energy usage, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Scientific User Facilities

Argonne scientists studied platinum-free catalysts for important fuel cell reactions. The research provides understanding of the mechanisms that make the catalysts effective, and it could inform production of more efficient and cost-effective catalysts.

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Crystal power

May 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Photon Source, Batteries, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Energy Conversion, Materials Science, Physical Sciences and Engineering

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have created and tested a single-crystal electrode that promises to yield pivotal discoveries for advanced batteries under development worldwide.

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Scientists uncover major cause of resistance in solid electrolytes

April 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Batteries, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Center For Nanoscale Materials, Energy Consumption and Efficiency, Materials Science, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Renewable Energy

Scientists investigated grain boundaries in a solid electrolyte at an unprecedentedly small scale. The resulting insights provide new avenues for tuning chemical properties in the material to improve performance.

Announcement

Fourth cohort of 6 innovators selected for Chain Reaction Innovations program

April 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Batteries and Fuel Cells, Computing, Environment & Life Sciences, Energy and Global Security, Energy Consumption and Efficiency, Physical Sciences and Engineering, quantum computing, Quantum Mechanics, Science And Technology Partnerships And Outreach

Six new innovators will be joining Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), the entrepreneurship program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, as part of the elite program’s fourth cohort.

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Argonne looks to power electric aviation with new dynamic system simulation tool

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Batteries and Fuel Cells, computational fluid dynamics, Computational Science, Energy Consumption and Efficiency, Energy Technology and Storage

Scientists at Argonne have built software to measure how to conserve energy in flight with 21st century vehicles — including electric and hybrid airplanes and drones.

Research Results

Battery collaboration meeting discusses new pathways to recycle lithium-ion batteries

December 9, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Batteries, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Battery, Business Development, business opportunities, Business partnerships, Business Relationships, Commercialization, Energy and Global Security, Energy Technology and Storage, Environmental and Earth Science, Industry Engagement, Lithium-ion batteries, Modeling And Simulation, waste management

At a conference held by the ReCell Center, an advanced battery recycling collaboration based at Argonne, representatives from industry, government, and academia discussed innovative approaches for lithium-ion battery recycling.

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