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Tsinghua, MIT, Argonne team discovers lithium titanate hydrates for superfast, stable cycling in Li-ion batteries

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An international research team from Tsinghua University, MIT and Argonne National Laboratory has discovered a series of novel lithium titanate hydrates that show better electrochemical performances compared to all the Li 2 O–TiO 2 materials reported so far—including those after nanostructuring, doping and/or coating.

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LLTO anode material for safe batteries with a long cycle life

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Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Jilin University in Changchun/China have investigated a highly promising anode material for future high-performance batteries: lithium lanthanum titanate with a perovskite crystal structure (LLTO). Illustration: Fei Du/Jilin University.

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GM Ventures invests in battery-electric bus company Proterra

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While this investment will help Proterra commercialize its electric bus and fast-charging technology, it also helps to address the future challenges of urban mobility. near Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research. The EcoRide can also be configured for longer ranges while charging at a central location.

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Researchers Develop Higher Performance Li-Ion Electrode Materials Using Ultracentrifugal Processing

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Researchers at the Naoi Laboratory at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have used an in situ sol-gel process induced by ultra-centrifugal mechanical agitation to add an active material inside carbon for use as electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries to improve performance. Resources. Ishimoto, and K.

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EnerDel Teams With Nissan on Electrolyte Research at Argonne Lab

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Cells with these new silane electrolytes exhibit long calendar life; they show no impedance rise after aging at 80% state of charge and 55 °C for one year. The results, the Argonne researchers concluded, suggested that silane-based electrolytes have great potential for use in lithium-ion batteries. spinel cathode (LiMn 1.5

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MIT researchers develop method to make smaller, safer, and faster lithium-rich ceramic electrolyte

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Researchers at MIT have devised a new pulsed laser deposition technique to make thinner lithium electrolytes using less heat, promising faster charging and potentially higher-voltage solid-state lithium ion batteries. MIT and ETH have jointly filed for two patents on the multi-layer lithium garnet/lithium nitride processing.

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BCG Report Expects Battery Costs Will Constrain Widespread Market Adoption of Fully Electric Vehicles, Absent a Technology Breakthrough; Forecasts 26% of Major Market New Cars in 2020 To be Hybrid or Electric

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The reality is, electric-car batteries are both too expensive and too technologically limited for this to happen in the foreseeable future. The report explores four main questions: What technological challenges must be overcome in order for lithium-ion batteries to meet fundamental market criteria?