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U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund new round of 6 energy and biomedical projects; Li-S batteries

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The renewable energy projects are: Safe, high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicle applications. The goal of the U-M/SJTU Collaborative Research Program in Renewable Energy Science and Technology is to develop new technologies that reduce global carbon emissions and their impact on climate change.

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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

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million grant from the U.S. News arrives nearly daily of yet another lithium-ion advance. One report from researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences boasts of a 711 Wh/kg lithium-ion battery. Then there are the new battery chemistries that are not lithium based—for instance, sodium-ion and graphene-based batteries.