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BATT Program Awards More Than $8 Million for Innovative Research Projects on Lithium Battery Anodes

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The selected projects are: BATT Li-ion Anode Project Awards. Metal-Based High-Capacity Li-Ion Anodes. An elastic binder polymer with Li-ion conductivity will be used to further accommodate volume change. Synthesis and Characterization of Silicon Clathrates for Anode Applications in Lithium-Ion Batteries.

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NIST Technology Program Announces Up To $71M in Funding for 20 Research Projects; New Silicon Nanowire Electrode Project and A123Systems Project on Second-Generation Electrodes and Manufacturing

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Selected projects range from unmanned, hovering aircraft for inspecting bridges to a high-speed sorting system for recycling aerospace metals to nanomaterials for advanced batteries, including two projects specifically developing advanced electrode materials for Li-ion batteries. Amprius, Inc.,