Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials

Researchers tracked the movement of lithium ions inside a promising new battery material

17-Oct-2022 - Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could be reducing their capacity and hindering their performance. The team, led by the University of Cambridge, tracked the movement of lithium ions inside a promising new battery material in ...

Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric vehicle batteries

The researchers are now working with battery manufacturers to accelerate the development of safer, longer lasting next-generation batteries

30-Aug-2022 - Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by predicting how different driving patterns affect battery performance, improving safety and reliability. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, ...

Researchers develop a membrane that stabilises lithium batteries

"Lithium is just like an unruly child”

24-May-2022 - For many people, battery-powered electronic devices like cell phones, laptops, and even electric vehicles, are now a necessity. However, these devices typically require charging at least once a day. Increasing the length of time between charges requires the development of batteries that can store ...

Low-cost imaging technique shows how smartphone batteries could charge in minutes

"This technique could be an important piece of the puzzle in the development of next-generation batteries"

25-Jun-2021 - Researchers have developed a simple lab-based technique that allows them to look inside lithium-ion batteries and follow lithium ions moving in real time as the batteries charge and discharge, something which has not been possible until now. Using the low-cost technique, the researchers ...

AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety

08-Apr-2020 - Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard, which could aid in the development of safer and more reliable batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics. The researchers, from Cambridge and ...

Perovskite-based solar cells boosted by potassium

23-Mar-2018 - A simple potassium solution could boost the efficiency of next-generation solar cells, by enabling them to convert more sunlight into electricity. An international team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge found that the addition of potassium iodide 'healed' the defects and ...

Leaf vein structure could hold key to extending battery life

10-Apr-2017 - The natural structure found within leaves could improve the performance of everything from rechargeable batteries to high-performance gas sensors, according to an international team of scientists. The researchers have designed a porous, such as the veins of a leaf, and could make energy transfers ...

Next-generation smartphone battery inspired by the gut

28-Oct-2016 - Researchers have developed a prototype of a next-generation lithium-sulphur battery which takes its inspiration in part from the cells lining the human intestine. The batteries, if commercially developed, would have five times the energy density of the lithium-ion batteries used in smartphones ...

New design points a path to the 'ultimate' battery

03-Nov-2015 - Scientists have developed a working laboratory demonstrator of a lithium-oxygen battery which has very high energy density, is more than 90% efficient, and, to date, can be recharged more than 2000 times, showing how several of the problems holding back the development of these devices could be ...

New technique for 'seeing' ions at work in a supercapacitor

24-Jun-2015 - Researchers from the University of Cambridge, together with French collaborators based in Toulouse, have developed a new method to see inside battery-like devices known as supercapacitors at the atomic level. The new method could be used in order to optimise and improve the devices for real-world ...