Explore the solid state vs lithium ion debate in this detailed battery technology comparison, highlighting differences in ...

Battery fires present a new challenge for both first responders and manufacturers. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every ...

Think your shiny new electric vehicle keeps your secrets safe? Think again. Researchers from MIT recently proved that the innocent-looking battery gauge on your dashboard can betray your personal ...

It can be argued that one of biggest hurdles in proliferation of renewable energy is the inability to store the energy in a cost effective manner. Pursuing this endeavor, a team of researchers from ...

Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, first discovered about 10 years ago, already store energy needed to run power tools, medical equipment, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Moreover, they are ...

Imagine your building not just protecting you from the elements, but also storing electricity. MIT researchers just gave that idea a major push with a new version of "electron-conducting carbon ...

Yet-Ming Chiang’s research on materials science might seem esoteric. But he’s used it to build an array of companies in areas like batteries, green cement and critical minerals that could really help ...

24M Technologies, Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced that its new 24M ETOP (Electrode-to-Pack) semi-solid battery technology offers significant advantages for U.S. manufacturers to ...

As early electric cars age out, hundreds of thousands of used batteries are flooding the market, fueling a gray recycling economy even as Beijing and big manufacturers scramble to build a more orderly ...

A group of young MIT students has developed a new type of battery that runs on a rechargeable liquid fuel. The inventors call the fuel "Cambridge Crude," and if the technology makes it to market, ...