Batteries are a critical component of our modern world, powering everything from our smartphones to electric cars but it is very hard to make them smaller and lighter. The fundamentalContinue Reading
The electrolyte in most lithium-ion batteries nowadays is a semi-liquid paste, which is comparable to the jellyrolls we consume. The issue with traditional batteries is that if the semi-liquid electrolyteContinue Reading
The bane of battery scientists are little things called dendrites — little spikes of lithium that can pierce battery cells and lead to fires or explosions. Dendrites are one ofContinue Reading
