lithium battery

A research team at Australia’s University of Adelaide recently announced that it is working on a battery technology that could theoretically charge up mobile devices within seconds. The team, which is led by a quantum phys...  more

Primearth EV Energy (PEVE), a joint venture of Toyota and Panasonic, has doubled down on its expansion plan for HV (hybrid vehicle) lithium-ion battery production, announcing on July 18 to quintuple its capacity, instead of...  more

Scientists have discovered that application of nanowires can not only lower the flammability of lithium-ion batteries but also strengthen their performances, according to a paper published in "Nano Letter" journal of the U....  more

Amid their thriving business caused by growing popularity of smartphones and electric cars, lithium-ion battery makers have constantly been haunted by the possibility of the self explosion of their batteries, due to the for...  more

Scientists have discovered that the use of sugar in anode substrate can prevent formation of dendrites in lithium battery, paving the way for it to become next-generation high-energy and -density battery. Dendrites are formed resu...  more

Cold temperature negatively impacts the performance of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and limits their range of applications. Presently, most LIBs can only operate at about 12% of their optimal level when the temperatur...  more

In response to the fast-developing EV (electric vehicle) market, Tokai Carbon of Japan has resolved to invest 5 billion Japanese yen for expanding the capacity of negative electrode of lithium-ion batteries, hopefully by 70% by 20...  more

According to Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun’s news report on November 3, due to the increase of global demand, Japanese lithium-ion battery manufacturers have sped up and expanded the capacity for smart phones and gaming devices. In ...  more