Lithium is expensive, environmentally questionable in large volumes, and tends to catch on fire from time to time. It's the best solution we've currently got for EV and device battery storage, but ...

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute published a study where they demonstrate that it is possible to overcome a persistent challenge known as ‘dendrites’ to create a metal battery that ...

A battery with a potassium cathode and anode could compete with lithium-ion. The potassium battery also self heals by combining gentle heat with high surface mobility. A metal battery in general, ...

Growing demand for safer and more powerful rechargeable battery technologies, across end products from smartphones to electric cars, continues to drive the need for an alternative solution to ...