Breakthrough Material Restores Aging Lithium-Ion Batteries to Full Voltage

Scientists Just Discovered a Strange Material That Breaks the Rules of Physics

A team led by UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering has discovered materials that defy convention, shrinking when heated and expanding under pressure, marking a breakthrough in fundamental science. What expands when crushed, shrinks when heated, and could both transform scientists’ fundamental understanding of materials and restore old EV batteries to like-new performance? This isn’t a riddle—it’s [...]

Bizarre material heals EV batteries, defies physics by changing shape

Researchers have discovered a bizarre new material which they believe has the potential to revolutionize fundamental science.

Extreme heat can heal Li-Ion batteries, say Chinese boffins

: Future chargers could re-arrange battery chemistry to make them live longer

Negative thermal expansion and oxygen-redox electrochemistry

Structural disorder within materials gives rise to fascinating phenomena, attributed to the intricate interplay of their thermodynamic and electrochemical properties1,2. Oxygen-redox (OR) electrochemistry offers a breakthrough in capacity limits, while inducing structural disorder with reduced electrochemical reversibility3–5. The conventional explanation for the thermal expansion of solids relies on the Grüneisen relationship, linking the expan…

China Focus: Scientists find new method to extend lifespan of lithium-ion batteries

China Focus: Scientists find new method to extend lifespan of lithium-ion batteries

Scientists find new method to extend lifespan of lithium-ion batteries