“Silicon has transformed the way we store information, and now it’s transforming the way we store energy.” –Rick Costantino, Group14 However, integrating silicon into battery anodes isn’t without its ...

Phone batteries are entering their “actually useful for adults with lives” era.

The smartphone battery is finally moving again. A wave of 2026 flagships built around silicon-carbon chemistry has pushed ...

Silicon anodes appear to be leading the way in the race to commercialize next-generation battery technologies for electric vehicles. The buzz around silicon-based anodes, which promise improved power ...

One of the biggest issues facing the solid-state lithium-based batteries we all depend upon is of the performance of the anode; the transport of lithium ions and minimization of dendrite formation are ...

From the beginning of the electrification evolution, the U.S. has struggled to keep up with the Chinese battery giants, and has also fallen behind Europe in some battery production and adoption areas.

Lithium-ion batteries have transformed everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles and energy storage. But to power the next wave of tech — from planes to smartphones — they need to get ...

An Australian battery technology pioneer has landed a major government grant to start commercial production of an anode that ...

18650 batteries with GEN3 silicon-based materials deliver unmatched capacity and durability [1], providing 3,301 milliampere-hours (mAh) of capacity with 85% retention after 500 cycles [2] Results are ...

Lithium-ion battery performance has hit a plateau in recent years, but a breakthrough in technology promises new heights are soon to be in sight. Batteries made with silicon instead of graphite — the ...

A single-step laser technique produces prelithiated silicon-graphene battery anodes with over 98% capacity retention after 2000 cycles under ambient conditions. (Nanowerk News) A single-step laser ...

Silicon anodes appear to be leading the way in the race to commercialize next-generation battery technologies for electric vehicles. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...