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Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid

March 7, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Solid-state batteries, currently used in small electronic devices like smart watches, have the potential to be safer and more powerful than lithium-ion batteries for things such as electric cars and storing energy from solar panels for later use. However, several technical challenges remain before solid-state batteries can...
Two men, one holding a shiny battery testing case, stand beside a beach-ball-sized, thick-metal testing instrument.

Reducing the traffic jam in batteries

December 12, 2017 • Sandia researchers make solid ground toward better lithium-ion battery interfacesLIVERMORE, Calif. – Research at Sandia National Laboratories has identified a major obstacle to advancing solid-state lithium-ion battery performance in small electronics: the flow of lithium …
Forrest Gittleson, left, and Farid El Gabaly investigate the nanoscale chemistry