1. The Chevy Volt HEV contains a 192-cell Li-ion battery housed in a 5.5-foot-long T structure that weighs 183 kg. It’s manufactured by LG Chem and has a capacity of 18.4 kWh. (Courtesy of General ...

Li-ion energy storage systems are being deployed around the world to balance output from wind and solar, and the first grid-scale projects are demonstrating the technology’s impressive potential. The ...

Many applications need lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs with high cell counts. Large-scale arrays based on Li-ion batteries can provide the high voltage, current, and capacity required by many ...

In recent years the Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery has gained in popularity because the market for battery powered portable products is increasing significantly. The superior characteristics of Li-Ion ...

The authors' building block is a polyoxometalate — a 'wheel' of metal, oxygen and phosphorus atoms that has an opening of about 1 nanometre in diameter. Six of these wheels (three of which are ...