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News·Mar 4, 2026

Cracking the code on sulfur-based cathodes

Changing techniques, not materials, is unlocking sulfur’s potential in solid-state batteries, paving the road for EVs to travel longer distances
News·Mar 2, 2026

“Milestone” findings call for a closer look at battery microscopy

Imaging both reactive lithium and sodium battery materials with an electron microscope causes worse damage than previously thought, highlighting a need for new lab standards
News·Feb 18, 2026

Major advance in dry-electrode EV batteries

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A new dry-processed electrode architecture shows how skipping the slurry is not only better for the environment and wallet, but for battery performance as well
News·Feb 17, 2026

Chibueze Amanchukwu Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellow

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ETI Scholar Chibueze Amanchukwu has been selected as a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow, one of the most prestigious honors available to early-career scholars in the social sciences and sciences.
News·Jan 20, 2026

Researchers use failed batteries to fight “forever chemicals”

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Studying how battery components degrade created a powerful new way to destroy PFAS
News·Jan 6, 2026

Predictive “mismatch” leads to carbon capture breakthrough

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Work revealing how water impacts carbon dioxide capture from air named Journal of the American Chemical Society “Editor’s Choice”
News·Oct 30, 2025

New AI model explores massive chemical space with minimal data

Starting with just 58 data points, a new artificial intelligence model identified four battery electrolytes that rival the state of the art
News·Sep 30, 2025

Beyond lithium: Engineering a new type of battery

Doctoral candidate Thomas Marchese is exploring sodium-based solid-state chemistries to develop a new class of battery that would be safer, more powerful, and less damaging to the environment
News·Sep 17, 2025

Breakthrough advances sodium-based battery design

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By stabilizing a metastable form of sodium solid electrolyte, a new technique creates all-solid-state sodium batteries that retain performance down to subzero temperatures
News·Sep 16, 2025

Power moves: Creating a new generation of batteries

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PhD student Emily Doyle is using chemical engineering and AI to help design safer, more powerful batteries