Canadian lithium battery developer Volt Carbon Technologies has received a second United States patent for its dry-separation graphite platform and reported new technical results from its lithium battery development program. Volt Carbon has received its patent titled “Method and System for Aerodynamic Air Classification” from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, issued as USPTO… Read more »
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Nuvola’s SafeCoat battery separator withstands nail penetration testing
US-based battery company Nuvola Technology has demonstrated that its SafeCoat Direct Deposition Separator (DDS) can prevent thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries under extreme conditions that typically result in catastrophic fires. In testing, Nuvola’s 41-layer, 5 Ah lithium-ion pouch cell with SafeCoat DDS survived nail penetration testing, maintaining its charge without ignition or thermal runaway. That… Read more »
Inside the EV battery recall process—the complexity of safety and logistics
As EV adoption accelerates, so does the frequency of battery recalls—and the operational expertise they require. In recent months, a string of recalls from major automakers has underscored the complexities of EV battery systems. Hyundai recently pulled back a limited number of 2025 IONIQ 5s in the US after identifying a short-circuit risk linked to… Read more »
Sakuu reports breakthrough in dry-processed battery cell, retaining 83% charge after 4000 cycles
Sakuu has announced that its Kavian additive manufacturing platform can dry-print lithium-ion battery cathodes with leading cycle life using existing high-nickel chemistry. The company claims that cells manufactured via Kavian’s fully dry process retained 83 percent of their original charge capacity after 4,000 cycles, surpassing typical standards for EV batteries. According to Sakuu, the tested… Read more »
Scientists develop lithium-air battery design to increase energy storage
Scientists at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new approach based on a four-electron reaction process to produce lithium-air batteries that have higher energy density than current Li-ion technology. So far, lithium-air battery demonstrations have been limited to only one- or two-electron reaction processes, resulting in the formation of… Read more »
Factorial’s Gammatron digital twin platform accelerates battery development
Solid-state battery developer Factorial has launched a new proprietary simulation platform designed to accelerate the development of next-generation batteries by improving how battery performance is predicted, validated and optimized. Factorial built its new Gammatron as a necessity-driven tool to address critical delays in battery development. Unlike traditional platforms focused solely on system-level modeling, Gammatron fuses… Read more »
QuantumScape and Murata set framework for ceramics collaboration
Solid-state lithium battery developer QuantumScape (QS) and Murata Manufacturing have agreed to explore a collaboration for high-volume manufacturing of ceramic film for QS’s battery technology. Murata Manufacturing designs, manufactures and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components, communication modules and power supply modules. QS is building a network of equipment vendors, materials suppliers, auto OEM customers and… Read more »
How to optimize battery development and production with CT technology
Sponsored by Lumafield. Traditional battery testing methods often fall short in detecting internal defects or optimizing complex designs. CT scanning addresses these challenges by providing non-destructive, detailed internal visualizations of battery cells, enabling engineers to find misalignments, folds, tears, and other internal defects without disassembling the cell. This capability accelerates development, enhances reliability, and supports… Read more »
LG Chem to produce precursor-free battery cathode materials
Battery manufacturer LG Chem plans to start mass production of precursor-free battery cathode materials in South Korea in the first half of this year. LG Chem produces its LG Precursor Free (LPF) materials by directly calcinating custom-designed metals without precursors, improving power performance at low temperatures and shortening development time. The company plans to expand… Read more »
Northern Graphite starts sampling LDI graphite for battery anode materials
Canadian producer Northern Graphite is supplying samples of three standard battery anode material (BAM) products, as well as its Porocarb material, to manufacturers of lithium-ion and solid-state batteries. Northern’s demonstrator grades, produced using graphite from the company’s Lac des Iles (LDI) mine in Quebec acquired in 2022, are engineered to drive battery performance and meet… Read more »