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What does it take to make a better battery?

01 Oct 2024

Cambridge researchers are working to solve one of technology’s biggest puzzles: how to build next-generation batteries that could power a green...

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Soft, stretchy ‘jelly batteries’ inspired by electric eels

17 Jul 2024

Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the...

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Echion Technologies secures £29 million to help commercialise its sustainable battery technology

19 Jun 2024

Cambridge spinout, Echion Technologies has raised £29 million in investment capital to help it increase the production of its fast-charging, long-...

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Left to right: Clare Grey, Xinyu Liu, Alex Forse

Mess is best: disordered structure of battery-like devices improves performance

18 Apr 2024

The energy density of supercapacitors – battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes – can be improved by increasing the ‘...

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Celebrating Women in STEM

11 Feb 2024

To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science , two of our academics speak about their research careers and how they ended up using...

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Cambridge Zero highlights University efforts at Climate Week NYC

06 Oct 2023

Cambridge Zero Director Professor Emily Shuckburgh took centre stage at the world's biggest climate event of its kind in New York to talk to global...

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Left: Cecilia Mascolo, Right: Ismail Sami

Cambridge researchers awarded ERC funding to support commercial potential of their work

02 Aug 2023

University of Cambridge researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept grants from the European Research Council (ERC), to help them explore the...

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Oxygen ‘holes’ could hold the key to higher performing EV batteries

19 Jul 2023

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding and overcoming the challenges associated with nickel-rich materials used in lithium-ion...

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Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials

14 Oct 2022

Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could be reducing their capacity and...

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Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric vehicle batteries

23 Aug 2022

Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by...

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Dr Sai Shivareddy and Professor Clare Grey

Cambridge spin-out Nyobolt raises £50m to lead on sustainable energy storage

15 Jul 2022

Nyobolt, the pioneer of end-to-end fast-charging battery systems, announces £50 million funding which will enable the company to enter a stage of...

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New approach topples major barrier to commercialisation of organic flow batteries

16 Jun 2022

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Harvard University have developed a method to dramatically extend the lifetime of organic aqueous...

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