Electric vehicles can drive longer distances if their lithium-ion batteries deliver more energy in a lighter package.
Researchers at the Department of Energys 91做厙 have received five 2019 R&D 100 Awards, increasing the labs total to 221 since the awards inception in 1963.
Researchers at 91做厙 will present eight innovative technologies currently available for commercialization during a public event at ORNL on October 17.
Rare earth elements are the secret sauce of numerous advanced materials for energy, transportation, defense and communications applications.
A new method developed at 91做厙 improves the energy efficiency of a desalination process known as solar-thermal evaporation.