SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Products with nonremovable batteries are the target of a new state recycling fee structure in California that expands the state’s electronic waste program, targeting everything from power tools with embedded batteries to video game consoles.
ARNSTADT, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems are developing a sodium-ion battery that uses lignin, a by-product of the wood and pulp industry, as an electrode.
LEMONT, IL—Engineers at Argonne National Laboratory are using machine learning technology to predict combinations that could improve battery performance.
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an electrolyte that can break apart at the end of a battery’s life.
BREMEN, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials have developed a process for optimizing battery management systems in electric vehicles.
PHILADELPHIA—Engineers at Drexel University have developed a benchtop tool that enables automakers and suppliers to get a better look at the electrochemical and mechanical functions of EV batteries.
DETROIT—General Motors and LG Energy Solution are developing lithium manganese-rich prismatic battery cells for use in next-generation electric vehicles.
