Solid-state cells promise faster recharging, better safety, and higher energy density. They replace the liquid electrolyte in today’s lithium-ion cells with a solid separator. Honda, Toyota, and ...

Solid-state batteries (SSBs) have been hyped for more than a decade as the next big innovation in electric vehicle (EV) performance, promising faster charging, better range, and longer lifespans ...

Solid-state batteries have long been hailed as the future of electric vehicles, offering huge advantages over traditional lithium-ion technology. Now, Stellantis and Massachusetts-based Factorial ...

Mercedes-Benz and Factorial announced a prototype EQS equipped with a solid-state battery. Road testing has already started. Solid-state batteries promise more range, faster charging times and ...

A new Honda test line for solid-state batteries lets it test different cell sizes, production processes, and other factors leading up to mass production. The cells are Honda's own design ...

A high-power ytterbium thin-disk laser drives an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) to generate high-power, stable pulses in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral range. This allows researchers ...