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The development of tiny, soft and biocompatible batteries to power minimally invasive biomedical devices is of critical importance. Here the authors present a microscale soft rechargeable lithium-ion battery based on the surfactant-supported assembly of silk hydrogel droplets. Scale bar: 400μm

Oxford team develops soft hydrogel lithium-ion battery

The plant has an expected recovery rate of over 96 per cent

Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling plant

KAIST technology can diagnose and monitor the state of batteries with ‘high precision’ using only small amounts of current.

KAIST develops new technology for the diagnosis of EV batteries

It is a given that boat landings at offshore wind turbines have to be strong

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The project will demonstrate battery cells produced with recovered cathode active materials

Altilium in project with JLR to validate EV cells from recycled batteries

The Northvolt Ett gigafactory is set to lose 1,000 jobs

Northvolt axes 1600 jobs as EV slowdown bites

Fluorok co-founders Veronique Gouverneur & Gabriele Pupo

Oxford chemicals spinout Fluorok raises £7.7m

Joulen claims smaller scale battery systems could help transform the grid

Government urged to allow smaller batteries on to grid

The EU Battery Regulation and the US’s Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) are being phased in to address human rights violations

Research identifies human rights abuses in battery supply chain

New hybrid ‘SonoBio’ technology aims to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ in the environment

Comment: Design can accelerate green energy transition – here’s how to unlock it

Electric motors use around 45 per cent of all global electricity

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