Work on batteries for the future was rightly honoured The rechargeable lithium-ion battery has helped power the global revolution in portable electronics, and, indeed, many of you will be reading this article on a mobile phone, laptop or tablet computer. In October this year, the three pioneers of the lithium-ion battery, John Goodenough from theContinue reading “The science stories that shaped 2019 – The Nobel Prize”
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£11.2 million grant to improve battery technology for electric vehicles
The research aims to improve the cost, performance and range of batteries used in electric vehicles, helping pave the way for zero emission transport. A new research consortium led by Professor Saiful Islam (Chemistry) has been awarded £11.2 million by the Faraday Institution to explore and develop new materials for next-generation lithium batteries that canContinue reading “£11.2 million grant to improve battery technology for electric vehicles”
Birmingham Visit
Members of the Bath and Liverpool CATMAT team travelled to Birmingham for an introduction and to discuss the first steps of the project. A productive meeting was had and we took the chance to say ‘hello’ to the statue of Michael Faraday on the University of Birmingham campus. Additional trips to visit Oxford and LiverpoolContinue reading “Birmingham Visit”
NEW PDRAs
We’re pleased to welcome new PDRAs onto the CATMAT project Kit McColl Adam Symington Samuel Coles Farheen Sayed Jungwoo Lim Miguel Perez Osorio Joohyuk Park Gregory Rees Weixin Song Laura Driscoll Bo Dong David Burnett Alessia Matruglio