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June 26, 2025

4 MIN READ

New component reduces cost, supply chain constraints for fast-charging EV batteries

Strengthening the competitiveness of the U.S. transportation industry depends on developing domestic EV batteries that combine rapid charging with long-range performance — two goals that often conflict. Researchers at ORNL have addressed this challenge by redesigning a key battery component, enabling fast, 10-minute charging while improving energy density and reducing reliance on copper.

May 15, 2024

7 MIN READ

Carbon-capture batteries developed to store renewable energy, help climate

Researchers at ORNL are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide.

January 9, 2024

1 MIN READ

Nanoscale Electrical Memory Effects in layered 2D Materials

March 12, 2023

1 MIN READ

Dynamic Trapping of Metastable States on the Nanoscale

March 2, 2022

1 MIN READ

Discovery and Control of Nanoscale Antipolar Phase

Scientific Achievement: Tomographic imaging discovered a new antipolar phase in van der Waals layered CuInP2S6. Significance and Impact: This discovery provides insights into developing novel ferroic states, e. g. antiferroelectrics (AFE) for efficient and neuromorphic computing.DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08970

May 10, 2021

1 MIN READ

Strain provides autonomous control of atomic building blocks for the synthesis of novel functional materials

Scientific Achievement: Precision synthesis approach discovered that epitaxial strain can deliberately position transition metals at a certain crystallographic position in a composite ferroelectric. Significance and Impact: The autonomous control of atomic building blocks by strain is applicable for various classes of materials to develop multifunctional materials with novel or complementary physical properties.DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd7394