IBM has joined with Sidus Energy, a battery manufacturer, to move its new battery from early stage exploratory research into commercial development. The two parties hope this cooperation will help to bring these batteries into reality.

The new battery requires no cobalt, and this helps as the race to find alternate sources for this expensive material has intensified.

This year’s 5 in 5 predictions focus on accelerating the discovery of new materials to enable a more sustainable future.

Scientists in the U.S. have developed a new cathode chemistry for lithium-sulfur batteries, which they say promises to overcome performance issues stemming from sulfur’s low conductivity and tendency to react with lithium.

IBM research has unveiled a new cobalt-free battery technology.

IBM scientists in the battery laboratory there say they have created multiple prototypes of a battery that uses a cathode free of both cobalt and nickel.

IBM Research recently announced it has discovered a new battery that does not use heavy metals such as cobalt.

M-B helped develop the new technology, which is cheaper and more energy-dense than current Li-Ion batteries.

IBM has just slipped word of new energy storage research that could help accelerate the renewable energy transition with a next-gen solution for electric vehicles and stationary batteries, too.

Today, IBM Research is building on a long history of materials science innovation to unveil a new battery discovery. This new research could help eliminate the need for heavy metals in battery production and transform the long-term sustainability of many