The great battery race
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The great battery race

Two big obstacles stand in the way of widespread EV adoption: cost and driving range. But steady advancements in battery technology are already helping to mitigate both issues, and could make electric cars more affordable and desirable to consumers within just a few years.

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The Department of Defense wants better batteries
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The Department of Defense wants better batteries

“Just like we civilians are increasingly relying on cell phones and tablets and everything else, the modern soldier is also transitioning towards these really power heavy devices in the field, [like] night vision goggles, weapon optics, all of the communications devices, GPS,” said Chip Breitenkamp, NanoGraf vice president of business development. “All of those things require more and more power.”

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NanoGraf lands $1.65M grant from DoD to develop long-lasting batteries for military equipment
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NanoGraf lands $1.65M grant from DoD to develop long-lasting batteries for military equipment

Battery tech startup NanoGraf has landed a $1.65 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop longer-lasting batteries to power military equipment. The grant from the DoD is meant to develop silicon anode-based lithium-ion technology that is compatible with all portable batteries. The goal is to increase equipment runtime by 50-100% when compared to traditional graphite anode lithium-ion cells, and allow batteries to have a shelf life of more than two years and operate across a wide temperature range from -4° F to 131° F.

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NanoGraf Receives $1.65 Million from U.S. Department of Defense to Improve the Batteries that Power Soldiers’ Missions
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NanoGraf Receives $1.65 Million from U.S. Department of Defense to Improve the Batteries that Power Soldiers’ Missions

CHICAGO & WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, July 21, 2020 – NanoGraf, an advanced battery material company, today announced that it has partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a longer-lasting lithium-ion battery, designed to provide U.S. military personnel with better portable power for the equipment they rely on to operate safely and effectively.

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3 ways European startups can win with innovation in the COVID-19 era
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3 ways European startups can win with innovation in the COVID-19 era

Today startups across the globe have an unexpected opportunity to continue driving innovation in their respective industries to help themselves and their customers adapt. The good news for the entrepreneurs drafting the new playbooks on innovation is that they’re used to moving fast and adapting to changing markets. Here are three ways EU startups can win with innovation in the post-COVID era.

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Analysis: The Battery Startup Landscape & Its Future
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Analysis: The Battery Startup Landscape & Its Future

The battery startup landscape isn’t just populated by battery cell producers, it’s fueled by the success of a series of businesses that contribute to a thriving supply chain. From raw materials extraction to material processing to manufacturing cells, the lithium-ion battery industry relies on substantial financing to support innovation.

Our Business Advisor, Ralph Wise, takes a detailed look at the current battery industry and what it means for startups like NanoGraf in the coming decade.

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The Opening Bell 8/13/19: Bettering The Lithium Ion Battery With Natural Resources
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The Opening Bell 8/13/19: Bettering The Lithium Ion Battery With Natural Resources

The world runs on only a handful of reliable energy sources, and batteries are one of the over looked ones that consumers use everywhere they go. Steve Grzanich discussed the emerging batter technology that has roots from Northwestern through NanoGraf. Cary Hayner (Co-founder & CTO of NanoGraf) and Francis Wang (CEO of NanoGraf) talked about the technology they are developing on an international scale. Rosalba Hernandez (Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work at University of Illinois) then shared the results of a study revolving around sleep quality of optimistic people vs pessimistic people.

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Ten Years at the Frontiers of Energy Science
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Ten Years at the Frontiers of Energy Science

As world demand for energy rapidly expands, transforming the way energy is collected, stored, and used has become a defining challenge of the 21st century. At its heart, this challenge is a scientific one, but it’s also a management one – How do you bring together, empower, and support the creative, multi-disciplinary, and multi-institutional scientific teams needed to tackle the toughest scientific challenges preventing advances in energy technologies?

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Argonne-led center receives award for pivotal discovery in battery technology
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Argonne-led center receives award for pivotal discovery in battery technology

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs). The DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences launched forty-six such centers in 2009 to bring together teams of scientists to perform basic research beyond what is possible for individuals or small groups. To celebrate the ten-year milestone, DOE selected ten awardees to recognize their having made a major impact on scientific ideas, technologies and tools, and people. Hence, the award name is ​“Ten at Ten.”

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