How X-Rays Can Make Better Batteries

Newswise — Over a three-month period, the average car in the U.S. produces one metric ton of carbon dioxide. Multiply that by all the gasoline-powered cars on Earth, and what does that look like? An insurmountable problem.But new research efforts say there’s hope if we commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and replace gas-guzzling vehicles with electric vehicles, among many other clean-energy solutions. In order to help our nation meet this goal, scientists like William Chueh and David Shapiro are working together to come up with new strategies to design safer, long-distance batteries made from sustainable, earth-abundant materials.Chueh is an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University aiming to redesign the modern battery from the bottom up. He relies on state-of-the art tools at U.S. Department of Energy scientific user…

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