/chbe/ en /chbe/2024/09/12/discovery-could-lead-longer-lasting-ev-batteries-hasten-energy-transition <span>Discovery could lead to longer-lasting EV batteries, hasten energy transition</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-09-12T13:35:49-06:00" title="Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 13:35">Thu, 09/12/2024 - 13:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-09/Chemical_Biological_Engineering_Laboratory_20231113_JMP_032%5B59%5D.jpg?h=f165c92a&amp;itok=Av7KicGq" width="1200" height="600" alt="Testing of Li-ion batteries coin cell cathode materials for self-discharge durability."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/78"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/411" hreflang="en">Mike Toney</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/4" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Batteries degrade over time, which is why older phones lose power faster. An international team led by Professor Mike Toney has uncovered the cause of this degradation, paving the way for improved batteries that could extend the range of electric vehicles and advance clean energy storage.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2024/09/12/discovery-could-lead-longer-lasting-ev-batteries-hasten-energy-transition`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:35:49 +0000 Susan Glairon 3707 at /chbe /chbe/2023/04/19/new-materials-research-cu-boulder-will-help-develop-high-efficiency-solar-cells <span>New materials research at ���񱦵� will help develop high-efficiency solar cells</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-04-19T13:50:29-06:00" title="Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 13:50">Wed, 04/19/2023 - 13:50</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/img_20230329_104110.jpg?h=44d603e2&amp;itok=as1Eie24" width="1200" height="600" alt="A man working in a research lab"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/78"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/411" hreflang="en">Mike Toney</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/4" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program have published new findings in Joule that could lead to the development of better hybrid lead halide perovskites – a class of materials proposed for use as low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/2023/04/19/new-materials-research-cu-boulder-will-help-develop-high-efficiency-solar-cells`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:50:29 +0000 Anonymous 3406 at /chbe /chbe/2022/10/20/michael-toney-and-ryan-hayward-receive-699000-award-office-naval-researchdod <span>Michael Toney&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ryan Hayward&nbsp;receive $699,000 award from the Office of Naval Research/DoD</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-10-20T16:31:06-06:00" title="Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 16:31">Thu, 10/20/2022 - 16:31</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/327" hreflang="en">Hayward</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/418" hreflang="en">Hayward brief</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/411" hreflang="en">Mike Toney</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/417" hreflang="en">Toneybrief</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/430" hreflang="en">brief</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/michael_f._toney_copy.png?itok=WeGbKJQN" width="1500" height="1500" alt="Michael Toney with tree branches in the background."> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="image-caption image-caption-right"> <p></p> <p>Ryan Hayward</p> </div> <div class="image-caption image-caption-right"> <p> </p><p>Michael Toney</p> </div>Professors&nbsp;<a href="/chbe/michael-f-toney" rel="nofollow">Michael Toney</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="/chbe/ryan-hayward" rel="nofollow">Ryan Hayward</a>&nbsp;of chemical and biological engineering and the Materials Science Engineering Program received a one-year Office of Naval Research/DoD award for $699,000 for “Small- and Wide-angle X-ray Scattering to Probe Functional Organic Materials.”</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 22:31:06 +0000 Anonymous 3294 at /chbe /chbe/2022/09/29/work-seth-marder-mike-toney-and-wilson-smith-included-does-400-million-award-clean-energy <span>Work of Seth Marder, Mike Toney and Wilson Smith included in DOE's $400 million award for clean energy technologies</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-09-29T16:26:12-06:00" title="Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 16:26">Thu, 09/29/2022 - 16:26</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/mapbr-2.jpg?h=22a698de&amp;itok=oeAkQ-bj" width="1200" height="600" alt="Orange crystals grown by one of Mike Tooney's undergraduate students are next to a ruler."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/78"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/411" hreflang="en">Mike Toney</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/4" hreflang="en">News</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/410" hreflang="en">Seth Marder</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/412" hreflang="en">Wilson Smith</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The DOE has awarded $400 million for research into clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing through 43 Energy Frontier Research Centers, six of which feature 13 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) members, including ChBE professors Seth Marder, Mike Toney and Wilson Smith. RASEI is a joint institute between ���񱦵� and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.<br> <br> </div> <script> window.location.href = `/researchinnovation/2022/09/28/rasei-represented-prominently-department-energy-centers-tackling-climate-change`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:26:12 +0000 Anonymous 3282 at /chbe