Anyone who has ever done design work for a client, company or even just a friend knows how difficult the feedback stage can be. Whether that feedback comes in the form of phone calls, emails or ...

Menlo Park, Calif. -- Scientists have been trying for years to make a practical lithium-ion battery anode out of silicon, which could store 10 times more energy per charge than today's commercial ...

When used in lithium-ion battery anodes, silicon microparticles swell, break apart and react with the battery's electrolyte to form a thick coating that saps the anode's performance. To address these ...