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News·Jul 14, 2026

Department of Energy extends contract with UChicago Argonne LLC

via Argonne National Laboratory
Agreement continues partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, driving advances in energy, computing, materials science and national security.
News·Jul 10, 2026

Battery pioneer Shirley Meng receives ISSI Mid-Career Researcher Award

via UChicago PME
Biennial award honors innovation and leadership in the field of solid state ionics
News·Jul 1, 2026

Turning electrochemistry toward lithium extraction

via UChicago PME
New research takes major strides towards an unconventional – and promising – way to harvest the vital battery material
News·Jun 25, 2026

Energy Technologies Initiative to Receive New Leadership

Stuart Rowan will serve as the new leader, while the Founding Faculty Director Shirley Meng will continue leading the Energy Transition Network
News·Jun 2, 2026

AI generates entire chemical formulations for battery electrolytes

via UChicago PME
UChicago team created a new chemical language to help AI generate entire mixtures, not just the ingredients
News·Apr 28, 2026

ETN Newsletter Spring 2026

Advancing Innovation Through Collaboration and Impact  The Energy Transition Network (ETN) continues to bring together leaders across industry, academia, and national laboratories to accelerate the translation of cutting-edge research into scalable, real-world energy and sustainability solutions. This quarter highlights key...
News·Mar 10, 2026

ARPA-E Selects Xanadu, UChicago Partnership to Advance Next-Generation Battery Technologies Using Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

via UChicago PME
Led by Xanadu, in partnership with the University of Chicago, the three-year project will focus on developing quantum algorithms to study key processes of defect formations in battery materials.
News·Mar 2, 2026

“Milestone” findings call for a closer look at battery microscopy

Imaging both reactive lithium and sodium battery materials with an electron microscope causes worse damage than previously thought, highlighting a need for new lab standards
News·Feb 27, 2026

Cracking the code on sulfur-based cathodes

Changing techniques, not materials, is unlocking sulfur’s potential in solid-state batteries, paving the road for EVs to travel longer distances
News·Feb 25, 2026

New Center to Build Safer, Cleaner and More Sustainable Batteries

The Center for Organic Battery Innovation seeks to replace lithium-ion batteries with organic materials.