Purdue engineers create safer solid-state lithium-ion batteries from new composite materials

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A battery cell made from a new composite material developed at Purdue University undergoes testing to determine its stability when bent, cut and punched. Vilas Pol, a Purdue professor of chemical engineering, developed the material, which is safer to use in high-voltage, solid-state, lithium-ion batteries than traditional solid polymer electrolyte technologies. (Purdue University photo/Sensen Zhang)… Learn More >

Purdue researchers receive over $143,000 to strengthen marketplace interest in their IP

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University innovators who create new processes and products need capital, among other resources, to bring their ideas to reality. A Purdue fund is making financial support available to help them further develop their work. Researchers from the College of Agriculture and College of Engineering have received more than $143,000 from… Learn More >