{"id":97016,"date":"2026-02-21T09:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/894342488"},"modified":"2026-02-21T09:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:29:13","slug":"scientists-develop-game-changing-technology-that-could-revolutionize-evs-expected-to-open-the-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/scientists-develop-game-changing-technology-that-could-revolutionize-evs-expected-to-open-the-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists develop game-changing technology that could revolutionize EVs: &#8216;Expected to open the door&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"theco-ads-after-featured-image theco-target\" id=\"theco-2121038790\" data-theco-trackid=\"66778\" data-theco-trackbid=\"1\">\n var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-2087823796318-0\">  googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot( &#8216;\/22934660287\/article-page-image&#8217;, [300,250], &#8216;gpt-ad-2087823796318-0&#8217; ) .addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting( &#8216;tags&#8217;, [&#8216;green-tech&#8217;, &#8216;battery-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;business&#8217;, &#8216;change-the-way-you-get-around&#8217;, &#8216;clean-energy&#8217;, &#8216;electric-vehicles&#8217;, &#8216;home&#8217;, &#8216;make-your-next-car-an-ev&#8217;, &#8216;solar-panels&#8217;, &#8216;tech-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;waste-less&#8217;, &#8216;tech-2&#8217;] ).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true); window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {}; const timers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers; timers[&#8216;gpt-ad-2087823796318-0&#8217;] = setTimeout( function () { const id = &#8216;gpt-ad-2087823796318-0&#8217;; document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 1000 ); if ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotRequested&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { return; } clearTimeout( timers[id] ); timers[id] = setTimeout( function () { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 2500 ); } ); googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotResponseReceived&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] !== &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { clearTimeout( timers[id] ); delete ( timers[id] ); } if ( ! 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As Seung-Wook suggested, success could translate to lower-cost electric vehicles with batteries that charge faster, last longer, and don&#8217;t catch fire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Solid-state batteries have a firm electrolyte, or middle portion, where ions travel between the two electrodes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/science\/doe-explainsbatteries\" target=\"_blank\">during operation<\/a>. Firm versions aren&#8217;t flammable like common liquid ones, providing a huge safety gain. But overall, EV fires are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbb.com\/car-news\/report-evs-less-likely-to-catch-fire-than-gas-powered-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\">less common<\/a> than blazes in gas-powered cars, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/07\/16\/business\/care-fire-electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\">multiple reports<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The KRISS team is working with oxide-based solid-state batteries. They can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-tech\/energy-density-sustainable-battery-power\/\" target=\"_blank\">store<\/a> more energy per pound and don&#8217;t release toxic gases like sulfide-based ones. It experimented with a stable, high-performing <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.chemrev.9b00427\" target=\"_blank\">garnet-type<\/a> electrolyte.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"theco-ad-before-10th-paragraph theco-target\" id=\"theco-3277140363\" data-theco-trackid=\"66780\" data-theco-trackbid=\"1\">\n var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-9607392842876-0\">  googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot( &#8216;\/22934660287\/article-page-low&#8217;, [[300,250],[300,600]], &#8216;gpt-ad-9607392842876-0&#8217; ) .addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting( &#8216;tags&#8217;, [&#8216;green-tech&#8217;, &#8216;battery-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;business&#8217;, &#8216;change-the-way-you-get-around&#8217;, &#8216;clean-energy&#8217;, &#8216;electric-vehicles&#8217;, &#8216;home&#8217;, &#8216;make-your-next-car-an-ev&#8217;, &#8216;solar-panels&#8217;, &#8216;tech-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;waste-less&#8217;, &#8216;tech-2&#8217;] ).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true); window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {}; const timers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers; timers[&#8216;gpt-ad-9607392842876-0&#8217;] = setTimeout( function () { const id = &#8216;gpt-ad-9607392842876-0&#8217;; document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 1000 ); if ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotRequested&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { return; } clearTimeout( timers[id] ); timers[id] = setTimeout( function () { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 2500 ); } ); googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotResponseReceived&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] !== &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { clearTimeout( timers[id] ); delete ( timers[id] ); } if ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); } } ); window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true; } googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display( &#8216;gpt-ad-9607392842876-0&#8217; ); } );\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While a chemistry book is needed to decode some of the material types, the key factor for the breakthrough is that the electrolyte membranes require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/materials-science\/sintering\" target=\"_blank\">sintering<\/a> at 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the release. The process results in lithium loss, causing ionic conductivity drops and degradation, among other problems. Lithium evaporation had been remedied with mother powder during sintering. But the process is highly wasteful, with loads of discarded powder, creating a costly production barrier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In answer, the team developed a technique that thinly coats the solid electrolyte powders with a lithium-aluminum-oxide compound. The surface provides lithium during sintering and prevents evaporation while enhancing &#8220;interparticle bonding through a soldering-like effect,&#8221; all according to the release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"theco-10th-p-carousel theco-target\" id=\"theco-614114427\" data-theco-trackid=\"446882\" data-theco-trackbid=\"1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-tcd-accordion\">\n<div class=\"container-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-tcd-accordion-item\">\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"info-container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-text h3\">TCD Picks \u00bb Upway Spotlight<\/h2>\n<p class=\"description-text\">\ud83d\udca1Upway makes it easy to find discounts of up to 60% on premium e-bike brands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The team hit a &#8220;record-high density&#8221; of more than 89.2% without mother powder, while meeting key performance metrics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Postdoctoral researcher Kim Hwa-Jung said the process could help to remedy South Korean battery material supply issues, as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This technological breakthrough is expected to open the door to domestic production of high-value next-generation battery materials,&#8221; the expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswise.com\/articles\/fire-safe-all-solid-state-batteries-move-closer-to-commercialization\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While not common yet, solid-state packs are already being included in vehicles, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-tech\/donut-battery-solid-state-ev-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\">Verge motorcycles<\/a>. 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