Page Chibueze Amanchukwu // Electrolytes for Energy Storage and Electrocatalysis Chibueze Amanchukwu is a Neubauer Family Assistant Professor in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago and holds a joint appointment at Argonne National Laboratory. His...
News AGC Carbon: Pioneering a Sustainable Future with Carbon Capture and Grid Energy Storage Batteries AGC Carbon is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering....
News The Future of Energy Storage: Bringing Batteries to the Molecular Scale The increasing use of renewable energy and the adoption of electric vehicles among other advances are creating a significant need for inexpensive and long-lived energy storage devices. While lithium-ion batteries...
News Newly Discovered Electrolyte Could Be The Answer To Lithium-Ion Storage Capacity, Stability Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a novel ether solvent for lithium-ion batteries that allows for greater storage capacity, more stability, and the ability to operate at a...
Technology Co-intercalation-free Ether Solvent for Lithium Ion Batteries Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized portable electronics, but there remains room for improvement in energy density, electrochemical stability, and usable temperature window. An improvement in electrolytes can further such needs for…
News Resurgence Startup ExPost Awarded $8M from DOE in Bid to Improve Battery Recycling ExPost Technology, a participant in Cohort 1 of Resurgence, has been awarded $8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support development of an advanced mobile machinery system for...
News Air Energy: Transforming Energy Storage with Solid-State Lithium-Air Batteries Air Energy is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the UChicago...
Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
News A More Efficient and Sustainable Battery for a More ‘Electrified’ Society An assistant professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Chicago, John Anderson, BS/MS ’08, has patented a material that can store and produce energy more efficiently and...
Event Energy Frontiers: A Public Event on Emerging Energy Technologies October 12, 2023 *This event has reached full capacity and is no longer accepting new registrations.* Is Illinois emerging as the next clean energy hub? The clean energy transition in the U.S....
News How the University of Chicago is Innovating for a Sustainable Future World IP Day 2024 is focused on exploring how IP encourages and can amplify solutions to some of society’s biggest challenges. Specifically, the event – celebrated globally every year on...
News UChicago Researchers Honored with Prestigious Innovation Awards University of Chicago Assistant Professor Chibueze Amanchukwu and PhD candidates Pengju Li and Shawn Shan were recently recognized for their groundbreaking innovations. Shawn Shan, 26, has been named MIT Technology...
