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Can machine learning and quantum mechanical simulation techniques actually lead to real discoveries for battery applications? According to a new study in ACS Energy Letters, the answer is yes. The study, co-authored by Aionics co-founder Austin Sendek and a team from Stanford University, reports experimental measurements on a new solid lithium-ion electrolyte material that appears to break recordsContinue reading “Record-Breaking Solid Electrolyte Discovered by Machine Learning, Confirmed by Experiments”

Aionics is going all-in on designing and commercializing next-generation electrolytes for batteries and beyond, CEO Austin Sendek announced at the International Battery Seminar in Orlando last week. The announcement reflects a commitment to commercializing new materials, not software tools, for the energy transition, Sendek said. Highlighting the enormous size of the chemical design space forContinue reading “Aionics Is All-In On Next-Generation Electrolytes: International Battery Seminar 2023”

Forbes released 2023’s 30 Under 30 in Energy list last week, and it included two guest speakers from the Aionics Fortnightly series: Dr. Nicholas Grundish (Ep. 27) and Dr. Shashank Sripad (Ep. 21). Dr. Nicholas Grundish is the Vice President of Battery Technology at Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. where he leads the technical and businessContinue reading “Forbes 30 Under 30 list includes Aionics Fortnightly guests Dr. Nicholas Grundish and Shashank Sripad”

Dr. Peter Schindler, former Senior Scientist at Aionics, has joined the faculty of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University. Schindler joined Aionics in 2021 and went on to become a key contributor in several areas of Aionics’ growth, most notably in the development and launch of its Centaur DFT simulation capabilities.Continue reading “Aionics Senior Scientist Peter Schindler Joins Northeastern University”

Aionics CEO Dr. Austin Sendek unveiled Aionics’ new Centaur Computing approach to materials design from the stage of the International Battery Seminar and Exhibit in Orlando last week, explaining that Aionics’ newest workflow blends both physical experimentation and targeted quantum mechanical simulation to build better AI models for battery materials discovery and optimization. Citing bothContinue reading “Aionics Unveils Centaur Computing, Sepion Technologies Partnership at International Battery Seminar”

“If you think you have to sample 100 electrolytes until you find one that works…we can come along and say, ‘Well, now it’s 20 you have to try instead of 100,’” Sendek said. “That’s a total win.” – Why EV Battery Makers Need to Start Using Machine Learning, The Electric Should battery makers start usingContinue reading “Aionics Battery AI Partnerships Featured in Steve LeVine’s The Electric”

Last week, Aionics founder and CEO Dr. Austin Sendek spoke about his journey as a climate entrepreneur with Echelon. According to Echelon: Aionics has become a recognized leader in the field of machine learning-accelerated battery design, guiding research efforts at universities, high-visibility battery startups like Form Energy, and large international corporations like Showa Denko inContinue reading “Austin Sendek discusses founding journey on Echelon’s Data-Driven Startup series”

Two members of the Aionics Scientific Advisory Board are celebrating this week. Prof. Chibueze Amanchukwu of UChicago and Prof. Yuzhang Li of UCLA have both received the prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award — one of the nation’s top awards for early-stage faculty members beginning their careers as independent researchers. According to the University of Chicago’s announcement:Continue reading “Aionics advisors Profs. Yuzhang Li and Chibueze Amanchukwu receive NSF CAREER Awards”

Nanoramic® Laboratories, the Boston-based energy storage and advanced materials company, is the latest battery company to adopt the Aionics battery informatics R&D platform. Nanoramic, originally spun out of MIT in 2009, develops energy storage solutions for a variety of applications, ranging from electric vehicles to power tools. Nanoramic developed a proprietary battery technology, Neocarbonix™ atContinue reading “Boston-Based Nanoramic® Laboratories Is the Latest Energy Storage Company to Adopt the Aionics R&D Platform”

The rise of battery informatics has not gone unnoticed by Forbes, who announced the 2022 cohort of 30 Under 30 – Energy last week. The list of 30 North Americans who are “powering a more sustainable future” includes a battery data analyst from Tesla. Stanford University and University of Delaware graduate Dr. Peter Attia wasContinue reading “Battery informatics researcher recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30”

Aionics Chief Scientist Dr. Venkat Viswanathan, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, made a big announcement at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference this week in San Diego. Building on his CMU lab’s first robot “Otto,” Prof. Viswanathan announced new work that introduces a novel workflow coupling robotics to machine-learning for efficient optimizationContinue reading “Aionics Chief Scientist Venkat Viswanathan announces at AABC: new initiative using robotics for automated electrolyte discovery”