ETI 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.
ETI News·Mar 4, 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
ETI 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
EPIC News·Feb 25, 2026

EPIC Clean Air Program Director Christa Hasenkopf Named Inaugural Senior Fellow at the Clean Air Fund

The global philanthropic organisation appointed Christa Hasenkopf alongside María Neira, who led environment and health efforts at the World Health Organization (WHO).
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.
News·Feb 23, 2026

Welcoming Katie Kowal as Director for AI for Weather

Kowal—who previously served as a scientist at NOAA—will oversee large-scale projects and research that drives AI advances in weather forecasting, while expanding AI weather models as a tool for global decision-makers.
EPIC News·Feb 23, 2026

Sphera CEO Paul Marushka Joins EPIC Advisory Group

Marushka joins group drawn from EPIC’s extensive network of experts who provide strategic counsel to EPIC leadership.
EPIC News·Feb 19, 2026

EPIC Announces Brandt Research Fellowship

A gift from Ted Brandt, MBA ‘87, will support early career researchers working with faculty on projects in the fields of energy and environmental economics, markets, and policy, ensuring EPIC continues to drive policy impact on a global scale.
ETI News·Feb 18, 2026

Major advance in dry-electrode EV batteries

via UChicago PME
A new dry-processed electrode architecture shows how skipping the slurry is not only better for the environment and wallet, but for battery performance as well
News·Feb 17, 2026

Institute Scholars Chibueze Amanchukwu and Shaoda Wang Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellow

The Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious honors available to early-career scholars in the social sciences and sciences.