As climate change is exacerbated and existing resources are depleted, the need for
sustainable industries becomes ever so important. Aviation is not an exception. Despite the …

Solid-state batteries (SSBs) are expected to provide higher energy densities, faster charging
performance and greater safety than lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Introducing a solid …

Structural composites and electrochemical energy storage underpin electrification of
transportation, but advances in electric vehicles are shackled by parasitic battery mass. The …

Since the birth of bio-inspired flap**-wing micro air vehicles, a controversial topic, ie,
whether and to what extent a flap** wing can outperform conventional micro rotors, has …

The development of light-weight batteries has a great potential value for mobile applications,
including electric vehicles and electric aircraft. Along with increasing energy density, another …

Engineering materials that can store electrical energy in structural load paths can
revolutionize lightweight design across transport modes. Stiff and strong batteries that use …

Integration of lithium‐ion batteries into fiber‐polymer composite structures so as to
simultaneously carry mechanical loads and store electrical energy offer great potential to …

The concept of multifunctional hybrid composites has generated considerable research
interest in the past two decades. A very significant advancement in this area has been the …

Structural composite energy storage devices (SCESDs) which enable both structural
mechanical load bearing (sufficient stiffness and strength) and electrochemical energy …

Currently, structural lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) typically use carbon fibers (CFs) as
multifunctional anode materials to provide both Li+ storage and high mechanical strength …