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Scientists develop a way to restore aging EV batteries without breaking them down into raw materials - techspot.com

Publisher description: The work focuses on a common problem in aging lithium-ion batteries: buildup on the electrodes. As batteries are charged and discharged, a layer known as the solid...

NewsAPI | Sep 18, 2026 | Skye Jacobs

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Their method, called Direct Electrode-to-Electrode Regeneration, or DEER, restores worn battery electrodes so they can be used again. The renewed electrodes can then be used to build new battery cells. Untreated degraded batteries lost capacity at a rate of 0. 072% per cycle, compared with 0. 042% per cycle for batteries restored through DEER.

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