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Harvard University today launched The Grid , an initiative aimed at speeding up the translation of innovations from university labs into commercially…

Initiative includes translational funding, mentorship, and programming to foster commercialization of innovations by researchers in engineering and the physical sciences

The new initiative is designed to help speed up the translation of innovations from University labs into startups that bring to market products and services addressing climate change, alternative energy, sustainability, and other global challenges.

What is an Accelerator? A startup accelerator is a company that provides support, both financially and as an educational mentorship, to startup companies. Multiple startup companies typically will be involved with the accelerator as they work to accelerate the early stages of their companies.  The learning curve for startups usually takes years, but an accelerator program attempts to teach it all in a few months. Accelerator companies usually take an equity percentage of the startup in exchang...

Share This The FINANCIAL -- Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but today’s lithium-ion batteries fall short of what’s needed — they’re too heavy, too expensive and take too long to charge. According to Harvard University, for decades, researchers have tried to harness the potential of solid-state, lithium-metal batteries, which hold substantially more energy in the same volume and charge in a fraction of the time compa...

Stable, Lithium-Metal Solid-State Battery can be Charged, Discharged Many Times Written by AZoMMay 13 2021 Quick-charging and long-lasting batteries are crucial to expand the electric vehicle sector but despite this fact, the current generation of lithium-ion batteries does not meet this requirement because they are extremely costly, quite bulky, and take a considerable amount of time to charge. The first electrolyte (green) is more stable with lithium but prone to dendrite penetration. The sec...

 E-Mail Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but todays lithium-ion batteries fall short of whats needed -- theyre too heavy, too expensive and take too long to charge. For decades, researchers have tried to harness the potential of solid-state, lithium-metal batteries, which hold substantially more energy in the same volume and charge in a fraction of the time compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries. "A lithium-metal bat...