Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical cell includes an electroactive material and an electrolyte that includes a lithium-salt additive and a solvent. The electroactive material is represented by: xLi2MnO3·(1?x)LiMO2 where M is a transition metal selected from the group consisting of: nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), and combinations thereof and 0.01?x?0.99. The solvent is selected from the group consisting of: ethylene carbonate (EC), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), ethylmethylcarbonate (EMC), ethylmethylcarbonate (EMC), ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), vinyl ethylene carbonate (VEC), tetramethylene sulfone (TMS), ethyl methyl sulfone (EMS), acetonitrile (AN), butyronitrile (BN), and combinations thereof. The electrolyte includes between about 0.001 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of the lithium-salt additive and has an overall salt concentration between about 0.1 mol/L and about 10 mol/L.

Abstract: A battery electrode for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is described and includes: a first separator layer including a first side and a second side; a first conductive porous layer located on the first side of the first separator layer; and an active material layer to cycle lithium ions and including a first side and a second side, where the first side of the active material layer is in contact with the first conductive porous layer.

Abstract: An electrode assembly for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided. The electrode includes a current collector, a binder material layer disposed on or near a surface of the current collector, and an electroactive material layer disposed on or near a surface of the binder material layer that faces away from the current collector. The electroactive material layer includes a plurality of electroactive material particles having an average specific surface area greater than or equal to about 1 m2/g to less than or equal to about 30 m2/g, and average particle size greater than or equal to about 0.1 micrometer to less than or equal to about 10 micrometers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrode for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions. The electrode includes a silicon-containing electroactive material, a first carbon additive having a first aspect ratio greater than or equal to about 1 to less than or equal to about 3, a second carbon additive having a second aspect ratio greater than or equal to about 3 to less than or equal to about 500, and a third carbon additive having a third aspect ratio greater than or equal to about 20 to less than or equal to about 10,000. The electrode includes between about 80 wt. % and about 97 wt. % of the silicon-containing electroactive material, between about 0.5 wt. % and about 15 wt. % of the first carbon additive, between about 0.1 wt. % and about 15 wt. % of the second carbon additive, and between about 0.01 wt. % and about 5 wt. % of the third carbon additive.

Abstract: In a method of making a negative electrode for an electrochemical cell of a secondary lithium battery, a precursor mixture is prepared that includes electrochemically active Li—Si alloy particles, electrically conductive carbon particles, and an inert polymer binder dissolved in a nonpolar organic solvent.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition for use in a battery system including a silicon-based negative electrode having active material particles is provided. The electrolyte composition includes a polar solvent selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, sulfolane, ?-butyrolactone, and combinations thereof and at least one lithium salt dissolved in the polar solvent at a concentration of at least 2 moles of the at least one lithium salt per 1 liter of the polar solvent. The at least one lithium salt and the polar solvent add dipoles to the electrolyte composition configured for reducing an electric field present at a surface of each of the active material particles in the silicon-based negative electrode of the battery system.

Abstract: A negative electrode is provided herein as well as methods for preparing negative electrodes and electrochemical cells including the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a first electroactive material, an electrically conductive material, and a polymeric binder. The first electroactive material includes silicon-containing particles having an average particle diameter of at least about 1 ?m, and the electrically conductive material includes graphene nanoplatelets. The polymeric binder includes a polyimide, a polyamide, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylic acid, a salt of polyacrylic acid, polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Methods for forming vascular components include providing a composite sacrificial body comprising a first sacrificial material having an outer surface and a second sacrificial material applied to at least a portion of the outer surface, molding a solid substrate around the composite sacrificial body, removing the first sacrificial material by deflagration such that at least a portion of the second sacrificial material remains in the same orientation relative to the substrate as originally molded, and subsequently removing the second sacrificial material by a non-deflagration process to form a vascular component. The second sacrificial material can include a phase change material, a syntactic foam including hollow beads bound together with a polymeric binder or a sintered aggregation of hollow beads, a polymeric foam, a water-soluble resin, or an aerogel. The non-deflagration process can include mechanical pulverization, contacting the second sacrificial material with a solvent or chemical etching agent.

Abstract: An environment interactive system includes: a first camera capturing first images of an area external to the vehicle; a second camera capturing second images of an area interior to the vehicle; a telematics control module determining a geographical location of the vehicle; a viewing device displaying items adjacent to, on or in front of detected objects and in a FOV of an occupant. The items correspond to the detected objects; and an infotainment module. The infotainment module: detects the objects based on the first images and the location of the vehicle; based on the second images, tracks at least one of a location of an eye of the occupant or a location of a body part of the occupant other than the eye; and based on the location of the eye and the location of the body part, displays the items via the viewing device in the FOV.

Abstract: A positive electrode including positive electrode active material particles, a polymeric binder, a polymeric dispersant, and a combination of electrically conductive carbon additive types. The combination of electrically conductive carbon additive types includes carbon particles, graphene sheet stacks, and carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A cathode structure for a battery includes a substrate having an electrically conductive surface and an electrode deposited onto the electrically conductive surface. The electrode is made of two or more electrode materials, including (i) one or more active materials, and (ii) specified weight percentage ranges of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (“MWCNTs”), or milled carbon fibers (“MCFs”), or a mixture of MWCNTs and MCFs. Using the specified weight percentage ranges, the electrode may be produced with a thickness of greater than 120 ?m. Also disclosed are a slurry formulation for producing thick electrodes for a battery, and a method of fabricating a cathode structure for a battery.

Abstract: A gaming system of a vehicle includes: a game application embodying an interactive game and stored in memory; a sensor of a vehicle configured to determine a present condition while the vehicle is moving; a gaming module of the vehicle, the gaming module configured to, while the vehicle is moving: execute the game application; display a virtual environment of the interactive game via one or more displays in the vehicle; output sound of the interactive game via one or more speakers in the vehicle; control action within the virtual environment of the interactive game based on user input received via one or more input devices of the vehicle; and adjust one or more characteristics of the virtual environment of the interactive game based on the present condition.

Abstract: In a method of making a negative electrode for an electrochemical cell of a secondary lithium battery, a precursor mixture is prepared that includes electrochemically active Li—Si alloy particles, electrically conductive carbon particles, and an inert polymer binder dissolved in a nonpolar organic solvent.

Abstract: Methods for forming channels within a substrate include molding a sacrificial component directly into the substrate and igniting the sacrificial component to deflagrate of the sacrificial component and form a channel in the substrate. The sacrificial component can include oxidizing agents such as chlorates, perchlorates, nitrates, dichromates, nitramides, and/or sulfates imbedded in a polymeric matrix, and the oxidizing agents can be 30 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the sacrificial component. The sacrificial component can further include one or more of unoxidized metal powder fuels, flammable gas-filled polymeric bubbles, one or more metallocenes and/or one or more metal oxide particles, one or more polymers with nitroester, nitro, azido, and/or nitramine functional groups, one or more burn rate suppressants such as oxamide, ammonium sulphate, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, and ammonium chloride, and non-combustible hollow bubbles and/or inert particles.

Abstract: A negative electrode is provided herein as well as methods for preparing negative electrodes and electrochemical cells including the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a first electroactive material, an electrically conductive material, and a polymeric binder. The first electroactive material includes silicon-containing particles having an average particle diameter of at least about 1 ?m, and the electrically conductive material includes graphene nanoplatelets.

Abstract: An entertainment system of a vehicle includes: a plurality of cameras configured to capture images around an exterior of the vehicle; one or more displays; and an entertainment module configured to: based on the images, generate panoramic video; and display the panoramic video within the vehicle via the one or more displays.

Abstract: An entertainment system of a vehicle includes: a plurality of cameras configured to capture images around an exterior of the vehicle; one or more displays; and an entertainment module configured to: based on the images, generate panoramic video; and display the panoramic video within the vehicle via the one or more displays.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising disposing a slurry comprising an organic binder, an optional conductive filler, an optional solvent and an active material on a current collector; wherein the active material comprises a labile metal ion; removing the optional solvent to form a dry electrode; firing the dry electrode at a temperature of at least 200° C.; and carbonizing the organic binder to form a carbonized layer.

Abstract: An environment interactive system includes: a first camera capturing first images of an area external to the vehicle; a second camera capturing second images of an area interior to the vehicle; a telematics control module determining a geographical location of the vehicle; a viewing device displaying items adjacent to, on or in front of detected objects and in a FOV of an occupant. The items correspond to the detected objects; and an infotainment module. The infotainment module: detects the objects based on the first images and the location of the vehicle; based on the second images, tracks at least one of a location of an eye of the occupant or a location of a body part of the occupant other than the eye; and based on the location of the eye and the location of the body part, displays the items via the viewing device in the FOV.

Abstract: A gaming system of a vehicle includes: a game application embodying an interactive game and stored in memory; a sensor of a vehicle configured to determine a present condition while the vehicle is moving; a gaming module of the vehicle, the gaming module configured to, while the vehicle is moving: execute the game application; display a virtual environment of the interactive game via one or more displays in the vehicle; output sound of the interactive game via one or more speakers in the vehicle; control action within the virtual environment of the interactive game based on user input received via one or more input devices of the vehicle; and adjust one or more characteristics of the virtual environment of the interactive game based on the present condition.