SPARKZ licensing ceremony (IMAGE) DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caption The ORNL research team that developed and licensed a suite of battery technologies to energy storage startup SPARKZ is shown during the official licensing ceremony with ORNL Director Thomas Zacharia. The technologies, designed to eliminate the use of cobalt in lithium-ion batteries, were recognized with a 2021 FLC Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer. Credit ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.