Moran Balaish

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Moran Balaish is a rising leader in the field of energy storage, with a particular focus on the design and development of advanced solid-state batteries. Her research bridges fundamental materials science and practical device engineering, aiming to create batteries that are not only safer and more energy-dense but also mechanically customizable. Her most-cited work, "Customizable solid-state batteries toward shape-conformal and structural power supplies" (2022), has already garnered 35 citations, reflecting its timely and transformative impact. In this study, Balaish and her team pioneered strategies to fabricate solid-state batteries that can be shaped to fit unconventional form factors—enabling integration into wearable electronics, biomedical implants, and structural components of vehicles or buildings. This work addresses a critical bottleneck in battery design: the trade-off between performance and mechanical flexibility. By demonstrating that solid-state electrolytes can be tailored for both ionic conductivity and structural integrity, Balaish has opened new pathways for power sources that are not just energy storage devices but active, load-bearing elements. Her contributions are shaping the next generation of "structural power supplies," where the battery itself becomes part of the device's architecture.