Coherent Awarded Phase 2 of IARPA RESILIENCE Program for HighEnergy Rechargeable LithiumSulfur Batteries

PITTSBURGH, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in engineered materials, today announced that it was awarded Phase 2 of its high-energy rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery development contract with the U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), under the multiyear Robust Energy Sources for Intelligence Logistics In Extreme, Novel, and Challenging Environments (RESILIENCE) program. This follows the successful completion of Phase 1 of the program, which was awarded in October 2021. The goal of RESILIENCE is to increase energy densities by up to 2x and calendar life by up to 10x beyond the performance of…