MANTENO, IL—Gotion Inc. plans to build a $2 billion factory here that will mass-produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

MARIBOR, Slovenia—H2FLY GmbH recently completed the world’s first piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen.

Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using aluminum to improve lithium-ion batteries.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany—ZF has developed an electric motor for cars and trucks that does not require magnets.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), which is officially known as UL Solutions, has now turned its expertise to electric vehicle batteries and charging stations.

Engineers at LS Cable & Systems Ltd. recently developed a new high-strength aluminum wire that boasts an enhanced strength over traditional materials.

Cobots are one of the hottest trends in factory automation.

Highly articulated motion enables more functionality and versatility.

Quickness and floor space reduction make up for a lack of payload capacity.

Several start-ups, such as Redwire Space, Space Forge Ltd. and Varda Space Industries, hope to ramp up activity over the next two years.