The work had to come first. But Aleel Batts always believed he could lead a team.

Legions of battery engineers and their supporters have sought for years to build batteries cheaper than the dominant lithium-ion technology, hoping to capture some of lithium-ion's $50 billion-a-year ...

David Leon Batts was born on October 13, 1978, in Knoxville to Larry Lavell Batts and Monnie Marie Flack Nolan. He was a graduated of Fulton High School. He is preceded in death by grandparents ...