Researchers present significant advancements in materials and predictive models vital to energy storage technologies. Innovations include cathode nanoparticles enhancing zinc-ion battery performance, multibranched quinone polymers improving aqueous zinc-ion battery cathodes, co-doping strategies boosting lithium-ion and manganese-ion battery cathode stability, and hybrid miltefosine-silver nanoparticles enhancing Chagas disease treatment synergy. Additionally, novel deep learning and hybrid models advance state-of-health prediction and early fault diagnostics for lithium-ion batteries, with important implications for electric vehicle and renewable energy systems.