This Surprising Trick Could Make Your Lithium-Ion Batteries Last 50% Longer
Charging batteries at high currents may be the key to extending their lifespan.
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Water-powered electric field bandage can help long-term wounds heal faster
Cheap, hi-tech bandages may be coming soon to a hospital near you.
Revolutionary EV Battery Promises 1,000-Mile Range
New battery technology could extend EV range and lifespan, boosting resale value.
Sodium-ion hybrid batteries could recharge EVs in seconds
By combining traditional battery and supercapacitor tech, researchers have developed a super 'Frankenstein' battery that combines the best of both ...
This implantable battery powers itself exclusively with the body’s own oxygen
The output is still very low, but for the first time we have something than can harness oxygen to power ...
You’d never have to charge your phone again with these tiny nuclear batteries that last 50 years. But are we ready for them?
Beijing's Betavolt claims a 50-year maintenance-free, nuclear battery.
This rechargeable battery is made from food and yes, you can eat it.
It operates at 0.65 V, a voltage low enough not to create problems in the human body.
Heating layer helps any electric vehicle battery charge in just 10 minutes
A rather simply design tweak could have a massive impact on EV adoption.
Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago. We’re still looking to them for the next revolution in battery technology
One species of eel can discharge 860 volts of electricity – that’s 200-fold higher than the top voltage of a ...
Scientist accidentally invents a rechargeable battery that could virtually last forever
Could this be an everlasting battery?
Polymer-coated red bricks could turn your entire home into a battery
A novel polymer coating turns the familiar red bricks into blue semiconductors.
The UK may soon get its first cryogenic energy battery
Energy storage company Highview Power has announced its intention to build a cryogenic energy storage facility in the north of ...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to trio that created today’s lithium-ion batteries
Whenever you poke at your phone, hit the power button on your laptop, or start your Tesla, know that the ...
The million-mile battery promised by Tesla is here
Elon Musk promised a battery that could take an e-vehicle a million miles and last for years at a time. ...
Tesla’s new batteries could last for one million miles or two decades of energy storage
The breakthrough could enable Tesla to launch a mega fleet of autonomous 'robo taxis'.
Breakthrough could double energy density of lithium-ion batteries
A new polymer incorporated into Li-ion batteries could dramatically improve their performance.
The North Sea could become the UK’s largest battery — one that lasts for the whole winter
It would be green, too!
Australia opens first off-the-grid, solar-powered classroom, using Tesla battery
It's still early days, but this is a promising technology.
New cathode might triple energy storage of lithium-ion batteries
A new step forward in our transition towards renewable energy.
Opportunity braves the worst sand storm it’s ever faced, might not make it
Come on Mars, why you gotta be like this?
New lithium-ion battery operates at -70 C, a record low
This will make electric car drivers in Siberia very happy.
Scientists add asphalt to lithium batteries that charge up to 20 times faster
You could say these researchers took a faster road.
New water-based lithium-ion battery will never explode in your face
Someone send Samsung the memo.
Scientists develop spit-activated battery
The battery could power critical electronics like diagnostic sensors in developing countries.
Solid energy — how batteries power the world
Power in the palm of your hand.
Self-healing battery pulls itself back together if you cut it in half — still delivers electricity
These electronics just won't die.
New storage device combines attributes of both capacitors and batteries
The best of both worlds
Origami battery that runs on a few drops of water could revolutionize biosensors
This disposable battery runs on bacteria and folds like an origami ninja star. Sold!
Promising Zn-Mn battery can store a lot of energy, far cheaper than Lithium-ion
Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a way to reliably produce batteries that are very cheap, but can ...
Bread mold could build the batteries of the future
A study into a strain of red bread mold could revolutionize our rechargeable battery technology. The paper's findings could be ...
This simple code can increase your smartphone battery life by 16% – and yes, it’s free
Researchers at Purdue University in the US have developed a new tool for Android users that could increase your battery ...
Remember the Tesla batteries that could take your house off the grid? Now, Tesla’s back with more
In March, we were telling you about Tesla Motors' new development, a new battery that could take your home off ...
Samsung almost doubled the capacity of lithium-ion batteries by adding graphene
Paired with recent advances in graphene deposition and manufacturing, this sort of tech of could very well end up powering ...
Mercedes’ own response to Tesla’s home battery
Daimler, the giant auto maker from Germany, is releasing its own version of a large-storage battery on the heel's of ...
This new $2.50 device extends disposable battery life by 800% – will hit the market in September
A simple, cheap device could extend disposable battery life eight-fold; it suits all batteries from AAA to D and it works ...
Soft, squishy and powerful: The Royal Institute of Technology creates batteries from trees
A team of researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stanford University has developed a method for making ...
New Aluminum-ion battery fully charges in under a minute – 100 times faster than your laptop
Renewable energy and electric vehicles not only need high density storage mediums to become successful, but ones that can be ...
IBM develops device which could power slums with used laptop batteries
An IBM team analyzed a sample of discarded batteries and found that they can still be used and can still ...
This new battery can fully charge your smartphone in 30 seconds
An Israeli company has developed a battery that can charge a smartphone in just 30 seconds; to make things even more ...
Nuclear battery that uses water-based solution lasts longer and is more efficient
Nuclear batteries might soon prove to be important in generating energy for isolated systems where longevity is a key factor. ...
One single scrap car battery could be turned into solar cells that power 30 homes
One single lead-iron battery could be used to build enough solar panels to power 30 homes. Image: MIT Lead-acid car ...
New lithium-ion battery cathode can withstand 25,000 cycles. Your laptop battery only has 300
This wasn't an easy tasks since the researchers identified hundreds of potential candidate compounds.
Why your battery is dying – the answer could vastly improve battery life
Lithium-ion batteries are the most used rechargeable batteries in the world. If you've owned a smartphone or laptop for more ...
Silly Putty ingredient helps improve batteries
Photo: momfabfun.com When you think about Silly Putty toys, the last thing that comes to mind is high-tech. A group ...
Organic flow battery may help usher renewable energy
A prototype of the flow battery developed at Harvard. (c) Eliza Grinnell, SEAS Communications One of the biggest arguments against ...
Synthetic ‘supercapacitor’ material combines rapid energy storage and release
Illustration of form of nobium oxide synthesized by UCLA researchers (UCLA/Nature Materials) Scientists at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of ...
Stretchy electronics grow even further with flexible batteries
The team tested their battery by stretching it 300% while it powered an LED lamp. In just a couple of ...
‘Green’ batteries made from a red dye plant as an alternative to toxic batteries
Purpurin, left, extracted from madder root, center, is chemically lithiated, right, for use as an organic cathode in batteries. (c) ...
