An innovative approach to battery materials could bring sodium-ion energy density and charging speeds far closer to those of ...

Solid-state batteries are an old technology, but they have only been used for very small devices like hearing aids and ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin The big drawback with wind and solar energy is they don’t produce any power when the wind doesn’t blow ...

Scientists may have found an unexpected way to break down “forever chemicals”—by borrowing chemistry from failing lithium-ion ...

Solid-state batteries could store more energy and charge faster than today’s batteries, but they tend to crack and fail over ...

A battery that charges fast, holds more energy, and stays safer under stress has become a kind of modern promise. You hear it ...

A solid – rather than liquid – electrolyte between the opposite electrodes of a battery should, in theory, enable a ...

The Li-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric cars are usually packed in rigid, sealed enclosures that prevent stresses from damaging their components and keep air from ...

As the owner of a 3-year-old laptop, I feel the finite lifespan of lithium batteries acutely. It’s still a great machine, but the cost of a battery replacement would take me a significant way down the ...

Why your iPhone isn't powered by a solid-state battery yet - even though it beats lithium-ion ...

In the past couple of years, we have seen a monumental shift in the battery technology employed in mass-market machines and gadgets. In the automobile segment, the likes of Volkswagen and Nissan have ...