A new water-based battery design is safer and more energy-efficient than traditional lithium-ion batteries, Chinese researchers claim. The water-battery has a lifetime of over 1,000 charge-discharge ...

We're going "Back to School" today, revisiting a classic at-home experiment that turns lemons into batteries — powerful enough to turn on a clock or a small lightbulb. But how does the science driving ...

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CU Boulder researchers are exploring the use of sodium-ion batteries as an alternative to lithium-based energy storage. While sodium is abundant and could help address supply chain issues linked to ...

Early experiments have revealed significant benefits to a dry battery manufacturing process. This eliminates the use of toxic solvents while showing promise for delivering a battery that is durable, ...

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Choosing the right power cells to get compact devices up and running is as simple as selecting something off this list. By Bob Beacham, By Brandt Ranj Published Feb 23, 2024 4:00 PM EST We may earn ...

As part of the goal of tackling climate change, more and more people are using electric vehicles, which produce just a fraction of the carbon dioxide emissions as their gasoline-powered counterparts.

Atomic batteries powered by radioisotopes were one of the first dreams of the Atomic Age, but the dream has taken a long time to turn into reality. Most atomic batteries have produced too little ...