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.
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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