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 ...
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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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Silly Putty ingredient helps improve batteries
Photo: momfabfun.com When you think about Silly Putty toys, the last thing that comes to mind ...
Organic flow battery may help usher renewable energy
A prototype of the flow battery developed at Harvard. (c) Eliza Grinnell, SEAS Communications One of ...
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 ...
Stretchy electronics grow even further with flexible batteries
The team tested their battery by stretching it 300% while it powered an LED lamp. In ...
‘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 ...
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