How to extend your phone's battery life
As mobile phone users, all we want is enough battery life to last the day. Frustratingly, the older the device, the less power it seems to have.
View ArticleSaliva-powered battery could be helpful in extreme conditions
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed the next step in microbial fuel cells (MFCs): a battery activated by spit that can be used in extreme conditions where...
View ArticleIV and cellular fluids power flexible batteries
Researchers in China have engineered bendable batteries that can run on body-inspired liquids such as normal IV saline solution and cell-culture medium. In their work, published August 10 in the...
View ArticleZinc-air batteries: Three-stage method could revolutionise rechargeability
University of Sydney researchers have found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks preventing zinc-air batteries from overtaking conventional lithium-ion batteries as the power source of...
View ArticleNever mind the iPhone X, battery life could soon take a great leap forward
Another suite of Apple iPhones, another media frenzy. Much has been written about the $999/£999 iPhone X, the demise of the home button, the "face ID" function, wireless charging and so on. Somewhere...
View ArticleStep towards better 'beyond lithium' batteries
A step towards new "beyond lithium" rechargeable batteries with superior performance has been made by researchers at the University of Bath.
View ArticleTesla patent talk: A battery-swapping system
(Tech Xplore)—Tesla has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademark Office, titled "Battery Swapping System and Techniques."
View ArticleEnd of the road for traditional vehicles? Here are the facts
New sales of petrol and diesel cars will be banned by 2040 in the UK, which has since been joined by France. Sweden and Scotland will impose the ban by 2032, and Norway by 2025. Coupled with increasing...
View ArticleWe should start planning for large lithium-ion battery demand, say materials...
The key materials that make up lithium-ion batteries, including manganese, nickel, and graphite, likely have sufficient supply to meet the anticipated long-term growth in demand for electric vehicles...
View ArticleUK grid power balance to get support from 10MW battery
(Tech Xplore)—A battery installation at a UK biomass power plant is making news this month. Supporters call it an important recognition of the "enormous potential for battery solutions" in the UK. The...
View ArticlePatent talk: Amazon looks at drones juicing up electric vehicles
(Tech Xplore)—Electric vehicles inspire a key question for a prospective buyer, and that is, what's the deal with battery life? Range? How far do I sit back in the car without leaning forward to fret...
View ArticleBattery innovations could spread renewable energy
In Edmond Hamilton's 1940 novella Revolt On The Tenth World, the science fiction author describes "solid power … the most super-valuable substance in the Solar System." Solid power is "compressed...
View ArticleNew maturation process for lithium-ion batteries increases performance 10-fold
Sometimes you can find simple solutions to complex problems, as demonstrated by the team of INRS's Dr. Lionel Roué, which cleverly improved the performance of silicon-based electrodes for lithium-ion...
View ArticleFlexible batteries a highlight for smart dental aids
Smart 3D-printed braces that incorporate nontoxic batteries and lights could reduce the time and costs involved in realigning and straightening teeth.
View ArticleResearchers introduce novel catalyst for rechargeable metal-air batteries
Research in lithium-ion batteries has opened up a plethora of possibilities in the development of next-generation batteries. In particular, the metal-air batteries with significantly greater energy...
View ArticleEngineers develop new material for better lithium-ion batteries
The batteries we use every day may soon become cheaper, smaller and lighter. Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a family of anode...
View ArticleTaming 'dendrites' could bring better lithium-ion batteries
Researchers have learned the mechanisms behind a common type of failure in lithium-ion batteries caused by the formation and growth of "dendrites," findings that could aid in the design of...
View ArticleScientists develop safer, more durable lithium-ion battery that can operate...
Lithium-ion batteries have become the energy storage method of choice for consumer electronics and military and aerospace systems alike. But potential safety hazards associated with the organic...
View ArticleA lithium-ion battery inspired by safety glass
Researchers in the United States have modified the design of lithium-ion batteries to include slits along the electrodes, a feature which may mitigate the risk of battery failure during automobile...
View ArticleTesla's enormous battery amazes in quick outage response
Tesla Motors' grid storage battery in South Australia, switched on at just the beginning of December, has already shown it is up to the job of serving as a backup system in South Australia. Its quick...
View ArticleBattery leverages both iron and oxygen to drive more lithium ions
On paper, it doesn't seem like Christopher Wolverton's super lithium-rich battery should work. For one, the novel battery uses iron, an inexpensive metal that has notoriously failed in batteries. And...
View ArticleTen year runtime from coin cell battery is CES talking point in smart home chip
Ahead of CES in Las Vegas, it had not been difficult to predict that components and gadgets in the smart home category would be part of the mix.
View ArticleSurprising discovery could lead to better batteries
A collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has observed an unexpected phenomenon in lithium-ion batteries—the most common type of battery...
View ArticleForever Battery a compelling talking point at CES
Well, this lead was impressive, coming from a tech watcher who if you read his articles regularly know that he does not swoon easily. Andrew Liszewski, Gizmodo. "After covering CES for 10 years,...
View ArticleUsing crumpled graphene balls to make better batteries
Lithium metal-based batteries have the potential to turn the battery industry upside down. With the theoretically ultra-high capacity of lithium metal used by itself, this new type of battery could...
View ArticleNew metal-mesh membrane could solve longstanding problems and lead to...
A type of battery first invented nearly five decades ago could catapult to the forefront of energy storage technologies, thanks to a new finding by researchers at MIT and other institutions. The...
View ArticleAdding graphene girders to silicon electrodes could double the life of...
New research led by WMG, at the University of Warwick has found an effective approach to replacing graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries using silicon, by reinforcing the anode's structure...
View ArticleClosing the loop on battery recycling
A novel model developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory allows industry, the Department and others to gauge the impact of recycling batteries in electric vehicles....
View ArticleEngineers develop flexible lithium battery for wearable electronics
The rapid development of flexible and wearable electronics is giving rise to an exciting range of applications, from smart watches and flexible displays—such as smart phones, tablets, and TV—to smart...
View ArticleNovel metal-oxide magnesium battery for high-density energy storage
A multi-institution team of scientists led by Texas A&M University chemist Sarbajit Banerjee has discovered an exceptional metal-oxide magnesium battery cathode material, moving researchers one...
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