As battery technologies go, the world has a love-hate relationship with lithium-ion. On the one hand, breakthroughs in Li-ion designs and construction are responsible for the Tesla Model...
New aluminum air battery could blow past lithium-ion, runs on water
Flexible nanogenerator harvests muscle movement to power mobile devices
The consumer world is becoming powered by mobile devices, but those devices are still powered by being tethered to a wall or a reserve power pack. What...
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launch day: Teardowns, drop tests, long lines, and more
This morning, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus go on sale around the world. Those four million of you who pre-ordered an iPhone 6 or 6...
Software on your smartphone can speed up lithium-ion battery charging by up to 6x
A startup in California, with the rather odd name of Qnovo, says it has developed a new way of rapidly recharging conventional lithium-ion batteries. With Qnovo’s technology,...