Natron’s sodium-ion dream dies after 12 years
Battery startup collapses after investors refuse to cough up more cash
US sodium-ion battery outfit Natron has shut up shop this week, ending its 12-year attempt to make the chemistry a commercial reality.
Microsoft tweaks Windows 11 to squeeze more laptop battery life
Windows 11 gets smarter with adaptive energy saver mode
Software King of the World, Microsoft is tinkering with a new Windows 11 feature that promises to stretch laptop battery life without making your screen look dim and miserable.
Chinese boffins create 'Miracle Injection' to make batteries last 18 Years
Means EVs can last 20 years without a battery replacement
Chinese boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs, having developed an "injection" that could extend the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries by over six times.
Pixel 4a users face unexplained battery woes
Bit of a mess
Many Pixel 4a owners are experiencing drastically reduced battery life following an unusual update for this end-of-life phone.
OnePlus 13 now official with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
New screen, larger battery, and triple Hasselblad camera system
OnePlus has now officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 13, equipping it with the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, flagship BOE OLED screen, large 6,000mAh battery, and triple-sensor Hasselblad-branded rear camera system.
Charged with damage
Laptop battery blunder
Keeping a laptop plugged in is a one-way ticket to Tech Trouble Town.
Lithium-ion battery inventor finally runs down
At age 100
The splendidly named inventor of the lithium-ion battery, John B. Goodenough has died. He was 100.
Never mind snakes, it is phones you have to worry about on planes
Numbers of fires up over the last five years
A CBS News Investigation has discovered that lithium-Ion battery fires on aircraft have increased by 42 per cent over the last five years.
Italians make edible batteries
Getting a pizza of battery development
A team of researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Milan recently created a fully rechargeable battery using nontoxic edible components.
Boffins can recycle lithium-ion batteries with water
Cells with glue-like binders
Boffins at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a new material that allows old lithium-ion cells to be recycled with just water. And it could soon make battery recycling cheaper and safer.