When a company claims to have created what’s essentially the holy grail of batteries, there are bound to be some questions. Interest has been swirling since Donut Lab, a Finnish company, announced ...

The BetaVolt BV100 nuclear battery uses nickel-63 to last 50 years. However, its 100-microwatt output is too weak to power modern smartphones.

VTT testing says Donut Lab’s “solid-state” battery likely matches lithium-ion; energy density measured at 298 Wh/kg, claims ...

We took the major laptop processors (so far) in 2025 and asked them to stream "One Piece" from Netflix until they ran out of ...

Snapdragon X processors mark Qualcomm's leap into premium Windows laptops, combining ARM efficiency with multi-core performance rivaling Intel and AMD. Launched in 2024, X Elite and X Plus chips ...

Expect to see new chemistries hitting the roads, a shifting policy landscape, and a renewed focus on cost and performance. MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, ...

To combat rising lithium prices, Chinese battery manufacturers are pushing for new types of battery chemistries, including sodium-ion. CATL unveiled its first sodium-ion battery, “Naxtra,” during its ...

It’s time to stop pretending Chinese-made cars will ever cross the Pacific with their radically low prices intact. U.S. legislators and automaker lobbyists aren’t going to let that happen any time ...

Sustainability: News about the rapidly growing climate tech sector and other areas of innovation to protect our planet. SEE MORE by Lisa Stiffler on Jan 22, 2026 at 8:00 am January 22, 2026 at 10:21 ...

THE symbolism was clear last June when Emmanuel Macron, surrounded by factory workers, held up a sleek lithium battery in his right hand and a mining lamp in his left. He was in Douai, a northern ...

It may be possible to extend the life of lithium-ion batteries using standard, low-cost chemistry. Lithium-ion batteries consist of a negative anode and a positive cathode with a porous separator ...

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