Lithium-ion batteries revolutionized the world when Sony brought them to the mass market in 1991. Compared to previous rechargeable battery technology, they were lighter, more energy-dense, last ...

Why your phone charges quickly one day but slowly the next, or why electric cars still take an hour or more to charge, is a matter of how lithium ions move into a battery’s electrodes. Scientists ...

The Chinese startup has begun mass-producing two types of sodium-ion batteries and plans to launch a third this month.

A new study could guide the design of more powerful and faster charging lithium-ion batteries. MIT researchers measured ...

Battery technology researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) recently published studies that address some of the ...

Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis looks at ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- Santa Clara County Fire says it has not yet determined the cause of the battery fire that destroyed a Tesla Model S earlier this week in Los Gatos. In the meantime, an ...

Despite the rumors, there isn’t a silicon-carbon battery in the iPhone Air. Apple’s decision to stick with trusty old ...

Researchers at MIT have made a discovery that could lead to significantly faster-charging electric cars and devices.The breakthrough relates to the fundamental reaction at the core of all lithium-ion ...

ABTC says the partnership offers more sources of lithium-ion batteries to recycle, namely through Call2Recycle’s ...