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Iran’s air defence batteries fire over Tehran as Israel continues to attack | Israel-Iran conflict
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Iran’s air defence batteries fire over Tehran as Israel continues to attack | Israel-Iran conflict

NewsFeed Iran’s air defence batteries have been firing overnight in the capital Tehran to counter a fourth night of Israeli strikes. Iranian officials...

New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time
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New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time

UCLA researchers used tweezers to devise a thin battery for a study introducing a new electron microscopy method that captured images of the...

Zinc–iodine battery delivers double performance of lithium-ion batteries
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Zinc–iodine battery delivers double performance of lithium-ion batteries

Graphical abstract Credit: Joule (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.102000 Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a new dry electrode for aqueous batteries which...

Pixel 6a phones keep catching fire, so Google is going to put limits on their batteries
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Pixel 6a phones keep catching fire, so Google is going to put limits on their batteries

Some Pixel 6a phones have been overheating while charging Google says it will address the issue with a software update The update will...

New metal design for solid-state batteries enables operation at lower pressures
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New metal design for solid-state batteries enables operation at lower pressures

Sun Geun Yoon works in a glove box in McDowell’s laboratory at Georgia Tech. Credit: Christopher McKenney Lithium-ion batteries power everything from electric...

Real-time carbon dioxide monitoring without batteries or external power
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Real-time carbon dioxide monitoring without batteries or external power

Graphical abstract. Credit: Nano Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.110872 A research team has developed a self-powered wireless carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring system. This innovative...

China is racing ahead with sodium-ion batteries – as sea salt becomes the power source for its electric scooter revolution
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China is racing ahead with sodium-ion batteries – as sea salt becomes the power source for its electric scooter revolution

Yadea is forging ahead with a number of sodium-ion powered two-wheelers Sodium will play a key role in China’s wider battery swap systems...

Sustainable, low-cost batteries for the electric vehicles of tomorrow
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Sustainable, low-cost batteries for the electric vehicles of tomorrow

With the new DRYtraec dry transfer technology, electrodes of energy storage cells are coated with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. Credit:...

Smart electrolyte offers dual protection against thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries
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Smart electrolyte offers dual protection against thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries

Illustration of safe battery design: Safe LIBs incorporate a thermoresponsive electrolyte operating normally at room temperature. Credit: IMDEA Materials Institute. IMDEA Materials researchers...