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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...

Physics-informed neural network significantly boosts battery diagnostics
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Physics-informed neural network significantly boosts battery diagnostics

NREL’s battery researchers are turning to cutting-edge artificial intelligence models to optimize battery performance for a new generation of energy storage. Credit: Werner...

Panasonic launches a screw-tight battery laptop with 34-hour idle time and a retro round touchpad
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Panasonic launches a screw-tight battery laptop with 34-hour idle time and a retro round touchpad

Panasonic’s Let’s Note SC weighs under a kilo, yet packs a removable battery and Gigabit LAN port Includes a 56Wh battery held by...

Researchers uncover how magnesium boosts solid-state battery safety and longevity
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Researchers uncover how magnesium boosts solid-state battery safety and longevity

Operando SEM of Li and Li-Mg anodes during stripping. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59567-8 Low-battery anxiety may soon be a little less...

New battery and power systems aim to advance electric and hybrid aircraft
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New battery and power systems aim to advance electric and hybrid aircraft

The company’s line of emergency batteries can be used in Embraer aircraft as well as in jets produced by other manufacturers. Credit: Daniel...

Neural networks speed up search for solid-state battery materials for safer electric cars with extended range
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Neural networks speed up search for solid-state battery materials for safer electric cars with extended range

Machine learning speeds up a key stage in the search for materials for protective electrolyte coatings for solid-state batteries, a promising energy storage...

Wish your Windows 11 laptop had better battery life? Microsoft is working on a new power-saving trick that could really help
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Wish your Windows 11 laptop had better battery life? Microsoft is working on a new power-saving trick that could really help

Windows 11 has a new power-saving feature in testing It kicks in when you leave your laptop for a period of time While...

Meaco’s nifty new portable fan has an easily replaceable battery, so it can keep you cool for many summers to come
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Meaco’s nifty new portable fan has an easily replaceable battery, so it can keep you cool for many summers to come

Meaco has launched a new portable fan with one very welcome upgrade: the battery can be removed and replaced. That means it should...

‘Space charge layer’ effect could boost solid-state battery performance
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‘Space charge layer’ effect could boost solid-state battery performance

Researchers discovered that the mixing of small particles between two solid electrolytes can generate an effect called a “space charge layer,” an accumulation...