Battery energy storage systems that suck up cheap power during periods of low demand, then discharge it at a profit during ...

A solid—rather than liquid—electrolyte between the opposite electrodes of a battery should, in theory, enable a rechargeable ...

Crucially, the silver remained in its positively charged ionic form rather than becoming metallic again. The researchers ...

Optical-based smoke alarms use light instead. They are slightly better at detecting the large smoke particles created by slow ...

It's difficult to form a protective coating that prolongs battery life at the battery's cathode, but there may be a low-cost ...

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a key materials technology that accelerates the ...

Researchers risk fire, explosion or poisoning by allowing AI to design experiments, warn scientists. Some 19 different AI ...

The science pros at TKOR test whether water balloons burst inside a vacuum chamber. Justice Department accuses judge of ...

A new material makes lithium batteries longer-lasting and more efficient—great news for electric cars and clean energy storage.

China's Tiangong space station has been the setting for an innovative experiment on lithium-ion batteries, conducted by the three astronauts of the ...

Li-ion batteries are critical in energy storage, but their increasing energy density has led to worries about their safety.

SnotBot: a drone fitted with six petri dishes that collect a whale’s snot by flying over the animal as it surfaces and ...