A new water-based battery design is safer and more energy-efficient than traditional lithium-ion batteries, Chinese researchers claim. The water-battery has a lifetime of over 1,000 charge-discharge ...

Most of us rarely stop to think about what’s actually powering our devices. We plug them in, watch for a little charging icon or indicator to light up, and hope the battery survives another long day.

(Yicai) Jan. 7 -- A novel experiment on the fundamental science of lithium-ion batteries has been carried out aboard China's ...

When a heat wave hits New York City, many customers can soon expect a message from Con Ed, asking customers to conserve energy. The reason is to protect the heat-strained electric grid, which, when ...

Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.