University of California, Irvine chemist Reginald Penner and doctoral candidate Mya Le Thai have found a technique that can lengthen the lifespan of nanowire batteries significantly—by coating gold ...

Researchers at Stanford are hard at work trying to create a battery that could keep wind and solar energy flowing even when the sun isn’t shining and the air is still. They’ve just released ...

Imagine a world where the battery on your favorite device doesn't get low anymore. Researchers in Australia may have finally found the key to an everlasting battery. Crave contributor Christopher ...

Rechargeable batteries are great. They allow us to save money by being able to reuse the same set of batteries multiple times, and they're obviously better for the environment than one-use batteries.

Experts in England are proving that decay can, in fact, lead to long life, at least as part of the latest unique battery science coming out of the University of Bristol. That's because a team there is ...

If it wasn't for one, niggling, deal-breaking factor -- reliability -- alternative, renewable energy sources would probably overtake fossil fuels in terms of commercial viability and desirability.

Look around the room -- you probably can count at least five items that require a bulb or battery. Now imagine how much easier (and cheaper) your life would be if there were batteries and light bulbs ...

Right before I disappeared for the July 4 holiday weekend, to a place where posting to this blog wasn't an option, researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, published some data about the ...

This Chinese company claims its nuclear battery will be able to power your phone for 50 years. Creating an everlasting battery is the oldest dream of mankind, along with a perpetual motion machine.