15-03-30 New research shows bacteria can use tiny magnetic particles to effectively create a 'natural battery.' According to work published in journal Science on 27 March, the bacteria can load electrons onto and discharge electrons from microscopic particle...

14-11-05 A Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) led team has developed a simple coat of armor to encase small batteries, rendering them harmless if they are ever swallowed. Children, particularly infants and young toddlers, can ingest these batteries, leading...

14-10-14 Stanford University scientists have developed a smart lithium-ion battery that gives ample warning before it overheats and bursts into flames. The new technology is designed for conventional lithium-ion batteries now used in billions of cellphones,...

14-09-10 For the first time, researchers have been able to open a kind of window into the inner workings of a lithium-ion battery. Using a neutron beam, chemists and engineers at The Ohio State University were able to track the flow of lithium atoms into and...

14-09-05 The governor of the US state of Nevada has said that the Tesla electric car maker has chosen his state ahead of rivals for a $5bn battery factory. 美国内华达州州长称，特斯拉电动汽车已提前选定在该州建立一座价值50亿美元的电池工厂。 Tesla says the move...

14-01-27 The use of portable, wireless cameras and monitoring equipment for recording and transmitting footage of wildlife is perhaps familiar to anyone who watches nature programs on TV. However, common to all such equipment is the problem of limited batter...

14-01-09 A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, making power from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar far more economical and...

13-12-30 Researchers have developed a way to microscopically view battery electrodes while they are bathed in wet electrolytes（电解质） , mimicking realistic conditions inside actual batteries. While life sciences researchers regularly use transmission elec...

13-11-17 MIT researchers have found a way to boost lithium-air battery performance, with the help of modified viruses. 麻省理工学院研究人员发现，转基因病毒可以大大提升电池的性能。 Lithium-air batteries have become a hot research area in recent years: They ho...

13-06-20 Taking inspiration from trees, scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver（梳棉，裂片） of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly energy source. Their report on t...