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Can "Cambridge Crude" Sludge Revolutionize EV Battery Charging?

Breakthrough battery tech from MIT could mean recharging your EV would still involve the phrase "fill 'er up."READ»

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Lithium Batteries on Verge of Explosion (in Power Capacity)

Lithium battery technology--the hidden power behind much of the improvements in our portable gadgets--is about to make a huge step-change, thanks to two different science groups. One uses sulfur and the other uses air--but both ...READ»

Nickel-Zinc Rechargeable Batteries Make Their Debut

With conventional batteries nearly ousted, first by NiCad and now Li-ion rechargeables, you'd think the question of which battery to use would be pretty sewn up. Not so: now comes nickel-zinc technology to shake it all up again.The ...READ»