Some robot pool cleaners offer huge suction power and massive battery life. Our lab data shows why those features don't ...

For nearly three decades, nickel-metal hydride batteries have been the unsung heroes behind Toyota's worldwide hybrid vehicle strategy. Since the original Prius hit dealer lots and showrooms, the ...

Bright Machines wants to solve one of the least glamorous but most consequential problems in the AI buildout: what happens to quality data when a human being has to touch the production line. The San ...

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Perovskite solar cells have gained huge momentum in the search for cheaper and more efficient solar energy. However, the materials degrade over time, limiting their widespread commercial use. To ...

BEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) - China will impose a consumption tax on some previously tax-exempted battery products, including lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic cells, a finance ministry ‌statement ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic biology could usher in an era of ...

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made synthetic cell ...

Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward ...

As lithium prices have been on a rollercoaster, sodium-ion batteries are projected to gain traction in the automotive industry. CATL announced that it expects up to 20,000 electric vehicles to be ...

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A commercial sodium-ion battery from Chinese manufacturer Hina matches Tesla’s lithium-ion cells on manufacturing quality and internal design, according to an independent teardown published in the ...