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The 18650 format, being the most widely used and designed cell format, ensures compatibility with existing devices and applications.

World’s first 18650 Potassium-ion battery debuts, can replace lithium cells

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In context: The air around us is thick with radio frequency signals from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G networks. These standards are excellent for transmitting data but also represent an untapped energy source. Researchers have developed a new technology to harvest ambient or 'waste' RF signals and use them to power small electronic devices.

Researchers develop new battery-free technology that draws power out of thin air

The new PVT panel consists of a photovoltaic module, a Tedlar layer, two transparent ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) layers, and a glass cover plate.

New solar cell design offers over 90% efficiency, boosts durability

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Researchers from UChicago Professor Y. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion have created the first anode-free sodium solid-state battery. By developing this battery, the LESC – a collaborative initiative between the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the University of California San Diego’s Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering – has brought the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever.

Cheaper, Faster, Cleaner: Scientists Have Developed the World’s First Anode-Free Sodium Battery

(Nanowerk News) Harnessing the power of the sun is vital for a clean, green future. To do so, we need optoelectronic devices, like solar cells, that can convert light into electricity efficiently. Now, a team led by Osaka University has discovered how to further improve device efficiency: by controlling how light-absorbing molecules stack together.

Stacking molecules like plates improves organic solar device performance

Imagine having the ability to peer into the very core of any material, observing electrons movement at the atomic level, and uncovering the complex behaviors that define their properties. This is the extraordinary reality being shaped by a dedicated team of physicists that has pioneered a remarkable quantum microscopy method...

Electron movement seen at the atomic level with a quantum microscope

Scientists at Oxford University are coating a new solar power-generating material onto objects such as rucksacks, cars, and mobile phones. The potential of this breakthrough means that increasing amounts of solar electricity could be generated without silicon-based solar panels. The Oxford scientists’ new light-absorbing material is, for the first time,...

Oxford scientists are generating solar power without panels

A recent post on X, formerly known as Twitter, has ignited a heated discussion about the wasteful design of some disposable vape products. The post, which was later shared on Reddit's r/Anticonsumption community, showcases a disposable vape from the brand Swype that features a touch screen displaying apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and WeChat.

Photo of disposable vape with touch-screen features sparks outrage online: 'Because we don't have enough batteries in our waste dumps'

“When I think of my whole career in physics, this is the work that I think 10 to 20 years from now could change the world.”

MIT’s breakthrough transistor could be game-changer for electronics

MyNu Energy is eliminating waste from the world's renewable energy pursuit. By giving a second life to EV batteries that would otherwise be recycled for minerals or worse still, discarded, they are pioneering the next generation of sustainable energy storage. This innovative approach not only reduces costs by up to...

MyNu Energy is Transforming Used EV Batteries into Future Power Solution

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The storage unit will be developed with the use of VaultOS proprietary energy management software.

Energy Vault to deploy gravity battery inside 1640-feet-deep mine shafts in Italy

(Nanowerk News) Microalgae such as the diatom Odontella aurita and the green alga Tetraselmis striata are especially suitable as “biofactories” for the production of sustainable materials for 3D laser printing due to their high content in lipids and photoactive pigments. An international research team led by Prof. Dr Eva Blasco, a scientist at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM) of Heidelberg University, has succeeded for the first time in manufacturing inks for printing complex biocompatible 3D microstructures from the raw materials extracted from the microalgae. The microalgae-based materials could be used in future as the basis for implants or scaffolds for 3D cell cultures.

3D laser printing with bioinks from microalgae

(Nanowerk News) A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team has found that pure metallic carbon nanotubes are best at transporting molecules. Molecule separations play an ever-increasing role in modern technology from water desalination to harvesting critical materials to high-value chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturing. To enhance water and proton transport, LLNL...

Molecules get a boost from metallic carbon nanotubes

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

There are three new games for Game Pass subscribers until mid-August - including two remakes for fans of retro games and a new release that will be included in Microsoft's gaming subscription directly on release. Microsoft has announced the games that will be added to the Xbox Game Pass by...

Three new games for the Xbox Game Pass, including a brand new title

Previous research on solid-state batteries, while yielding lab-level results, lacked scientific guidelines for practical electrode and cell design.

First-ever design principles to boost solid-state battery energy density

The Tesla Cybertruck has had a particularly difficult time keeping its name out of controversy. However, there is no doubting the fact that it is an incredibly powerful vehicle with great potential for heavy duty tasks, provided they aren't over long distances. A recent video detailing the Cybertruck's off-roading capabilities in a notably perilous terrain truly drives home the point that the Cybertruck is more than a capable off-roader.

Tesla Cybertruck extreme off-road test shows the electric pickup is more than just a futuristic meme

The first-gen Nintendo Switch launched in 2017, and even though it's still getting new games, the hardware started to show its age long ago. Its successor is expected to come with much more capable hardware, and Matthew Cassells of Alderon Games has shared some insights about it. In the latest...

Nintendo Switch 2 will reportedly perform as well as Steam Deck, but its software may hold it back

A new Anker 8-in-1 20W Charging Station is rumored to be on the way to the US. Images and details about the device were recently shared on Reddit by user u/joshuadwx, suggesting the product will have model number A91C3. The 8-in-1 Charging Station appears to offer four pop-up AC outlets;...

New Anker 8-in-1 Charging Station rumored to be on the way

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Zinc-bromine battery achieves 10,000 cycles with innovative electrode

Non-flammable, high cell voltage and a simple, cost-effective design: This battery technology is actually very promising, but the life-span is extremely short. A newly developed electrode...

Zinc-bromine battery achieves 10,000 cycles with innovative electrode

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