An illustration of the experimental concept shows how researchers study phases in quantum material. In the background, the uniform blue stripes are the dominant order, and the subtle red stripe ...

Scientists have identified the root causes of solid-state battery failures, discovering that internal pressure cracks the electrolyte while electrical imbalances trigger lithium growth that causes ...

Researchers solved the mystery of how soft lithium dendrites crack the hard ceramic inside solid-state batteries, triggering short circuits. The breakthrough could help engineers build safer, ...

A long-awaited giant leap in battery technology has taken another significant shuffle forward – thanks to the first fitting of a new type of hyper-efficient fast-charging battery in a road-going car ...

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On June 5, test pilot Miguel Iturmendi lifted off from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida at the controls of the Helios Horizon – the first crewed, fixed-wing aircraft ever to fly on solid-state ...

Lithium-ion batteries have been the cornerstone of virtually all modern gadgets and the battery packs used to charge them up. They’ve been pretty good on the whole, enabling reasonably fast charging ...

After multiple high-profile recalls, battery packs are starting to switch to new, safer solid-state technology. We've rounded up the best solid-state MagSafe battery packs for your iPhone to help you ...

The next generation of EV batteries may be closer than expected. BYD and several others plan to begin deploying EVs with all-solid-state batteries in just a few months. All-solid-state EV batteries ...

Lotus CEO Qingfeng Feng told CNBC that it could yet be another decade before the hype over solid-state batteries delivers on its promise. The next-generation tech is often touted as the "holy grail" ...