Tag: Batteries

​This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Buckle up, because this week, we’re talking about batteries.  Over the past couple of months, I’ve been noticing a lot of announcements about a new type of battery, one that could majorly shake… 

​This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This abundant material could unlock cheaper batteries for EVs Lithium is currently the ruler of the battery world, a key ingredient in the batteries powering phones and electric vehicles.  But as concerns about… 

​Move over, lithium—there’s a new battery chemistry in town. Lithium is currently the ruler of the battery world, a key ingredient in the batteries that power phones, electric vehicles, and even store energy on the electrical grid. But as concerns about the battery supply chain swell, scientists are looking for ways to cut down on… 

​This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why your iPhone 17 might come with a recycled battery Lithium-ion batteries power most of our personal electronics today. Mining the metals that make up those batteries can mean a lot of pollution,… 

​China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. First, a quick housekeeping note: China Report will be off for a few weeks. I’ll be away from work for the rest of the month, so the newsletter will take a brief pause.… 

​BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace have partnered to develop a battery system for the future ES-30 regional electric aircraft.
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​This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. These companies want to go beyond batteries to store energy Batteries are pretty amazing. Using chemical reactions to store energy is handy and scalable, and there are about a million ways to do… 

​If y’all have been around for a while, you know that I love writing about batteries (see exhibits A, B, and C). Using chemical reactions to store energy is handy and scaleable, and there are about a million ways to do it, which is why batteries have basically become synonymous with energy storage.  But more… 

​The US Defense Logistics Agency’s Research and Development Office has launched two projects to enhance military batteries.
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