batteries
Your Electric Car Could Run On Crabs One Day
Researchers propose allowing the grid to be crab-powered, providing energy for everything from cars to computers.
The World’s Smallest Battery Assembles Itself
Researchers have designed a dust-sized battery small enough to fit into the human body.
Lithium Battery Fires Are Threatening Recycling as We Know It
People are tossing old electronics in the recycling bin, and they're lighting on fire and exploding at municipal recycling centers at an alarming rate.
Everyone Thought the Warehouse Was Abandoned. Then It Caught Fire.
The cause of the fire—and what was inside—has potentially profound ramifications for our clean energy future.
An Incredibly Toxic Lake Will Become One of the US' First Lithium Mines
The promise and peril of turning the Salton Sea into California’s “Lithium Valley.”
Inside the Lithium Mining War That Could Poison the Nevada Desert’s Water
A mining giant wants to extract lithium from the Nevada desert to power electric cars. But a more sustainable future doesn’t come without costs.
Here's Why Your Phone Battery Sucks
Besides the daily frustration of running low, there's a lot more to know about those rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
How to Watch the First Spacewalk With All Women on Friday
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will conduct the historic spacewalk after the event was initially cancelled in March.
A small town in Quebec could power the next wave of electric cars
But proposals for a massive nickel and cobalt mine in northern Quebec have environmentalists worried.
The YouTuber Who Is Redefining Renewable Energy
With a talent for building DIY powerwalls, Jehu Garcia has become the “reluctant battery king.”
The Supply Chain Can’t Handle Skyrocketing Demand for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium is “the new gasoline,” but our mining infrastructure isn’t designed to handle the electric car revolution.