Renewable energy sources are widely popular in today’s consumer market.  For instance, it’s common to see“green” features in just about every electronic device imaginable, whether it’s a home thermostat or a luxury sports car. However, one of the biggest hurdles ...

  Batteries are a household item that are commonly found in the likes of spare kitchen drawers, ready for when your TV remote runs out of power. But what if those batteries have been sitting there for a while? Are ...

I bet not a day goes by when you don’t realize that your smartphone could probably be the most important device in your life. It is the first thing we look at when we wake up every morning, and the ...

Eesha Khare and her supercapacitor An 18-year-old student from Lynbrook High School in California, made a technological discovery that has the potential to change the future of how we use your cell phones and many other devices creating an electrochemical ...

Tethercell functional prototype shown beside Beta iOS iPhone 4S App Functional Tethercell prototype shown with all internal components How about making any AA battery powered device turn on or off remotely via a simple mobile app? This is exactly the ...

Xiaodong Li (foreground) demonstrates the flexibility of a swatch of activated carbon textile (credit: University of South Carolina ) Researchers from the University of South Carolina created the first ever T-shirt that can be used as a ultra powerful battery ...

The new Self-Charging Power Cell Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology developed a unique power cell that self-charges directly by converting mechanical energy into chemical energy, storing the power until it is released as electrical current. This technology eliminates ...

Chemists from the University of Texas developed new organic batteries that offer lightweight energy storage. Unlike similar developments, their new battery does not rely on toxic heavy metals, making it a potential ecologic replacement for current batteries. Illustration of an ...

Scosche Industries, located in California, has recently introduced an innovative charger for devices that draw power from USB ports. The new device, dubbed “powerFUZE”, can connect to either AC outlets or the common car jack, providing gadgets’ users constant power ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a lithium-sulphur battery that can store and deliver three times more power than regular lithium ion batteries. By enhancing the electrochemical performance of a lithium-sulphur battery, the team at Waterloo’s Department of ...