The push towards a green, battery-powered future comes with a major tradeoff. Student reporters from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University discovered that ...

As engineers race to develop potential replacements, a global team of researchers just took a step forward on one alternative: a water battery. While a lithium-ion battery is filled with flammable ...

Between lithium sourcing and environmental pollution, batteries come with a lot of problems, but water-based batteries could ...

Siddarth Kara's bestseller, "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of Congo Powers Our Lives," focuses on problems surrounding the sourcing of cobalt, a critical component of lithium-ion batteries that power many ...

Chinese scientists have created a new type of water-based battery that is more efficient at storing energy than standard lithium-ion batteries. The new battery type is also supposedly safer than ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Fire and Rescue is unveiling its new “water lance” tool in an effort to minimize the toxicity released in the water and the air from lithium-ion battery fires from ...

Researchers in Hong Kong and China have developed a new water-based battery using tofu brine that offers a massive improvement in longevity, capable of over 120,000 charge cycles compared to 1,000 to ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are primarily thought of as environmental pollutants, and most research ...

For battery storage to really green up mobility and energy usage, planet-friendly ways to recycle are needed. Hong Kong-based ...

CHINA (WKRC) - Researchers have discovered a water-based alternative to lithium-ion batteries that they claim is safer and stores more energy. A group of Chinese scientists published their findings in ...

A string of peer-reviewed studies from Chinese research teams is advancing water-based battery technology that stores energy ...