Batteries Articles on Engadget

April 17, 2013 at 8:01AM

Tiny lithium-ion battery recharges 1000x faster than rival tech, could shrink mobile devices

February 15, 2013 at 1:59AM

WSJ: Airbus to drop lithium-ion batteries from A350 to meet delivery schedule

February 6, 2013 at 11:43PM

WSJ: Boeing readying battery tweaks for 787 Dreamliners

January 3, 2013 at 6:02AM

Panasonic's Any Battery Light isn't picky about battery size, takes anything in your junk drawer

December 28, 2012 at 6:38AM

Nissan upgrades US Leaf warranties, will 'restore' batteries that lose too much charge

December 12, 2012 at 6:20AM

Scientists develop eco battery powered by root-extracted dye

November 30, 2012 at 2:05AM

Fisker Karma production has been halted for a month, A123 Systems' bankruptcy to blame

November 21, 2012 at 10:53AM

Scientists use nanotechnology to harvest electricity from temperature fluctuations

November 20, 2012 at 4:29AM

Researchers harness static electricity from your twitchiness to charge batteries

October 24, 2012 at 11:19AM

Eton announces Boost line, lets you crank your way to a charged phone

October 19, 2012 at 6:14AM

Stanford Ovshinsky, inventor of the NiMH battery, passes away at 89

October 11, 2012 at 8:37PM

NC State nanoflowers can boost battery and solar cell capacity, make great prom accessories

October 4, 2012 at 11:07PM

Researchers create algorithms that could help lithium-ion batteries charge two times faster

October 2, 2012 at 11:22AM

Rohm 5Wh hydrogen fuel cells power up smartphones, ready for the trash after one charge

September 24, 2012 at 6:02PM

Sony announces new line of slim external batteries for smartphones and tablets

September 19, 2012 at 10:19PM

Apple gets patent for universal batteries, edges closer to long-lasting wireless peripherals

September 4, 2012 at 9:00AM

Editorial: Physics and politics stand in the way of true mobile

August 15, 2012 at 7:31PM

Korean carbon-coated lithium-ion battery could cut recharge times down to minutes

August 7, 2012 at 8:44AM

Korean scientists solve flexible battery riddle (video)

July 17, 2012 at 5:44PM

Electric plane performs taxi tests as prelude to transatlantic attempt (video)

June 28, 2012 at 2:51AM

Ubiquitous nanotubes could reboot Edison-era nickel-iron battery technology

June 16, 2012 at 7:17PM

FlyNano proto takes to the air, final model will soar mainly with electrons (video)

June 11, 2012 at 10:00AM

Duracell Powermat announces 24-Hour Power System, we go hands-on (video)

June 6, 2012 at 4:53AM

Army scientists juice battery voltage, hike life up to 30 percent

May 11, 2012 at 2:05AM

FreedomPop Sleeve wants to spread 'free' WiMAX love in the form of a $99 iPhone case

April 3, 2012 at 6:27PM

Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx set to hit Europe and Middle East in May

April 2, 2012 at 11:21AM

Samsung throws in free extended battery with VZW Galaxy Nexus, applies to new purchases only

March 29, 2012 at 1:13PM

Conversion kit lets you push your RAZR to the Maxx for $110

March 23, 2012 at 8:43AM

What if trees could be used as batteries?

February 25, 2012 at 7:02AM

Tesla to owners: Plug it in

January 25, 2012 at 2:00PM

IRL: the Kindle Touch, a repurposed Army bag and a non-user replaceable laptop battery

January 24, 2012 at 2:03AM

Chevy Volt safe from fire hazard after all, says government

January 7, 2012 at 10:14PM

Ask Engadget: best sub-$70 smartphone battery pack?

December 24, 2011 at 11:54PM

Device warns of catastrophic failure in lithium-ion batteries, robots celebrate

December 8, 2011 at 5:28AM

Has James Bond gone green? Bulletproof electric roadster in the works

October 6, 2011 at 2:37AM

Dipping capacitors and batteries in nanotubes could improve capacity

September 17, 2011 at 2:07PM

Evolta robot to take on the Ironman Triathlon, conquer the course in a week

September 16, 2011 at 12:46AM

New 'subconscious mode' could improve smartphone battery life, supress your WiFi id

September 13, 2011 at 1:08AM

Leeds researchers tout gel-based batteries as better, safer and cheaper

August 28, 2011 at 6:14AM

Nichicon lays claim to the world's smallest EV chargers with NGQ-202, NGQ-203 models

August 3, 2011 at 1:20PM

Researchers use graphene and tin sandwich to make better battery electrodes

July 26, 2011 at 12:34PM

Stanford researchers create transparent battery, dream of a see-through iPhone (video)

July 13, 2011 at 8:59PM

Sony eyes electric car future, wants to soon sell you Li-ion batteries

July 1, 2011 at 7:39AM

Denmark lands Europe's first Better Place EV battery swapping station

June 28, 2011 at 5:08PM

SEI creates new porous Aluminum-Celmet, makes rechargeable batteries last longer

June 16, 2011 at 4:28AM

Toshiba SCiB to be used in Mitsubishi i-MiEV, recharge to 80 percent in just 15 minutes

June 12, 2011 at 9:15PM

Inhabitat's Week in Green: solar train tunnels, refillable battery goop, and the world's first 3D-printed bikini

June 10, 2011 at 5:02AM

Bird Electron EP-15V charges your MacBook Air from eight C-type batteries

June 10, 2011 at 2:05AM

Sanyo expands Eneloop battery offerings with Pro for more power, Plus for less heat

June 8, 2011 at 12:59PM

New 'semi-solid' battery could recharge EVs as fast as pumping gas

May 28, 2011 at 12:24AM

HP expands laptop battery recall, doesn't want you to feel the burn

March 24, 2011 at 6:17AM

ST-Ericsson's PM2300 will charge smartphones and tablets twice as fast, speeding to market this fall

March 2, 2011 at 1:53AM

Flexible batteries get the graphene treatment, could be cheaper than other bendy batts

February 20, 2011 at 3:31PM

Apple patent application points to denser batteries, improved charging technique

January 27, 2011 at 8:16PM

Diamond shaped supercapacitors could result in faster-charging, higher capacity batteries

January 21, 2011 at 9:26PM

China nationalizes eleven rare earth mines for environmental and strategic reasons

January 14, 2011 at 8:53AM

Toyota working on magnesium batteries for PHEVs of the not so near future

January 6, 2011 at 11:37AM

Sanyo: we've shipped more than 150 million Eneloop rechargeable batteries

December 28, 2010 at 2:01PM

Editorial: rechargeable batteries are a vintage gadget's Achilles' heel

December 17, 2010 at 9:57AM

Researchers find weak point in lithium-ion batteries, suggest better nanowires could be the answer

December 16, 2010 at 12:05PM

First Think City electric vehicles delivered to Indiana government, Leslie Knope calls dibs on all of 'em

December 12, 2010 at 10:19AM

World's smallest battery uses a single nanowire, plant-eating virus could improve Li-ion cells tenfold

December 8, 2010 at 11:10PM

Graphene electrodes promise 5x energy storage boost for ultracapacitors

November 26, 2010 at 5:18AM

Panasonic's Evolta robot finishes 500-kilometer trek ahead of schedule

November 14, 2010 at 12:28AM

Hybrid batteries tease big energy capacity while charging in seconds

November 10, 2010 at 1:32AM

NEC develops thin, flexible and 'practical' Organic Radical Battery

October 26, 2010 at 3:54AM

Sanyo glams up Eneloop batteries for fifth anniversary

September 27, 2010 at 3:51PM

Tesla, Nissan, and GM working today to find uses for tomorrow's used EV batteries

September 26, 2010 at 8:00PM

Inhabitat's Week in Green: fly like a bird, bend batteries in half, and spray clothing from a can

September 22, 2010 at 5:11PM

UTexas researchers develop organic battery, aim for week-long use in smartphones

September 22, 2010 at 10:32AM

Trek Support backpack promises to keep its contents charged

September 17, 2010 at 4:12AM

Panasonic's Evolta robot plans 500km trek to sell batteries

July 28, 2010 at 11:04PM

Urinal power plants to juice up Lollapalooza-dwelling robots

July 27, 2010 at 9:56AM

Apple Battery Charger gets official: a battery charger, only you know, better (update: hands-on)

July 22, 2010 at 12:52PM

DoE forecasts far cheaper, lighter, longer-lasting EV batteries by 2015

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