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Scientists have created a new chemistry to make zinc air batteries (not pictured) rechargeable

Energy

Chemistry tweaks make for rechargeable zinc-air batteries

Zinc-air batteries are great little energy storage devices, but they’re not usually rechargeable. Now a team led by the University of Münster has developed a new zinc-air chemistry that makes this type of battery more efficient and rechargeable.

Researchers have developed an organic proton battery (not pictured) that is about the size of a button cell battery

Energy

Experimental organic proton battery charges in minutes

A new type of experimental proton battery is built with entirely organic components, making it much more environmentally friendly than most. On top of that, it can also be charged in a matter of minutes and can function at very low temperatures.

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to the scientists behind the lithium-ion battery

Science

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to inventors of lithium-ion batteries

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for the invention and development of the lithium-ion battery.

Prelude is a wireless charger that sticks to a phone

Mobile Technology

Sticky phone powerbank is a prelude to wireless charging on the go

Phone power banks can be a lifesaver, but it’s a pain to carry around what basically amounts to a second phone hanging off the bottom. Bezalel has now unveiled a power bank that sticks to the back of your phone and charges it up wirelessly.

While electric cars are catching on, their relatively short capacities are holding them back from wide acceptance

Energy

Can the Goodenough lab invent the battery to jumpstart the electric car revolution?

He’s the 94-year-old co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery. She’s a physicist with a less-than-conventional idea of building a better battery. Together, can they develop the technology that will finally deliver us from fossil fuels and kickstart the promised EV revolution?