A more esoteric use might be powering spacecraft. Existing craft destined for other planets use nuclear batteries—low-wattage ...

YouTuber The Science Furry has been attempting to make a split-anode magnetron and, after earlier failures, is having another crack at it. This also failed, but they’ve learned where to focus their ...

The material self-assembles and dissolves easily, making it an easy-to-recycle alternative for manufacturing EV batteries.

IN THEir QUEST to build a better battery, researchers have blazed a trail through the elements of the periodic table. The earliest prototype cells ran on nickel and cadmium; successors have used ...