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This is what happens inside a battery right before it explodes
Technology

This is what happens inside a battery right before it explodes

By Sarah Fecht

Boeing ‘base station’ concept would autonomously refuel military drones
Technology

Boeing ‘base station’ concept would autonomously refuel military drones

By David Hambling

The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year
Technology

The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year

By Kelsey D. Atherton, Sarah Fecht

Build A Self-Propelled Magnet ‘Car’
DIY

Build A Self-Propelled Magnet ‘Car’

By Annabel Edwards

Soon, You’ll Be Able to Make Money Owning an Electric Car
Technology

Soon, You’ll Be Able to Make Money Owning an Electric Car

By Jeremy Deaton

This Origami-Inspired Battery Folds Like a Ninja Star
Technology

This Origami-Inspired Battery Folds Like a Ninja Star

By G. Clay Whittaker

Tesla Model S Owners Can Pay More To Unlock Their Full Battery
Technology

Tesla Model S Owners Can Pay More To Unlock Their Full Battery

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Researchers Accidentally Make Batteries Last 400 Times Longer
Technology

Researchers Accidentally Make Batteries Last 400 Times Longer

By Dave Gershgorn

Battery poster
Environment

Your Water Heater Can Become A High-Power Home Battery

By Jeremy Deaton

Pollen Can Now Be Turned Into Battery Parts
Environment

Pollen Can Now Be Turned Into Battery Parts

By Mary Beth Griggs

Thin Batteries That Fit Behind Armor Could Power Tank Electronics
Health

Thin Batteries That Fit Behind Armor Could Power Tank Electronics

By Kelsey D. Atherton

From Our Archives: How To Stash Sunlight
Environment

From Our Archives: How To Stash Sunlight

By Katie Peek

What Are Hoverboards And Why Do They Explode?
Technology

What Are Hoverboards And Why Do They Explode?

By Michael Nuñez

Tesla Pushes The Limits Of The Model S With ‘Ludicrous Mode’
Technology

Tesla Pushes The Limits Of The Model S With ‘Ludicrous Mode’

By Eric Adams

How To Build A Flashlight That Runs On Dead Batteries
DIY

How To Build A Flashlight That Runs On Dead Batteries

By Sean Michael Ragan

This Ancient Paper Art Makes Flexible, Super Strong Electronics
Technology

This Ancient Paper Art Makes Flexible, Super Strong Electronics

By Dave Gershgorn

Potatoes, Late Night Gardening, and DIY Power
Science

Potatoes, Late Night Gardening, and DIY Power

By Maki Naro

A Battery Made From Rhubarb (Sort Of)
Environment

A Battery Made From Rhubarb (Sort Of)

By Osha Gray Davison

Tesla’s Big Announcement Is PowerWall: A Battery For Your Home
Environment

Tesla’s Big Announcement Is PowerWall: A Battery For Your Home

By Mary Beth Griggs

Watch Thermal Video Of A Lithium-Ion Battery Exploding
Environment

Watch Thermal Video Of A Lithium-Ion Battery Exploding

By Mary Beth Griggs

A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine
Science

A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine

By Loren Grush

Aluminum-ion battery
Technology

Aluminum-Ion Batteries Are Flexible, Fast-Charging, And Won’t Catch On Fire

By Dan Moren

NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It
Science

NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It

By Mary Beth Griggs

7 Things You Should Know About The Apple Watch
Gear

7 Things You Should Know About The Apple Watch

By Dan Moren

Kraftwerk
Gear

Kraftwerk Fuel Cell Lets You Charge Your Phone With Butane

By Dan Moren

An All-Liquid Battery For Storing Solar And Wind Energy
Environment

An All-Liquid Battery For Storing Solar And Wind Energy

By Francie Diep

Car battery arc welder
DIY

How I Turned Car Batteries Into A Welder [Video]

By Chris Hackett

Invention Awards 2014: Charge Gadgets With Your Footsteps
Technology

Invention Awards 2014: Charge Gadgets With Your Footsteps

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Make An LED Holiday Light Out Of Pennies
DIY

Make An LED Holiday Light Out Of Pennies

By Kate Baggaley

Hackett's Bike Generator
DIY

How To Generate Electricity With A Bicycle [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Energy Fix: Reinventing The Solar Array
Environment

The Energy Fix: Reinventing The Solar Array

By Erik Sofge

SpaceX Wants To Lend Boeing’s Troubled 787 Some Batteries
Technology

SpaceX Wants To Lend Boeing’s Troubled 787 Some Batteries

By Rebecca Boyle

Can Andrea Rossi’s Infinite-Energy Black Box Power The World–Or Just Scam It?
Environment

Can Andrea Rossi’s Infinite-Energy Black Box Power The World–Or Just Scam It?

By Steve Featherstone

Rough Sketch: “A Snail Could Be Used as a Battery”
Environment

Rough Sketch: “A Snail Could Be Used as a Battery”

By Evgeny Katz as told to Flora Lichtman

You Built What?!: A Street-Legal Three-Wheeler That Runs on Nearly 2,000 Batteries
Technology

You Built What?!: A Street-Legal Three-Wheeler That Runs on Nearly 2,000 Batteries

By Gregory Mone

A New Faster Fourier Transform Can Speed One of IT’s Fundamental Algorithms
Environment

A New Faster Fourier Transform Can Speed One of IT’s Fundamental Algorithms

By Clay Dillow

China Builds the World’s Largest Battery, a Building-Sized, 36-Megawatt-Hour Behemoth
Environment

China Builds the World’s Largest Battery, a Building-Sized, 36-Megawatt-Hour Behemoth

By Clay Dillow

New Li-ion Battery Design Boosts Energy Capacity and Charge Rate 10-Fold
Environment

New Li-ion Battery Design Boosts Energy Capacity and Charge Rate 10-Fold

By Clay Dillow

Today: Live Chat With GM About The Future of Batteries
Technology

Today: Live Chat With GM About The Future of Batteries

By Seth Fletcher

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Review: A Truly Portable Hard Drive
Gear

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Review: A Truly Portable Hard Drive

By Dan Nosowitz

Ask a Geek: Should I Fully Drain My Laptop Battery Before Recharging It?
DIY

Ask a Geek: Should I Fully Drain My Laptop Battery Before Recharging It?

By Gordon Mah Ung

Tinkerer Emulates Iron Man With Real-Life, Palm-Mounted Laser Weapon
DIY

Tinkerer Emulates Iron Man With Real-Life, Palm-Mounted Laser Weapon

By Andrew Rosenblum

We Can and Should Put a Million Electric Cars on the Road by 2015
Technology

We Can and Should Put a Million Electric Cars on the Road by 2015

By Dan Nosowitz

Jet-Propelled Surfboard Battles the Breakers
Technology

Jet-Propelled Surfboard Battles the Breakers

By Mark Anders

My Visit to An American Rare Earth Metals Mine
Environment

My Visit to An American Rare Earth Metals Mine

By Rebecca Boyle

Department of Energy Will Use Fastest Supercomputer Ever to Design Better Batteries and Answer Cosmic Questions
Gear

Department of Energy Will Use Fastest Supercomputer Ever to Design Better Batteries and Answer Cosmic Questions

By Rebecca Boyle

At Least for the Next Ten Years, “Peak Lithium” is Nonsense
Technology

At Least for the Next Ten Years, “Peak Lithium” is Nonsense

By Seth Fletcher

The Truth About Toyota’s New Magnesium Battery
Technology

The Truth About Toyota’s New Magnesium Battery

By Seth Fletcher

GM’s New Battery Chemistry? It’s Already In the Chevy Volt
Technology

GM’s New Battery Chemistry? It’s Already In the Chevy Volt

By Seth Fletcher

Pru External Battery Trailer Adds 700 Extra Miles of Range to Electric Cars
Technology

Pru External Battery Trailer Adds 700 Extra Miles of Range to Electric Cars

By Dan Nosowitz

Vibration-Powered AA Battery Charges Up When You Shake It
Environment

Vibration-Powered AA Battery Charges Up When You Shake It

By Paul Adams

Why Afghanistan’s Lithium Is a Big Deal, Even If It Never Leaves the Ground
Technology

Why Afghanistan’s Lithium Is a Big Deal, Even If It Never Leaves the Ground

By Seth Fletcher

Protein in Cow Brains Holds Promise for Alternative Energy
Science

Protein in Cow Brains Holds Promise for Alternative Energy

By Clay Dillow

Molten Metal Batteries Yield 20 Times More Current Than Lithium-Ion
Technology

Molten Metal Batteries Yield 20 Times More Current Than Lithium-Ion

By Jeremy Hsu

Texas Town Installs a Monster Battery for Backup Power
Technology

Texas Town Installs a Monster Battery for Backup Power

By Jeremy Hsu

New Lithium Batteries Could Remove Pesky Explosion Problem
Technology

New Lithium Batteries Could Remove Pesky Explosion Problem

By Jeremy Hsu

Gray Matter: Batteries Out of Thin Air
DIY

Gray Matter: Batteries Out of Thin Air

By Theodore Gray

Panasonic Will Market First Li-Ion Storage Battery for Home Use in 2011
Environment

Panasonic Will Market First Li-Ion Storage Battery for Home Use in 2011

By Clay Dillow

Paper-Thin Batteries To Juice Self-Powered OLEDs
Gear

Paper-Thin Batteries To Juice Self-Powered OLEDs

By Stuart Fox

DOE Announces $620 Million in Smart Grid Project Grants
Environment

DOE Announces $620 Million in Smart Grid Project Grants

By Clay Dillow

Another League Under the Sea: Tomorrow’s Research Subs Open Earth’s Final Frontier
Technology

Another League Under the Sea: Tomorrow’s Research Subs Open Earth’s Final Frontier

By Abe Streep

Tricycling Robot Goes for Guinness Record on Endurance Racing Circuit
Technology

Tricycling Robot Goes for Guinness Record on Endurance Racing Circuit

By Jeremy Hsu

An iPhone plugged into a battery made out of apples and pennies.
DIY

Gray Matter: Apple juice

By Theodore Gray

Power Struggle
Technology

Power Struggle

By Seth Fletcher