Sometimes cell phones die sooner than expected or electric vehicles don't have enough charge to reach their destination. The rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in these and other devices ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright didn’t mince words about the Trump administration’s new energy strategy. “The One Big Beautiful ...

The nuclear battery can continue to function till up to 50 years without needing a recharge. The announcement comes months after a Chinese startup named Betavolt had come up with its own nuclear ...

Unlike traditional nuclear energy, this battery stays safe, compact, and clean—and it could power devices for generations without needing a recharge. A Tiny Battery with Big Potential.

Chinese scientists have built a nuclear battery that can produce power for up to 50 years without being recharged. The technology, which contains a radioactive isotope, ...

And nuclear or not, Kwon says, it’s safe, even though it uses strontium-90, a radioactive isotope and the most dangerous component of fallout from a nuclear explosion.

Nuclear-battery proponents say any such risk is outweighed by the prospect that the minireactors could help offset a bigger threat: nuclear war.

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) A Chinese company has announced they’re planning to mass-produce tiny nuclear batteries that can last up to 50 years, possibly beating both a British and an American company ...

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nusano, a physics company transforming the production of radioisotopes, and Atomiq, Inc., a cutting-edge nuclear battery technologies ...

This nuclear battery is also said to be able to stay charged for 50 years and works reliably from -60 to 120 degrees Celsius. With that being said, we hear about new battery technologies all of ...

BetaVolt’s nuclear battery lasts for decades, but you won’t see one in your next iPhone—powering a mobile device would require a cell the size of a yak.

A battery that lasts not weeks or months, but decades, may soon be more than just a dream. While rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power phones, laptops, drones, and electric cars, they all share ...