Japanese electronics company Elecom has recently unveiled the world’s first sodium-ion (Na+) power bank with a 9,000mAh capacity, supporting USB Power Delivery (PD) and offering up to 45W output via ...

Sodium is abundantly available in sea salt, as well as in the crust of the earth. Now, back to that power bank. Elecom's portable puck costs 9,980 JPY (US$67) in Japan, and is available in limited ...

And it looks like battery innovation isn’t stopping soon. A Japanese brand, Elecom claims to have achieved a breakthrough in Sodium-ion batteries with a new powerbank powered by this tech. The Elecom ...

Elecom’s Na Plus power bank doesn’t use lithium and can be recharged nearly 5,000 times. Elecom’s Na Plus power bank doesn’t use lithium and can be recharged nearly 5,000 times.

Unlike traditional lithium-ion batteries, which depend on scarce metals like lithium and cobalt, sodium-ion batteries use sodium, an element that’s way easier to source. That means less ...