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The Galaxy Note 8 reportedly has a battery problem of its own
By David Nield published
Update Some Note 8 users say they can't get their phone to come back to life after the battery charge hits zero.

Magnesium power cell breakthrough could mean batteries that don't explode
By Duncan Geere published
Engineers have also managed to double power storage at the same time.

Seaweed could extend the lives of future batteries
By Duncan Geere published
Engineers at Berkeley Lab have discovered that a derivative of seaweed could act as a stabiliser in lithium-sulphur batteries.

The impossible dream: perfecting smartphone battery life
By Luke Johnson published
In depth We find out just how far away that coveted week-long battery life really is.

This new battery concept could give electric cars a 1000km range
By Duncan Geere published
Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems have developed a new way of arranging batteries that lets many more be crammed into the same space.

The battery of the future could be compressed air
By Duncan Geere published
By storing heat alongside compressed air, engineers may have designed the world's best energy storage system.

Satellite battery research could also make electric cars more reliable
By Duncan Geere published
A new model for predicting how much a satellite's battery will be used has been developed by computer scientists at Saarland University.

Your intestines inspired this next-gen smartphone battery
By Duncan Geere published
Materials scientists from Britain and China have collaborated on a lithium-sulphur cell inspired by the lining of the small intestine.
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