Why Western tech companies want more control over minerals in AfricaBy Molly Wood, Stephanie Hughes, and Shaheen AinpourMarch 02, 2018POSTED IN: Cobalt EV electric cars lithium ion batteries apple DRC Africa mining ListenreadDownloadDownload
Will the U.S. invent the next generation of batteries?By Molly Wood and Kristin SchwabDecember 08, 2017GERARD JULIEN/AFP/GettyImagesA potential lack of government funding could help other countries pull ahead.POSTED IN: technology batteries battery technology lithium ion batteries department of energy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Lithium-ion batteries are about as good as they can getBy Molly Wood and Kristin SchwabDecember 07, 2017David Becker/Getty ImagesBut it's just a matter of time before the problem is solved, a UC Berkeley engineer says. POSTED IN: Tech batteries lithium ion batteries electric cars smartphones ListenreadDownloadDownload
How Samsung's phone design caused battery problemsBy Scott TongOctober 13, 2016JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty ImagesA lesson in the perils of the race to thinner, more energy-packed devices.POSTED IN: smartphones lithium ion batteries energy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why are the Dreamliner's batteries malfunctioning?By Scott TongFebruary 01, 2013JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty ImagesBig battery packs are a balancing challenge -- if the cells work unevenly, one can overheat and burst into flames.POSTED IN: Dreamliner Dreamliner 787 Boeing lithium batteries ListenreadDownloadDownload
That battery in your cell phone packs a lot of historyBy Scott TongJanuary 31, 2013Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesProf. John Goodenough discovered the advance that made the lithium-ion battery -- and the wireless world -- possible. But now another breakthrough is needed.POSTED IN: lithium batteries ListenreadDownloadDownload
Jelly, not just for donuts, for batteries tooBy John MoeSeptember 12, 2011One of the biggest problems with the lithium batteries used in everything from laptops to electric cars, its liquid electrolyte. It gets really hot...POSTED IN: batteries jelly lithium read
