In this video, we explore the potential of nuclear diamond battery technology, which aims to use nuclear waste for energy storage lasting thousands of years. We examine whether this technology is a ...

A person in black gloves holds a small square object while a person in blue gloves pokes it with a pencil-shaped object. Staff at Project Omega handle part of a prototype betavoltaic battery. Credit: ...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries used in devices like cell phones and electric vehicles (EVs) typically last only a few hours or days before needing a recharge. Over time, and with continued use, they ...

Batteries, in a sense, rule our lives. From the compact lithium-ion batteries powering our smartphones to the much larger units powering our EVs, not to mention all the battery ecosystems that tool ...