Honda has been working on walking robot technology since the 1980s We’ve been following Honda’s Stride Management Assist since its first unveiling in 2008, to the introduction of its s... Read more
ARPA-e funds potential breakthrough work to make energy-dense batteries that enable long distance travel Lithium spontaneously combusts in air, yet the battery in your computer—and any of th... Read more
Real-Time Observation of Nanowire Anode to Help Improve Lithium Batteries A benchtop version of the world’s smallest battery — its anode a single nanowire one seven-thousandth th... Read more
Rechargeable lithium ion batteries are used in everything from mobile phones to cars. Most of the batteries available today are designed with an oxide of metal such as cobalt, nickel, or man... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Researchers at MIT have found that using specially treated thin layers of carbon nanotubes in batteries can boost the amount of power delivered per unit of weight by up t... Read more