Once the original chemicals are all used up, the battery is dead. If you could reverse the reaction or add more of the original chemicals, you may be able to keep the reaction going. A chemical ...

This uses depleted uranium produced from the generation of fuel for nuclear reactors. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) ...

Scientists in China designed a suplhuer-based redox flow battery with a peak power density of 95.7 mW cm2 and an average ...

Because it decays slowly — with a half-life of 5,730 years — a radiocarbon battery could theoretically last millennia. That’s ...

which escapes through vent openings to prevent a dangerous hydrogen buildup inside the battery. When this corrosive gas ...

can undergo chemical reactions when subjected to an electrical current. A rechargeable battery is a classic example of an ...

Visit the ACS Spring 2025 program to learn more about this presentation, “Next generation battery: Highly efficient and stable C14 dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell,” and other science presentations.

New tech could power phones, pacemakers, and more—without ever needing a charge What if your phone never needed charging? Or ...

Japan's national nuclear research and development institute has developed what it calls the world's first uranium-based rechargeable battery that may pave the way for the use of massive stockpiles of ...