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Silicon-carbon batteries are already old news, and the next ones last days
Phone batteries are entering their “actually useful for adults with lives” era.
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CarNewsChina.com
· Jun 25, 2026
CATL says sodium batteries are ready, top China insider at Davos says wait 5 years
CATL pushes for a September sodium cell rollout while sector leaders at Davos warn of scaling delays. The post CATL says sodium batteries are ready, top China insider at Davos says wait 5 years appeared first on CarNewsChina.com.
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· Jun 21, 2026
I used a phone with a silicon-carbon battery, and now I get why Apple and Samsung won't
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MobileSyrup
· Jul 2, 2026
Moment Energy opens massive EV battery repurposing facility in B.C.
One of B.C.’s fastest-growing cleantech companies has reached a new milestone with the recent grand opening of the world’s largest EV battery repurposing facility. Coquitlam-based Moment Energy opened its doors to Megafactory 1 earlier in June, with the Surrey facility turning retired EV batteries into energy storage systems for data centres, hospitals, microgrids, factories, and []
South China Morning Post
· Jul 7, 2026
China achieves microwatt milestone with self-reliant carbon-14 nuclear battery
Chinese researchers have developed a new-generation nuclear battery that far surpasses its predecessor and marks a major step in long-life power sources, according to the team. Northwest Normal University, in collaboration with Chinese tech firm Gansu Zhulong Technology, unveiled a carbon‑14 nuclear battery and silicon carbide (SiC) transducer on Monday, saying the equipment was developed without any foreign technology or parts. The Qianjiyuan Tianshu battery is a major upgrade from the team’s...
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New Scientist
· Jul 7, 2026
Salt batteries are about to shake up EVs and grid storage
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Related coverage for "Silicon-carbon batteries are already old news, and the next ones last days": CarNewsChina.com — CATL says sodium batteries are ready, top China insider at Davos says wait 5 years. MakeUseOf — I used a phone with a silicon-carbon battery, and now I get why Apple and Samsung won't. MobileSyrup — Moment Energy opens massive EV battery repurposing facility in B.C.. South China Morning Post — China achieves microwatt milestone with self-reliant carbon-14 nuclear battery. The Motley Fool — Is This Forgotten Battery Stock Primed To Deliver Gains In The Next Leg of The EV Revolution?. New Scientist — Salt batteries are about to shake up EVs and grid storage