Batteries that can be fully charged in just five minutes may soon be a reality.

A new long-lasting, quick-charging electric car battery may offer a way to ease drivers' "range anxiety"—the fear of running out of power.

Technical advances are reducing the volume of e-waste generated in the US as lighter, more compact products enter the market. But those goods can be harder to reuse and recycle.

A planned battery project in Essex will be ten times larger than the UK's current biggest battery.

Fluorine, a relatively abundant and light element, may be a good substitute for lithium without changing how long batteries last much.

We answer your top questions on electric cars - on charging, on range and on battery life.

Batteries power much of modern life, from electric and hybrid cars to computers, medical devices and cellphones. But unless they're made easier and cheaper to recycle, a battery waste crisis looms.

MIT researchers reveal inadequacies in current battery models.

Batteries that can conform to the shape of a robot's body double as protection and far more efficient energy storage could pave the way for new bots.