This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you’ve looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your ...

If you’re trying to find ways to move away from single-use items for the sake of the planet, don’t overlook the humble AA (or AAA, or C, or D) battery. Rechargeable batteries can cost more than twice ...

They're in our phones, laptops and smartwatches—but lithium-ion batteries can be dangerous when damaged or overcharged.

Some single-use batteries can go in the trash in most states but rechargeable batteries should always be recycled. Contact your city for disposal sites.

Which rechargeable batteries are best? So many objects we use around our homes or elsewhere in our daily lives are battery-powered. Keeping them operating with disposable batteries can cost a ...

I'm a tech journalist and author from Gloucestershire, UK. Bespoke rechargeable batteries might be all the rage in most modern electronics, but there are still plenty of reasons you might need to use ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wesley Chang, Drexel University (THE CONVERSATION) If you’ve looked in your utility ...

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power everything from electric vehicles to wearable devices. But new research from Case Western Reserve University suggests that a more sustainable and ...

Hate to add to your worries, but our relentless quest to update our smartphones and hi-def televisions might have an expiration date. The working components of those consumer electronics ...

I'm a tech journalist and author from Gloucestershire, UK. In a world of fast-charging USB-C devices, you might have thought AAA batteries were a thing of the past. For anyone with children's toys or ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Soldiers deploying in a wide range of climates for future conflicts will need batteries capable of powering their advanced electronics in extreme weather conditions. To ...