When the universe first burst into being, all of space was a cosmic cauldron filled with a roiling, fiery liquid of fundamental particles heated to trillions of degrees. But this seething primordial ...

Chinese nuclear scientists have developed a world-class “microscopic scalpel” essential to various forms of chipmaking, potentially unblocking a bottleneck in the country’s efforts to fortify key ...

A cheaper, safer, and more abundant alternative to lithium is finally making its way into cars—and the grid. For decades, lithium-ion batteries have powered our phones, laptops, and electric vehicles.

A new sodium-ion battery offers a cheaper and safer alternative to conventional lithium-ion systems, scientists say, paving the way for more sustainable EVs. When you purchase through links on our ...

D-Orbit sent two ION satellite carriers into orbit Nov. 28, 2025, on the SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare. Credit: D-Orbit SAN FRANCISCO – Italy’s D-Orbit sent satellites and hosted payloads into orbit ...

American battery startup Peak Energy and energy developer Jupiter Power have teamed up to deploy grid-scale sodium-ion batteries. It's a big step forward for the nascent—and in some ways, ...

Two battery companies are joining forces with a plan to deploy energy storage systems in the US that rely on sodium-ion technology. Peak Energy, which was started two years ago by former employees of ...

ION CEO Jorge Diaz Schneider (L) with CTO Greg Hitz (R) holding a Cornerstone cell Photo: ION Storage Systems Maryland-based ION Storage Systems shipped its first commercial generation of solid-state ...

As a three-term president, he guided the country toward democracy, but he was called an authoritarian at heart and accused of brutality during the revolt that put him in power. By Dan Bilefsky and ...

This particular clock is technically an ion clock, which is different from the more common atomic clocks that are based on measuring the resonant frequencies of a single cesium atom to regulate time ...

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville is opening a $320 million oncology facility featuring the Western Hemisphere's first carbon ion therapy program. The Duan Family Building will offer advanced radiation ...

The WNBA and E.W. Scripps announced on Friday a new multiyear media rights agreement to carry Friday night WNBA matchups on Ion. The new agreement comes after Ion has seen huge growth with the WNBA ...