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FILE PHOTO: New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez leaves the field after losing to the Miami Dolphins in their NFL football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, October 28, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/File Photo By Joseph Tanfani (Reuters) -Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was charged with battery after a fight in downtown Indianapolis that left him hospitalized with stab wounds on Saturday shortly after midnight, police and the TV network said. Advertisement I...

Apple has packed a lot into iOS 26—including a new battery saving mode. Image: Apple Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Modern-day smartphones continue to get ever more powerful, intelligent, and versatile, but they do have their own kryptonite: dead batteries. If your phone’s battery level reaches zero, then it’s suddenly no use at all. That means phone makers are constantly trying to find more ways to get more time be...

More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is added, residents in some places are pushing back due to fears that the systems will go up in flames, as a massive facility in California did earlier this year. Proponents maintain that state-of-the-art battery energy storage systems are safe, but more localities are enacting moratoriums. “We’re...

Baseus EnerCore CR11 power bank ZDNET’s key takeaways Baseus’ EnerCore CR11 is a powerful 67W power bank that’s about as compact as you can get for $63 on Amazon. Its built-in retractable cable means you don’t have to worry about bringing cords along, and powerful enough to top up a laptop. It might be overkill if you’re just charging your phone or a camera. $62.99 at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’ve noticed that when I’...

MIT researchers developed a model that explains lithium intercalation rates in lithium-ion batteries. WEBWIRE – Friday, October 3, 2025 At the heart of all lithium-ion batteries is a simple reaction: Lithium ions dissolved in an electrolyte solution intercalate or insert themselves into a solid electrode during battery discharge. When they de-intercalate and return to the electrolyte, the battery charges. This process happens thousands of times throughout the life of a battery. The amount of p...

(Image credit: Colgate/ Future) October is a great time to invest in a new electric toothbrush for your little ones. Not only is it National Dental Hygiene Month, when the importance of good oral health takes the much-deserved spotlight, but it is also one of the best times to save money on dental care essentials. Plenty of electric toothbrushes get heavily discounted in the run-up to Prime Day, and we have already seen some truly irresistible deals. This one is particularly unmissable — the C...

(Image credit: LastObject) The SoundUp battery-powered Bluetooth amp is launching on Kickstarter 100W of mono class D amplification, and two can work in a pair 40 hours of playback on battery, 1kg (2.2 lbs) weight What’s more convenient than taking one of the best Bluetooth speakers to the beach? Taking some heavy analog speakers, speaker wire and a battery-powered amplifier to the beach. Er… It’s not the best pitch I’ve ever pitched, I’ll admit. But the SoundUp por...

Skip to content Image: shutterstock.com/Primakov A year ago, Macwelt (Macworld in Germany) surveyed Facebook readers about their iPhone charging behavior and found that the charging limit introduced by Apple contributed to the slowdown in battery ageing. This year, Macwelt asked about another factor in charging behavior: whether users prefer to charge their iPhones inductively or by cable, and whether this type has a significant impact on maximum capacity. Macwelt asked about charging behaviour...