Fire-safe lithium-ion battery design survives nail puncture and prevents thermal runaway – NotebookCheck.net News

Fire-safe lithium-ion battery design survives nail puncture and prevents thermal runaway – NotebookCheck.net News

The new battery punctured with a nail (Image source: Sun, Y., Zuo, C., Wang, H. et al 2025; AI-edited) Researchers in China have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that virtually eliminates heat from thermal runaway, drastically reducing the fire risk from damaged batteries. Traditional lithium-ion batteries, which power a wide range of electronic devices from cars to smartwatches, pose a significant fire risk. When damaged, overcharged, or defective, they can undergo thermal runaway —...
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Long-term battery test: Does fast charging actually harm smartphone battery life? – NotebookCheck.net News

Long-term battery test: Does fast charging actually harm smartphone battery life? – NotebookCheck.net News

Results The results are quite clear. Fast charging does not lead to significantly reduced battery capacity after 500 charging cycles on either iPhones or Android phones. Always using your smartphone in the “ideal” range between 30 and 80% capacity can result in a slight increase in capacity after numerous charging cycles. In the test, this amounted to 4% more capacity for iPhones and 2.5% more for the Android phones tested. Nevertheless, the tester’s conclusion was: it makes vi...
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Singapore-registered MPV detained at JB checkpoint for allegedly providing illegal private-hire services, Singapore News – AsiaOne

Singapore-registered MPV detained at JB checkpoint for allegedly providing illegal private-hire services, Singapore News – AsiaOne

A multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) registered in Singapore was caught at the Johor Bahru checkpoint on Wednesday (Nov 5) for allegedly providing illegal private-hire services. In a Facebook post the next day, the Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) stated that it had been conducting Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) enforcement operations at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) CIQ Complex that day. JPJ officers detained the MPV, which was inbound, at the entrance of the checkpoint after finding that its dr...
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Antonio Brown returns to Miami from New Jersey. Why is NFL star in jail?

Antonio Brown returns to Miami from New Jersey. Why is NFL star in jail?

Former NFL player Antonio Brown will return to Miami from a New Jersey jail after deciding not to contest his extradition to Florida on an attempted murder charge, officials said Friday. 37-year-old Brown was brought to the jail in Essex County, New Jersey, after his arrest by U.S. Marshals in Dubai. He waived extradition at a brief court hearing Friday. “Brown is back at the Essex County Jail in Newark where he is awaiting pick up by Florida authorities,” said Carmen Martin, spokeswoman for...
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Arlo Essential Pan Tilt Indoor Camera review: Big coverage, less than $50

Arlo Essential Pan Tilt Indoor Camera review: Big coverage, less than $50

Skip to content Image: Michael Ansaldo/Foundry At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Affordably priced 360-degree pan and 180-degree tilt will cover an entire room Smooth and reliable motion tracking Cons Requires continuous power (no battery option) Smart features locked behind an Arlo Secure subscription Our Verdict A strong budget buy for pet and child monitoring, the Essential Pan Tilt Indoor Camera offers wide coverage and solid performance at a price that makes this 2K model an easy pick....
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This HP OLED laptop with 24 hours of battery life is on sale for just $550

This HP OLED laptop with 24 hours of battery life is on sale for just $550

Image: Matthew Smith / Foundry The new crop of laptops based on Qualcomm’s Arm processors aren’t exactly powerhouses, but they’re some of the most efficient laptops we’ve ever tested. In fact, the HP OmniBook 5 is our current battery champion, lasting over 24 hours in a standardized 4K video test. Today, Amazon is selling it for $549.99, an absolute bargain. Highlights include a 14-inch OLED screen, an IR camera for Windows Hello face unlock, and an impressive 2.98-pound weight (that’s...
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LG Chem, Sinopec to jointly develop sodium-ion battery materials

November 7, 2025 Marija Maisch...
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Vilion releases new C&I battery energy storage system

Vilion releases new C&I battery energy storage system

The Chinese firm says its new EnerCube product is designed for commercial and industrial applications. It has a capacity of 2,250 kWh. November 7, 2025 Lior Kahana...
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Fluence to supply Leag’s 4 GWh battery project, Europe’s largest, in Germany

Fluence Energy says it will supply a 1 GW/4 GWh battery energy storage system for German power producer Leag, marking both Europe’s largest such project and the company’s biggest single installation to date using its Smartstack platform. November 7, 2025 Marija Maisch Image: LEAG From ESS News German energy company Leag has partnered with and Fluence Energy GmbH, the German subsidiary of US-based Fluence Energy, on a 1 GW/4 GWh system in Jänschwalde, marking Germany’s first officially ann...
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Court stops Kaduna traffic officials from removing vehicles’ number plates

Court stops Kaduna traffic officials from removing vehicles’ number plates

Justice  Murtala Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court has declared as illegal, wrongful, and unconstitutional the forceful removal and subsequent seizure, detention, and confiscation of number plates of motor-vehicles, motorcycles, and tricycles. The judge stated that the affected are all those vehicles that use public and private roads in Kaduna State. In the same vein, it warned officers and men of KASTLEA being a mechanism for the enforcement of the Kaduna State Traffic Laws Enforcement Au...
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