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Batteries Are the Next Target in China’s Clean-Energy Conquest

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Molycorp Is Filing For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The supplier of rare earths hasn't turned a profit since 2011

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Tesla Is Devising a Way to Let You Power Your Entire Home

The electric car maker is planning on branching out into other markets

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Consumers Want Better Smartphone Batteries, Survey Says

The top tech need on the mind of most Americans isn’t sharper televisions or smarter watches. It’s better batteries

By Alan Murray / Fortune

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 8

1. A new crowdfunded software tool for reporting sexual assault can reduce stigma and protect survivors. By Shafaq Hasan in Nonprofit Quarterly 2. Millions of discarded laptop batteries could light homes in the developing world....

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Screaming at Your Phone Might Charge It Someday

This experimental smartphone converts background noise to battery power.

By Jared Newman

6 Android Phones with Great Battery Life

One of the most common complaints of smartphone ownership is battery life. Big displays and powerful processors conspire together to drain your phone of life before the day is through. You can get a portable...

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StoreDot: Another Promising, Far-Off Answer to Smartphone Battery Problems

"Nanodot" technology could charge your phone in 30 seconds, but is years away from the mass market.

By Jared Newman

Researchers Create a Disposable Battery That Melts Inside You

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a powerful, tiny battery capable of safely being absorbed into the human body, the journal Nature is reporting. The battery is made of magnesium foil,...

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Here's What's Draining Your iPhone Battery (and What You Can Do About It)

If you own an iPhone, there's a good chance you run into battery problems now and again — times you wish you had the battery life to take one more photo, look up the location...

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Here's What's Draining Your Android Battery (and What You Can Do About It)

Tired of carrying your Android phone charger or backup battery to ensure a full day's worth of use? Fortunately, Android has some of the best tools to find out what's killing your battery. Once you've...

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5 Tech Products Under $50 Everyone Should Own

I get asked quite a bit what my favorite tech products are. And because I have access to all the best stuff for testing as a tech journalist, sometimes my choices are a little beyond...

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Here's Why Tesla's Massive New Factory Will Change Everything

This post is in partnership with Fortune, which offers the latest business and finance news. The article below was originally published at Fortune.com. Tesla Motors, the innovative electric car company, wants to be a bigtime...

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