MUSIC: Tunes and Blooms, 5 p.m., Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale. Live music every Thursday in April. Music starts at 6 p.m. This week: Moonshine Drive, Pickin' Pear. Free ...

CHARITY: The Giving Games, 6-9 p.m., Backstage Event Center, 625 Walnut St., Downtown ... VCRs and accessories, and alkaline batteries. Fees for these items are waived for this event.

Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers have developed a battery that can take any shape. This soft and conformable battery can be integrated into future technology in a completely new way.

Lithium-ion batteries, used in consumer devices and electric vehicles, typically last hours or days between charges. However, with repeated use, they degrade and need to be charged more frequently.

In the world of batteries, duration is king. Whether nestled in the smallest wearable or providing back-up power for the electric grid, a battery that provides reliable energy for longer will ...

More recently, Betavolt announced its 3-volt diamond nuclear battery that uses nickel-63 and a diamond semiconductor using the same beta particle principle that can power a device for 50 years.

The rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in these and other devices typically last hours or days between charging. However, with repeated use, batteries degrade and need to be recharged more ...

Rechargeable batteries are one of the best ways to save money and reduce e-waste. Upgrade this spring if you're still tossing out dead batteries. However, you need to be wary when buying ...

Batteries power our favorite electronic devices, but they're not meant to last forever. The good news is that Windows laptops have a battery report feature that breaks down whether your battery ...