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SwitchBot is introducing a new version of the tiny button-pressing robot that helped launch the company a decade ago. The ...

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have created a remarkable new material that works like a “rechargeable solar battery,” storing ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara developed a "rechargeable solar battery" that stores sunlight ...

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In some cases, single-use batteries are still the better option. By Sarah Witman Ms. Witman is an associate staff writer at Wirecutter, a product recommendation site owned by The New York Times ...

I'm a tech journalist and author from Gloucestershire, UK. In a world of fast-charging USB-C devices, you might have thought AAA batteries were a thing of the past. For anyone with children's toys or ...