News & Reviews:   lithium-ion battery

Lithium-ion is the predominant battery tech in 2026, and likely the one you're familiar with. But did you know that there are new and upcoming battery technologies aiming to replace the sometimes explosive lithium-ion? Let's quickly go over the relevant battery tech in 2026.

The evolution of battery has stopped since the commercial release of lithium-ion battery back in 1991. After that, a lot of mining activities are required to get the resources for the production of lithium-ion batteries. Not only is it harmful to the environment, but the batteries have also caused countless explosions as well. Now, the time of lithium-ion batteries might be coming to an end as IBM is making a new form of battery that is better in many ways.

In Malaysia, the battery is one of the top factors to look out for when buying a smartphone. In fact, almost every smartphone user has a power bank no matter how big their smartphone's battery capacity is, and the sad thing is we have no way of improving the longevity except using quick charge technology and other similar ways...or is it?