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Batteries News 16 June 2025 - 5 October 2025

Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT): 2025’s Wild 3,200% Quantum Stock Surge – Boom or Bubble?

QuantumScape 2025 Stock: A High‑Voltage Bet on Solid‑State Batteries – Should Investors Charge Ahead or Pump the Brakes?

Metric (Oct 2025) Value Evidence Share price (Oct 3 2025 close) ≈US$15.91 (approx. YTD high) fool.com Motley Fool notes QS closing around $15.91 when the stock surged after a partnership with Corning and a live product demo fool.com. Market cap ≈US$9 billion fool.com Motley Fool reported a market capitalization of ~$9 bn in Oct 2025 fool.com. 2025 YTD return (Oct 1 2025) +181 % coincentral.com CoinCentral calculated a 181 % YTD return (vs. S&P 500’s 14.1 %) after QS stock surged following the Corning partnership coincentral.com. Motley Fool also listed a +108 % YTD figure fool.com. 52‑week range ≈US$3.40 – $16.49 fool.com The same Motley Fool article reported the 52‑week low and high fool.com. Liquidity (end‑Q2 2025)
5 October 2025
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SWIT’s PowerCell Batteries Charge Ahead: New IBC 2025 Power Packs Take on Anton/Bauer & More

SWIT’s PowerCell Batteries Charge Ahead: New IBC 2025 Power Packs Take on Anton/Bauer & More

At IBC 2025, SWIT unveiled its new PowerCell series of camera batteries, aiming to deliver top-tier reliability at a fraction of OEM prices cined.com cined.com. These batteries – built for popular Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Fujifilm cameras – pack premium Panasonic cells, USB-C charging, and LED power gauges. Early reactions from filmmakers have been enthusiastic, seeing PowerCells as a long-awaited dependable third-party alternative to expensive original packs. In this report, we’ll break down what makes SWIT’s PowerCells innovative, how they stack up against industry mainstays like Anton/Bauer, Core SWX, and IDX, and what this launch says about broader battery tech
18 September 2025
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Beyond Lithium-Ion: Sodium-Ion vs. Solid-State vs. Lithium-Sulfur – Who Wins the Next Battery Race?

Beyond Lithium-Ion: Sodium-Ion vs. Solid-State vs. Lithium-Sulfur – Who Wins the Next Battery Race?

CATL unveiled the world’s first mass-produced sodium-ion EV battery, named Naxtra, in 2023 and began deploying it in cars by late 2023. Sodium-ion cells typically deliver 140–160 Wh/kg, with CATL’s best prototypes around 175 Wh/kg and a second-generation cell expected to exceed 200 Wh/kg. All-solid-state lithium batteries are projected to store 50% to 100% more energy than today’s Li-ion, with Toyota claiming a 20% initial range boost for its solid-state packs due in 2027–28. Solid-state designs could enable 600–1000+ miles per charge, according to industry projections and Toyota’s statements. Lithium-sulfur cells have a theoretical energy density of 600–800 Wh/kg, Fraunhofer’s
5 August 2025
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Inside the Battery Revolution: How Your Smartphone Will Charge Faster, Last Longer, and Save the Planet

Inside the Battery Revolution: How Your Smartphone Will Charge Faster, Last Longer, and Save the Planet

Most smartphone batteries retain about 80% of their capacity after 500 complete charge cycles (roughly 1.5–2 years). Xiaomi demonstrated 210W HyperCharge that can fill a 4,000 mAh battery in about 8 minutes. Qi2 was announced in 2023 and supports up to 15W wireless charging, with the iPhone 15 (late 2024) first to officially support it. In 2024 Apple switched the iPhone to USB-C, enabling universal high-powered charging and compatibility with GaN chargers. Apple’s Optimized Battery Charging pauses charging near 80% until needed, while Google’s Pixel Adaptive Charging schedules the final 20% to finish by your alarm time. Honor Magic5 Pro
30 July 2025
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Solid-State Batteries: The Game-Changer Powering a New Battery Revolution in 2025

Solid-State Batteries: The Game-Changer Powering a New Battery Revolution in 2025

Solid-state batteries replace the liquid electrolyte with a solid electrolyte, often a ceramic, glass, or solid polymer, and many designs use lithium metal anodes. Prototype solid-state cells have demonstrated energy densities of about 300–450 Wh/kg, with Mercedes-Benz and Factorial reporting roughly 450 Wh/kg. Toyota claims its solid-state EV batteries will charge from 10% to 80% in roughly 10 minutes. Solid-state batteries use non-flammable solid electrolytes, drastically reducing fire risk and leakage compared with liquid electrolytes. Volkswagen reported a solid-state prototype that retained 95% of its capacity after 1,000 charge cycles (about 500,000 km). In 2025, solid-state production costs are around
30 July 2025
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Beyond Lithium: The Future EV Batteries That Deliver 932 Miles of Range and Charge in Just 5 Minutes

Beyond Lithium: The Future EV Batteries That Deliver 932 Miles of Range and Charge in Just 5 Minutes

CATL’s Shenxing fast-charge battery can add 520 km of range in 5 minutes on a 1.3 MW charger, enabled by a 12C charging rate. CATL’s automotive-grade sodium-ion battery “Naxtra” delivers 175 Wh/kg energy density and 10,000+ cycles, with mass production slated for end-2025, plus safety tests showing no fires under cutting, crushing, or puncturing and cold-weather performance retaining about 90% capacity at -30°C with 30–80% charging in 30 minutes. CATL’s “Freevoy” dual-chemistry pack combines two cell chemistries to achieve over 1,500 km (932 miles) of range in testing. A lithium-sulfur prototype with a platinum catalyst demonstrated 92% capacity retention after
29 July 2025
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Batteries That Fix Themselves, Space Showdowns & a $12,000 Superchip – Tech Roundup (July 27–28, 2025)

Batteries That Fix Themselves, Space Showdowns & a $12,000 Superchip – Tech Roundup (July 27–28, 2025)

AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX workstation processor launched at $11,699 and features 96 cores, 192 threads, a Zen 5 design, and up to 5.4GHz, claiming the title of the world’s fastest CPU. Samsung’s 61.44 TB PCIe Gen5 SSD, the largest enterprise drive to date, went on sale for $5,593 (~$0.09/GB) and delivers 14.2 GB/s read and 2.1 GB/s write speeds using QLC flash. The FOSSiBOT F107 Pro rugged phone adds “Starlight Night Vision” capable of color photography at 0.0005 lux, powered by a 28,000 mAh battery and MIL-STD-810H durability. A GoPro Max 2 prototype leaked showing a 360° camera with
28 July 2025
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Beyond Lithium-Ion: How Solid-State, Lithium-Sulfur, Sodium-Ion & Graphene Batteries Will Revolutionize EVs, Gadgets and Grid Storage

Beyond Lithium-Ion: How Solid-State, Lithium-Sulfur, Sodium-Ion & Graphene Batteries Will Revolutionize EVs, Gadgets and Grid Storage

Solid-state batteries use a solid electrolyte and lithium-metal anodes, offering 50–100% higher energy density than today’s Li‑ion and 1,000+ cycles with about 95% capacity retention, with Toyota targeting 750 miles per charge and 10-minute charging by 2027–2028. Lithium-sulfur batteries have a theoretical energy density above 500 Wh/kg, and a recent all-solid-state Li‑S cell demonstrated around 25,000 cycles with 80% capacity retention, though energy density still needs improvement. Sodium-ion batteries today run around 160–175 Wh/kg, CATL claims 175 Wh/kg with over 10,000 cycles and operation from −40°C to +70°C, and Chery launched the first Na‑ion EV in 2023 with mass production
16 June 2025
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