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'We have not ruled this out': The water-based battery that could turn whole data centers into energy storage

QinetiQ testing of SuperDielectrics' water-based zinc cells showed up to 13x longer high-power cycle life, 100C discharge in 36 seconds, and zero thermal runaway
The company is pitching its solution to AI datacenters as a 'shock absorber' that can deal with power requirement spikes safely and reliably
SuperDielectrics' Faraday 3's first commercial deployment is slated for early 2027 as it goes up against existing Lithium-ion battery-based energy storage as an alternative that can be deployed inside the data center

Cambridge-based advanced battery technology company SuperDielectrics recently published independent test results for its upcoming water-based Zinc battery, which could help cement its de facto presence in most projects that leverage renewable energy, whose output is often inconsistent.

The next-generation battery offers up to 13 times longer life cycle under high-power cycling, zero thermal runway, and charging and discharging gains that eclipse those of Lithium-ion-based batteries.

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TMTG interim CEO Kevin McGurn says the company is pulling back from a pair of Crypto.com deals to focus on its media arm and its pending merger with TAE

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Brit boffins boast of beating barriers to building fusion power

MAST Upgrade installation hit highest pressure ever achieved without the super-hot plasma destabilizing Scientists at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) say that they have overcome plasma instability issues standing in the way of commercial fusion power plants. The boffins overseeing the MAST (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak) Upgrade installation at

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Ransomware attacks spike as world distracted by AI

What, you didn't think the top gangs were busy watching agents escape their sandboxes too, did you? Ransomware attacks jumped nearly 20 percent in July, with UK firm Comparitech counting 799 incidents, up from 668 in June. Of those, 51 had been confirmed by victims. The tally makes

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AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription

AI and ML Agent Plugins 1.0 defines a write-once-run-anywhere container for passing tools and skills across different agent platforms The AI giants have joined forces to ask the world’s developers to all please write their agentic skills and tools into the same format. In return, coders will be

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TMTG interim CEO Kevin McGurn says the company is pulling back from a pair of Crypto.com deals to focus on its media arm and its pending merger with TAE

Brit boffins boast of beating barriers to building fusion power

Ransomware attacks spike as world distracted by AI

AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription