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“What if you could cut a battery with scissors while it was powering a device—and nothing caught fire?” That sounds like science fiction. Yet this is exactly what Singapore-based startup Flint has demonstrated. In recent demonstrations, a battery continued powering a fan after being cut with scissors. It was also exposed to direct flame without…

In lithium battery engineering, the most important decision is often made before any electrode is even designed: the choice of chemistry system. Because once the chemistry is fixed, everything else is constrained—voltage window, specific capacity, ionic diffusion kinetics, thermal stability, and ultimately the entire ceiling of what the cell can achieve. In other words, chemistry…

Among the three mainstream solid-state battery routes—sulfide, polymer, and oxide—the oxide system is often the least “flashy,” but arguably the most engineering-ready and commercially realistic. While sulfides are seen as the “ultimate solution” and polymers have already found niche applications, oxide-based solid-state batteries are quietly becoming the first route to truly approach automotive-scale manufacturing. 1….

As the drone and eVTOL industries push toward longer flight times and higher energy density, most discussions around battery safety focus on thermal runaway, fast charging, overcurrent, or mechanical damage. But what if your battery is heating up without being charged, discharged, or physically stressed? Recent research from researchers at Huazhong University of Science and…

When people think about drones today, they usually picture a simple quadcopter: four arms, four propellers, and a flying camera in the sky. But in reality, “drone” is a much broader category of aircraft than most people realize — from small racing quadcopters to heavy-lift hexacopters, octocopters, fixed-wing UAVs, and even jet-powered unmanned systems. The…

Recently, Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry (Hefei) Co., Ltd. announced a new financing round of nearly RMB 500 million, led by Hefei state-owned capital, with participation from insurance capital (Hu’an Asset) and continued investment from existing shareholders such as Yunshi Capital and Fangguang Capital. The capital will mainly be used for: eVTOL airworthiness certification (TC) delivery…

When we talk about drones, we often focus on batteries, flight time, payload, or range. But behind every stable flight is something even more fundamental: sensing systems. A useful way to understand drone intelligence is to compare it with human perception. Just like humans rely on inner ears, eyes, and touch, drones also rely on…

The Hidden “Final Exam” Behind Every Lithium-Ion Battery Pack When people talk about lithium-ion batteries, they usually focus on chemistry, energy density, or cycle life. But in real manufacturing, there is a critical final step that quietly determines whether a cell is truly reliable: capacity grading (often called “cell sorting” or “binning”). A useful way…

In the lithium battery industry, performance is often discussed in terms of capacity, energy density, cycle life, and discharge rate. But there is another less visible yet highly important parameter that quietly reflects internal battery health: the K value. Although not always standardized across all manufacturers, K value is widely used in engineering practice to…

The AI and robotics world has spent the last two years focused on humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, and generative AI. But this week, a different sector made headlines. Chinese ocean robotics startup Seahang Intelligence (世航智能) announced the completion of an A-round financing exceeding RMB 1 billion (approximately USD 140 million), reportedly the largest single-round financing…