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Silicon-carbon batteries become latest front in US-China tech rivalry

, DIGITIMES Asia, Taipei

May 17, 2026, 06:37 0

Credit: AFP

As American battery startups continue working to commercialize next-generation silicon-carbon batteries, Chinese manufacturers are already deploying the technology at scale and now pushing it into aviation-grade territory.

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