By applying a similar concept to that being used in zinc-air batteries, researchers at the University of St. Andrews believe they are close to developing a lithium-air battery with the potential to allow up to ten times the energy storage than that of current lithium batteries. The battery is being called the STAIR (St. Andrews [...]
And here comes another one…. Top to bottom, the iPhone has proven itself to be the most preferred smartphone currently available on the market. And while that may be the case, the iPhone isn’t without it’s Achilles heel. What has now become the most common complaint regarding the iPhone is it’s battery’s ability to keep up with all of the [...]
Beginning May 19, the nation’s fifth-largest wireless carrier will begin replacing it’s customers dead or dying batteries with a a fully-charged replacement for no cost. Chicago-based U.S. Cellular announced the Battery Swap program just about a week ago and will be the first and only wireless carrier
Following at least two reported cases of batteries catching on fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 70,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq laptops. As noted by our friends at Tech Report, this particular recall is nowhere near the size of the massive battery recall that
In what could be seen as a crucial step toward making a revolutionary vision become a reality, Better Place unveiled it’s battery switch platform today in Yokohama, Japan. The eventual goal of Better Place is to create worldwide networks of battery swapping stations where drivers can
“We think the markets for this will be huge…It eventually will be a billion-dollar business. We don’t think small.” Jeffrey Immelt (Chairman and CEO of General Electric) General Electric announced plans today for a new battery factory in upstate New York. While most battery manufacturers are currently going the way of lithium ion, the mission [...]
While most laptop manufacturers battle it out to see who can offer the newest and most advanced battery with their product, the Gecko EduBook by Norh Tec is simply powered by good old fashioned AA’s.
As a result of an increased demand for hybrid and all-electric vehicles as well as the continued development and advancement of wireless consumer electronics, the worldwide need for advanced batteries is reaching new levels. According to the Cleveland-based industry research firm The Freedonia Group, Inc.;
If only every battery exceeded it’s life expectancy the way those used for the Hubble Space Telescope have. After going an astounding 19 years without requiring a battery replacement, the Hubble will finally receive a fresh new set of nickel hydrogen batteries. On Monday, May 11; NASA will be returning to one of it’s most [...]
The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer has presented the Excellence in Technology Transfer Award to three scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. Khalil Amine, Ilias Belharouak and Zonghai Chen received the award for the development of a “very high power battery system” based on
