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PC World
September 2005
Kirk Steers |
Longer Life, Lower Cost for All Your Gadgets' Batteries Buy the optimal battery for your particular gadgets... Ways to recharge... Why you should wait to install a 64-bit Windows operating system... A new switch to stop prying eyes from viewing what you have open on your monitor...   |
PC World
January 9, 2003
Anne B. McDonald |
New Batteries Said to Charge in 15 Minutes Rayovac's I-C3 technology pairs new charger and batteries for much longer life and faster recharge. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2004
Sara Drummond |
More Power to You Learn how to keep your tech tools charged while on the road. |
InternetNews
February 23, 2007
Brian Livingston |
Rechargeable Batteries You Can Rely On A new technology in rechargeable batteries allows you to keep going. |
PC World
September 28, 2006
Stuart J. Johnston |
Should Laptops Come With a Fire Extinguisher? Record-setting recalls highlight the risks of lithium ion technology. |
PC Magazine
May 1, 2009
Sascha Segan |
Upgrade Your Phone's Battery If you've had your phone for more than a year, you'll be surprised at how much a new battery can liven it up. |
PC World
April 2006
Christopher Null |
Battery Boosters Sick of running out of juice at the worst possible moment? Here's how to squeeze every last drop out of your cell phone, laptop, PDA, or digital camera battery and charge it up quickly and conveniently. |
PC World
April 29, 2008
Darren Gladstone |
Ask Our Experts: The Best Battery Options Extended-life laptop battery versus external laptop battery. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2003
Mike Allen |
How To Charge Your Battery Motorhomes, tractors, boats, motorcycles and other occasional-use vehicles should use a battery-maintainer style of charger to prevent battery damage. The permanent extra wiring harness makes it easy to hook up the charger when necessary. |
Chemistry World
October 13, 2011
Fay Nolan Neylan |
Fluoride Shuttle Batteries Lift Off Scientists in Germany say that a rechargeable battery that works on the basis of fluoride transfer between electrodes could have a better storage capacity than current batteries. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
Neil Savage |
Batteries That Breathe Using oxygen as a cathode could give lithium batteries 10 times the energy |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2008
Prachi Patel-Predd |
A Battery-Capacitor Hybrid for Hybrids Engineers give lead-acid batteries a makeover by crossing them with ultracapacitors. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
The Truth About Fiery Laptops Lithium ion batteries are potential incendiaries, but they're all we've got. |
U.S. CPSC
September 28, 2006 |
CPSC Releases Tips on Notebook Computer Use Tips to promote safe use of notebook computers, batteries and chargers. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Frank Washburn |
Charging Into the Future Researchers are upgrading lithium ion and green-alternative batteries for increasingly power-hungry mobile devices. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Super-fast charging aluminium batteries ready to take on lithium A new rival to the lithium-ion battery has been created that charges in under a minute and still performs almost perfectly after being recharged thousands of times. |
Wired
November 2006
John Hockenberry |
Building a Better Battery They run out of juice - or burst into flames - at exactly the wrong time. Can't anyone make a decent battery? |
Chemistry World
September 26, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Electric vehicles set to charge ahead 'There is a big effort to improve lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and largely the outcome will be dictated by how the consumer reacts,' says Daniel Abraham, a battery expert at the Argonne National Laboratory in the US. |
U.S. CPSC
June 19, 2007 |
Gateway Inc. Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard These lithium-ion battery packs can overheat, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers. This is not an internal battery cell defect. |
National Defense
August 2012
Dan Parsons |
Power Supply A Consistent Challenge As Troops Use More Gadgets U.S. troops have a technological advantage over most enemies. But each new gadget they wield comes with a need for power and, at-times, with a hidden logistical tail. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2008
John Keller |
Lithium Batteries Are Still the Choice to Power Manpack Military Gear Lithium batteries are small, lightweight, and efficient, but also important is it's ability to function properly in temperature extremes. |
U.S. CPSC
April 25, 2007 |
Acer America Corporation Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Previous Fires The lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
Fast Company
October 2004
Alison Overholt |
The Battery Bust A laptop that runs forever on a single quick charge? Not anytime soon. Here are some tips for making the current crop of batteries keep going and going and going.... |
PC World
February 21, 2007
Narasu Rebbapragada |
Your Not-So-Free Phone The cost of replacement batteries is a significant factor in the total amount that you'll pay for your cell phone. |
InternetNews
June 19, 2007
David Needle |
Gateway Owns The Latest Battery Recall Gateway announces voluntary recall of 14,000 notebook battery packs. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005 |
To Do... More Cool Projects to Try Charge any camera lithium ion battery pack with the Lenmar Mach 1 Speed Charger. |
U.S. CPSC
April 20, 2006 |
HP Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard An internal failure can cause the battery to overheat and melt or char the plastic case, posing a burn and fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
March 1, 2007 |
Lenovo Recalls ThinkPad Notebook PC Extended-Life Batteries Due to Fire Hazard If the battery in the laptop is struck forcefully on the corner, such as from a direct fall to the ground, the battery pack can overheat and pose a fire hazard to users. |
U.S. CPSC
February 17, 2006 |
Polycom Inc. Recalls Conference Phone Batteries for Fire Hazard These batteries can overheat, which could pose a fire or burn hazard. |
Chemistry World
October 10, 2013
Rowan Frame |
Molten air -- a new class of battery Scientists from the US have invented a new type of battery. The so-called 'molten air batteries' have among the highest electrical storage capacities of all battery types to date. |
U.S. CPSC
May 13, 2005 |
Cell Phone Batteries: CPSC, CTIA Working Together to Keep Consumers Safe Some recommendations regarding the safe use of cell phones, batteries and chargers, from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and CTIA-The Wireless Association. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009
Seth Porges |
How to Make Your Own Battery-Powered Gadget Chargers There's no magic to a cellphone charger. It's really little more than a plastic-wrapped strip of copper wire designed to deliver power (stepped down in voltage and converted to DC, of course) from an outlet to your phone battery. |
U.S. CPSC
October 23, 2006 |
Sony Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Previous Fires These lithium ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
InternetNews
January 29, 2010 |
Microsoft Addresses Windows 7 Battery Drain Some people say Windows 7 made notebooks' battery life fall to as little half an hour. |
U.S. CPSC
February 12, 2008 |
Consumer Alert: Fire Hazard with Remote-Controlled Helicopters and Airplanes Playing with remote-controlled helicopters and airplanes can be fun, but the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is concerned about an emerging fire hazard from the battery technology being used with these toys. |
Chemistry World
April 21, 2015
Osman Mohamed |
Ultrasound test echoes with battery charge Researchers in the US have shown that ultrasound echoes can indicate density changes to provide a simple and non-invasive method for measuring charge within any battery. |
InternetNews
July 6, 2010 |
Microsoft to License InstaLoad Battery Tech Microsoft announces plans to bring to market a technology to simplify battery installation, eliminating the polarity issue that delineates positive from negative. |
PC Magazine
May 16, 2007
Lisa Zyga |
Eco-Friendly Batteries on the Horizon A new generation of longer-lasting, environmentally friendly batteries that run on sugar, urine, and bacteria is on the horizon. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
Samuel K. Moore |
A Rapid-Recharge Lithium Battery MIT scientists tweak lithium formula to let battery discharge in seconds |
Chemistry World
July 28, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Better batteries with pure lithium anodes Researchers in the US have developed a coating that could allow next generation batteries to have pure lithium anodes. |
Chemistry World
September 22, 2014
David Bradley |
Molten metal batteries set to store grid power Storing electricity from intermittent, but renewable, sources such as wind and solar power and even from more conventional power stations, could allow national electrical grids to meet demand more consistently. |
National Defense
October 2013
Dan Parsons |
Army's Battlefield Network Requires New Thinking on Soldier Power The Army is interested in fielding novel technologies that accomplish more than simply removing pounds from a soldier's load, said Steve Mapes, product lead for soldier power at Program Executive Office Soldier. |
Chemistry World
March 11, 2009
Hayley Birch |
Super battery could power electric cars Scientists in the US have built a lithium based 'super battery' that releases its charge 100 times faster than a regular rechargeable. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2005
Carl Wherrett |
Toshiba's Battery Breakthrough Nanotechnology is making good on its promise -- at least in battery technology. Watch out for the other battery manufacturers to come up with their own breakthroughs. |
U.S. CPSC
October 14, 2005 |
Hewlett-Packard Company Recall of Notebook Computer Batteries An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat and melt or char the plastic case, posing a burn and fire hazard. |
Chemistry World
September 15, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Super-thin batteries made from paper and algae Although the batteries have lower voltage and power density than conventional batteries, their low cost and flexibility hold great promise for applications where metal-based batteries are impractical. |
National Defense
December 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Improved Battery Charger Offered New LX series chargers by Nexergy that are especially configured for Lithium-ion and Lithium-polymer batteries have built in features that precisely match voltage to power packs. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2013
Jeanne Therese Andres |
Long-life lithium sulfide batteries Scientists from the US and China have identified a polymer that makes lithium sulfide batteries last longer. |
National Defense
February 2007
David Axe |
Army Seeks Light, Efficient Batteries to Meet Insatiable Energy Demand In an Army that heavily depends on battery-operated devices to do its job, the complaints are well documented: Batteries are too heavy, too bulky and not very user-friendly. |
InternetNews
September 28, 2006
David Needle |
Notebook Batteries Catching More Heat Lenovo is the latest notebook vendor to announce a battery recall due to concerns of overheating that could lead to its ThinkPad notebooks catching fire. |
