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Food Engineering
May 1, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Not Your Daddy's Lift Truck From new-age power packs to advanced data-acquisition packages, technology is reshaping the workhorses of material handling.   |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2005
John Teresko |
Banish The Battery Room Rapid-charging technology is replacing battery rooms for lift trucks with decentralized intelligent charging systems. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2009
John Teresko |
Lift Truck Progress: Cleaner, Greener, Smarter Design trends boost lift truck efficiency in terms of productivity, emission control, and durability. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2007
John Teresko |
The Hydrogen Economy: Lift Trucks First? Manufacturers of fuel cell-powered lift trucks are giving the technology a test drive. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2004
John Teresko |
Lift Trucks -- The New Decisions AC drives are rapidly overtaking DC technology in lift truck production as users seek the lower cost of operation from the inherently simpler AC drive approach. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Lawrence Ulrich |
Charge of the EV Brigade 2012 will test the feasibility of EV charging stations |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Winfried W. Wilcke On Building A Bigger Battery For The Electric Car Winfried W. Wilcke uses nanoscience to boost the storage capacity of electric-car batteries while keeping them lightweight. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Michael Belfiore |
How Better Place's Robotic Battery Swap Stations Work It takes more than just a vehicle to convince consumers to adopt electric cars. Recharging their batteries has to be as easy as filling up a tank of gas. |
Food Engineering
October 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Energy Management: Your New Competitive Edge Reclamation of thermal heat is a conspicuous example of the many energy initiatives underway as the food industry rethinks the ROI on energy management. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2012
Alex Planes |
America's Sad Love Affair With the Electric Car The biggest letdown is still under the hood. |
Popular Mechanics
December 18, 2008
Ben Block |
The Quest for the Electric Car's Perfect Plug Here are problems and answers from engineers on their quest for the perfect plug for the electric car. |
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Energy Department Sees Promise in Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Technology The Obama administration has a goal of putting one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Jean Kumagai |
A Battery as Big as the Grid 2012 could mark the arrival of utility-scale battery storage |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2005
Bill Howard |
Getting the Most from Your Batteries Batteries light up our lives and a whole array of devices. Here's how to choose and use them. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Alkaline flow battery charges up renewable energy storage Scientists in the US have developed an alkaline flow battery that they hope will help to tackle the tricky problem of storing energy from renewable power sources such as wind and solar. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2010
Prachi Patel |
Batteries That Go With the Flow A new battery design promises to even out fluctuations in solar and wind power |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009 |
Why the Chevy Volt Doesn't Add Up Plug-in hybrids with big batteries, like the Chevy Volt, may never save consumers any money. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
Peter Fairley |
Direct-Current Networks Gain Ground Efficiency tempts computer centers to go DC |
BusinessWeek
July 16, 2009
Rowley & Hall |
A Future Shock for Electric Cars? This summer marks a milestone in green motoring. Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Motor will soon start selling its $48,000 electric minicar, the i-MiEV, beating out Subaru, Nissan Motor, and China's BYD Auto, all of which have designs on the electric-car market. |
CIO
January 15, 2002
John Edwards |
Building a Better Battery The search for a better battery is getting a push from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), which has given Yale University's engineering department $2.4 million to develop readily rechargeable microcombustion batteries... |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
John Voelcker |
Can Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Keep the Electric Grid Stable? Speakers at an IEEE-USA symposium on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles debate the promises and challenges of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. |
Fast Company
November 2010
Greg Lindsay |
How Interstate Is Shaping the Future of Rechargeable Batteries The worldwide market for rechargeable batteries is expected to grow from $36 billion in 2008 to $51 billion by 2013 - and nearly $10 billion in the United States alone. |
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. |
Chemistry World
May 1, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Exploding batteries caught on camera Researchers have tracked the thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries, using high-speed computed tomography and radiography together with thermal imaging to work out what goes on inside the batteries as they overheat. |
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. |
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.... |
InternetNews
February 23, 2007
Brian Livingston |
Rechargeable Batteries You Can Rely On A new technology in rechargeable batteries allows you to keep going. |
U.S. CPSC
April 14, 2008 |
Hobby-Lobby Int'l Recalls Battery Chargers Used with Helicopters Due to Fire Hazard The lithium-polymer batteries can ignite while charging, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
Chemistry World
September 19, 2007
Ned Stafford |
Electric Cars Hoping for Lithium Ion Revolution General Motors is betting that chemists are close to solving the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle puzzle, by developing rechargeable batteries that are safe, robust, long-lasting, and inexpensive. |
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. |
National Defense
May 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Researchers Tackle Marines' Portable Power Challenges The Defense Department's research laboratories are spending millions of dollars to improve batteries and to develop new portable power technologies for dismounted troops. |
National Defense
June 2012
Dan Parsons |
Effort to Reduce Battery Weight May Soon Hit Brick Wall Industry and military scientists continue the search for lighter and more efficient batteries, with a renewed focus on reducing loads carried by soldiers that affect their mobility and health. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2013
Philip E. Ross |
Boeing's Battery Blues Despite fires in the 787's lithium-ion batteries, planes will become more dependent on electricity and batteries |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2009
Rich Smith |
AeroVironment Sparks AC in D.C. The Washington D.C. city government intends to first purchase "some" PosiCharge systems from AeroVironment, and then install them at strategically located recharging stations around the city. |
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Welch & Dawson |
Itching To Ditch The Slow Lane To boost hybrids' market share, carmakers must overcome daunting technological hurdles -- most of all, making battery systems smaller, less costly, and more powerful. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Battery Maker Adds More Power Advanced Battery Technologies is expanding its capabilities and its capacity. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries for Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars need to travel farther in electric-only mode, and that means lithium-ion battery technologies have a lot riding on them. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
The Two Sides of Del Monte Del Monte Foods' results present two seemingly different outlooks. |
National Defense
May 2011
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army, Marines Face Uphill Battle To Lighten Troops' Battery Load Troops deploy with more electronic gear than ever: Flashlights, radios, GPS receivers, computers, cameras, mp3 players, small robots, all of which have to be constantly charged. |
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. |
Defense Update
Issue 3, 2005 |
Power Sources for Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) Vehicles While the electrical and mechanical components of HED systems are reasonably mature, the main obstacle for full HED maturation with the military are the batteries. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
AboutSafety
March 14, 2001 |
Exploding Flashlights: Are They A Serious Threat To Worker Safety? Many batteries and battery compartments are constructed to allow leakage and dissipation of hydrogen gas. But some battery compartments may be sealed tight against air and water by design. |
