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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.   |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
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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. |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2012
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Battery boost for electric cars The UK government, in collaboration with industry, is to create a new UK energy storage R&D center to accelerate the development of batteries for vehicles. |
PC Magazine
May 31, 2006
Bill Howard |
Hybrid Myths Debunked How much will that hybrid battery really set you back when it fails? |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Rags to Riches for Afghanistan and Automakers? Vast riches of lithium in Afghanistan could play a key role in the push for greener cars. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Battery Makers Take a Back Seat at Auto Show Makers of electric cars are looking elsewhere for their power. |
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 |
Popular Mechanics
October 16, 2009
Andrew English |
Test Drive: Volvo V70 and C30EV Show Battery-Powered Promise Rather than go for a traditional hybrid, where Toyota's Prius has an almost unassailable lead, Volvo is choosing to leapfrog into plug-in technology with a diesel engine. |
PC Magazine
April 19, 2006
Bary Alyssa Johnson |
Green Car Tech In February, Hymotion unveiled the Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) technology for hybrid cars. |
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. |
Chemistry World
December 3, 2013
Emily James |
Lithium -- sulfur batteries ready to go the distance A non-stop trip from London to Paris in an eco-friendly car could soon be possible, if powered by the latest lithium -- sulfur battery created by scientists in the US. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Grid Storage Is Starting to Heat Up Battery makers are putting an increased focus on the electrical grid for business. |
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
November 17, 2010
Travis Hoium |
This Battery Company Packs a Wallop China's Advanced Battery Technologies is putting American battery manufacturers to shame. |
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. |
National Defense
October 2009
Jean & Erwin |
On The Road to More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles A123Systems, a lithium ion battery producer, has teamed with the Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop fuel-efficient vehicle technology. Funding for the joint project is being provided under the Recovery Act. |
PC Magazine
March 16, 2004
Carol A. Mangis |
Pep Up Your Mobile Phone Most mobile phone users have run down their batteries at inopportune times. |
Chemistry World
July 10, 2012 |
Coolant to put electric cars in the fast lane Battery temperature is critical for performance and safety, but it's a tricky business cooling the large batteries needed for electric vehicles. Now, scientists in Germany have developed a new coolant which promises to cool batteries on hot days. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2008
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries On The Way For Hybrids In just one year, the whens and wheres of lithium battery packs for hybrid and electric cars have come into much sharper focus |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007 |
Smart Energy Solutions to offer military batteries with built-in safeguard features These advanced battery systems for military use are designed to safeguard military power systems and prolong battery life. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Silicon for better batteries A new silicon-based anode could greatly increase the storage capacity of lithium ion batteries - boosting the runtimes of devices such as laptops and mobile phones by up to seven times |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2009 |
Start Your Engines Although a mainstream market for electric cars may be a decade or more away, governments and companies worldwide are spending massive amounts of money to gain an edge in supplying batteries for them. Here are some key players. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2006
John Teresko |
Hybrids, Electrics: Nano Power? Nanotechnology boosts the operating characteristics of lithium-ion batteries. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
Neil Savage |
Batteries That Breathe Using oxygen as a cathode could give lithium batteries 10 times the energy |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
February 29, 2008
Mike Allen |
Why Ultracapacitors Will Be Your Hybrid's New Best Friend A breakthrough in automotive energy storage that could replace the battery in next generation vehicles. |
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. |
Chemistry World
June 20, 2010
Jon Cartwright |
Carbon nanotubes boost battery power Researchers in the US claim to have created electrodes from carbon nanotubes that can make lithium-ion batteries some ten times more powerful than conventional models. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009
David Noland |
Who's Killing the Electric Plane? Even as the federal government jump-starts electric cars with $2.4 billion in research funds, electric airplanes are getting held back. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009 |
Why Plug-Ins Will Make (Dollars and) Sense Q&A with the electric power research institute's Mark Duvall. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
Samuel K. Moore |
A Rapid-Recharge Lithium Battery MIT scientists tweak lithium formula to let battery discharge in seconds |
Popular Mechanics
December 20, 2007
Logan Ward |
New Nanowire Battery Life Reaches From iPods to Electric Cars Lithium-ion batteries that power most devices may soon be able to hold 10 times as much power. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007 |
GM's Chevy Volt Plug-in Concept: How It Works 1. Gasoline Engine... 2. Generator... 3. Electric Motor... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
December 18, 2008
Erik Sofge |
Can Battery Suppliers Keep Up With an Electric Car Revolution? If the United States dramatically increases the nation's hybrid and electric car fleet, battery suppliers may find themselves struggling to keep up with the demand. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2010
Mark Boslet |
Lithium Battery Oversupply Debate Rages Makers of lithium-ion batteries are rapidly expanding their factories in anticipation of a ballooning market for electric cars. The trouble is, none of them can be sure what the demand will be. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2010
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Advanced Battery Technologies After spending much of the past year at a less-than-impressive two-star rank, Advanced Battery Technologies has impressed enough top-performing members of the 165,000-strong Motley Fool CAPS community to climb all the way up to three stars. |
Chemistry World
March 11, 2011
Harriet Brewerton |
Drawing batteries Scientists in Japan have made an electrode for a lithium-air battery using a pencil. The advance could bring efficient, environmentally friendly and safe batteries for electric vehicles a step closer. |
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. |
U.S. CPSC
October 28, 2004 |
Kyocera Wireless Corp. Recall of Cell Phone Batteries Some of the cell phone batteries supplied by the battery manufacturer may be counterfeit. This can cause the batteries to short-circuit, overheat and pose burn hazard to consumers. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Maria StrA mme On Making A Lithium-Ion Battery Using Algae Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Maria StrA mme was on the research team that developed a battery using algae. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2011
Eric Dutram |
3 Possible ETF Winners From a Shift in Hybrid Tax Credits Making hybrid vehicles more affordable could give a boost to these ETFs. |
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. |
