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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.   |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Per-Ivar Sellergren Talks Electric Power Airplanes Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Per-Ivar Sellergren is helping Volvo put energy storage - both batteries and high-power supercapacitors - in the body panels of cars. |
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. |
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. |
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
September 18, 2012
Laura Howes |
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. |
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. |
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... |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Allie Townsend |
3 Burning Questions on Li-ion Safety for Battery Guru Peter Roth The official unveiling of the production Chevy Volt plug-in car made it clear that lithium-ion battery research could be the key to next-gen hybrids. But are these batteries safe to use on our roads? |
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. |
Chemistry World
August 26, 2009
Ned Stafford |
Germany plugs electric cars Germany's Federal Cabinet has allocated an additional euro 500 million ( 439 million) for research and development of electric vehicles and related infrastructure |
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. |
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
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. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Erik Sofge |
Is Lithium-Ion Safe? In light of recent of lithium-ion laptop battery recalls, this article discusses the safety of batteries in laptops, cell phones, and tools. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009 |
Why Plug-Ins Will Make (Dollars and) Sense Q&A with the electric power research institute's Mark Duvall. |
Popular Mechanics
April 29, 2008
Erik Sofge |
New Battery Player Creeps in on Heated Race for Chevy Volt Power A street-legal battery formula, long forgotten due to the recall-laden history of consumer electronics, may be the key to the first lithium-ion pack safe enough for a production car. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Government Energy Investments Gone Wrong The government has seen decent returns from bailing out banks, but energy investments have been another story. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2007
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries Take to the Road Hybrid electric cars need much better batteries -- and A123, a plucky Massachusetts start-up, says it's got them. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2010
Eric Wesoff |
Taking the Tesla Factory Tour A first glimpse of the new Tesla electric vehicle manufacturing facilities. |
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. |
Chemistry World
October 21, 2014
Katrina Kramer |
Firing up battery safety Lithium ion batteries are used in millions of electronic devices, but they are potentially hazardous. Researchers from the US and China have developed an early warning system to prevent such accidents. |
Popular Mechanics
September 16, 2008
Larry Webster |
GM Finally Unveils Production Chevy Volt: First Look (Updated) We've been able to eke out some details from engineers here on its propulsion technology, sale price and that oh-so-iPod-esque interior. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
Neil Savage |
Batteries That Breathe Using oxygen as a cathode could give lithium batteries 10 times the energy |
InternetNews
May 24, 2010 |
More HP Laptop Batteries Recalled The company has to expand its recall to another 54,000 batteries because they are at risk of catching fire. Is yours on the list? |
Chemistry World
October 28, 2010
Carol Stanier |
Hybrid electrolyte for better batteries Safer, more durable batteries are the aim of a US team that has made a new, hybrid nanoparticle-ionic liquid electrolyte. |
IndustryWeek
May 19, 2010 |
Nanocomposite Materials Offer Battery Boost New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests material could vastly improve performance of lithium-ion batteries for cars and electronics. |
U.S. CPSC
February 13, 2007 |
Battery Packs for Toy Vehicles Recalled by JAKKS Pacific Due to Fire Hazard The lithium-ion polymer batteries used to charge the toy vehicles can ignite while charging, posing a fire hazard. |
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. |
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
March 2009
Samuel K. Moore |
A Rapid-Recharge Lithium Battery MIT scientists tweak lithium formula to let battery discharge in seconds |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
