IBM Chooses Lithium Air Batteries for 500 Miles EV Range
IBM, through its "Big Green" - "Battery 500" project, aimed to produce a battery for an electric car that would be able to carry a family-sized sedan up to 500 miles, spotted the lithium-air (STAIR) invention as its goal, and predicted that they could improve the STAIR battery further with the nanoscale semiconductor manufacturing techniques they possess.
Lithium-Polymer Based Battery System for Solar-Powered Homes
A Malaysian company called ETI Tech Corporation Bhd has developed the world's first lithium-polymer battery system for solar-powered homes. â€Ã…“The lithium ion battery is 100 per cent environment-friendly, unlike the more commonly used lead acid battery,†said ETI Tech Corporation Bhd managing director K. K. Lee.
Battery Wizard Can Recharge Your Non-Rechargeable Batteries
The Battery Wizard is a new gadget that tries to re-enable batteries otherwise good to be thrown away. Of course, rechargeable batteries are always handy and ready to be charged, but for ages I've known that trying to charge a normal, single use battery ended up in an explosion.
Swiss Joint Venture Secretly Developing 1MW Battery
Since their invention in 1800 by Alessandro Volta, batteries have become a common power source for houses and industrial applications and hystory has proven that modern society cannot live without them.
Researchers to Develop Batteries Made from Paper and Salt
Researchers at the Uppsala University in Sweden, have developed a new thin-film battery made from salt and cellulose. This salt and paper battery uses a thin-film which makes it an attractive feature for many portable devices that draws a low current.
Sony’s Olivine Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Keep 4 Times More Power
Sony has developed a new type of lithium ion batteries that combine long-life high power performances, using olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material. The Olivine-type lithium iron phosphate used in this new battery is a perfect cathode material due to its robust crystal structure and stable performance, even at high temperatures.
Ceramatec's Disc Shaped Batteries Could Power Your Home
It is true that we have the world's largest rooftop solar array, being an important step for our future but the problem is that all that energy is no good until we possess the world's largest battery bank as well.
Cheap Printable Batteries Designed for Low Consumption Applications
A team of researchers from Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS in Chemnitz and their colleagues from TU Chemnitz and Menippos GmbH have recently developed a printable battery which is environmentally friendly as it contains no mercury.
Thinergy Micro Energy Cells – Harvesting The Smallest Power Sources
Infinite Power Solutions want to revolutionize the way we use batteries in our gadgets and also make a profit off it, so they invented a different kind of thin film rechargeable batteries.
Remarkable Lifetime Results for EV Batteries
Scientists from Southern California Edison (SCE) have developed an tested for two and a half years a lithium-ion battery sub-pack with very encouraging results. The battery tested survived 180,000miles with no significant deterioration.
