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The Hidden Details Behind Lithium-Ion Batteries

Mila Luleva — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 20:45:02 +0000

Lithium-ion batteries are behind almost all of our favorite gadgets and electronics. But how much do we know about them? Let’s get down to the details. Electric vehicles, smart phones, laptops, even watches. Pretty much all of our portable favorites, which require some sort of power, depend on Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Yet, we give very […]

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Theoretical Model of Charging Explains Battery Degrading Performance

Mila Luleva — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:36:57 +0000

One of the main limitations of batteries is their degrading performance. Researchers base their studies on this process in their attempts to develop promising new designs. What was lacking, however, was a functional theoretical model that can describe battery degradation and therefore speed up the development of new, more efficient batteries. At the Massachusetts Institute […]

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10 Ways to Charge Your Dying Device Battery

Mila Luleva — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:52:36 +0000

There is no single person who has never been in a situation when the battery of his electronic device ran out exactly when it is most needed. Here we would like to show you 10 ways to add that valuable “one bar” to the battery icon that has the potential to save the day, or […]

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France to Make Net Improvements on Electric Car Infrastructure by 2015

Cristi — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:57:01 +0000

The French government announced that it plans to spend €1.5 billion (about $2.2 billion) in the development of an infrastructure that will encourage the development of clean vehicle technology and battery manufacturing.

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Charge Your Electric Car Battery in 5 Minutes

Florin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:38:47 +0000

We all like our phone Li-Io batteries as we can charge them over and over again, with little performance loss in time. And the weight is also little. But it takes one hour or more for a phone, and when we use Lithium Ion in car batteries, it takes maybe 9 hours for a full charge.

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