Next year will see the commercialization of the first batches of zinc-air batteries, a new class of power-storing devices that can hold up to three times more electricity than existing lithium-ion batteries. The new devices will be released in a very small form at first, for use in devices such as hearing aids and ot... |
28 October 2009
05:56 GMT |
 |
|
Lithium-ion batteries have over the past few years became the best choice for most consumer applications such as laptop and mobile phone batteries. The rate at which they are constantly improved has started to decline, mostly because the existing manufacturing technology has reached its limits. But experts at the Sta... |
14 August 2009
01:36 GMT |
|
|
Panasonic, one of the largest makers of consumer electronics, formerly known as Matsushita Electric, is now reported to plan to acquire smaller rival Sanyo Electric, as part of a deal that will make Panasonic surpass Hitachi and consequently become the largest electronics equipment producer in Japan. Furthermore... |
10 November 2008
04:16 GMT |
|
|
If you got worried about the increasing number of reports regarding exploding notebook batteries, you should rest at ease, as Zpower has just announced a new type of battery pack, based on silver and zinc. The new compound will not only put an end to the feared explosions, but will also significantly increase the bat... |
6 May 2008
02:54 GMT |
|
|
A group of German researchers have just announced a new type of lithium-ion battery that promises to be safer and more reliable, even when used in extreme conditions. Recent incidents involving exploding batteries have put their reliability under question. You might remember the massive Sony battery recall in 2007 or... |
12 April 2008
05:31 GMT |
|
|
In a press release published yesterday, the company MTI Micro revealed that it would begin mass production of methanol fuel cells of handheld and portable electronic devices somewhere this year, so that by the beginning of 2009 they would become available for purchase. The company plans to replace all lithium ion bat... |
8 April 2008
10:10 GMT |
|
|
There have been cases before when Lithium-Ion batteries swelled during the recharging process, burst into flames, busted the device it was powering and so on. It seems it has happened again, this time around with a first-generation iPod.A Times Online report reveals that January saw a 1G iPod shooting out sparks whil... |
13 March 2008
04:20 GMT |
|
|
One of the most important features of a mobile device, be it computer, music player or cell phone is the life time of its internal battery and nowadays customers are asking for devices with longer operating periods between battery charges. While the most used technology for creating batteries aimed at a variety of mo... |
24 September 2007
04:52 GMT |
|
|
Japan's government has recently decided to renew the safety standard for lithium ion batteries at a more constraining level. The reason for this action is the large number of accidents caused by malfunctioning batteries.Mobile phone batteries of low quality can prove to be extremely dangerous. Even important lea... |
16 August 2007
06:26 GMT |
|
|
The past few years seem to have been cursed for the laptop integrators. In summer 2006, Dell had to recall over 4 million notebook batteries, while Lenovo willingly replaced more than 500,000 batteries. Just a couple of weeks ago, Lenovo experienced more problems and had to recall around 200,000 batteries. People alm... |
12 March 2007
10:53 GMT |
|
|
