Printable batteries
19 August, 2009For a long time, batteries were bulky and heavy. Now, a new device is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and can be produced cost-effectively through a printing process.
Dual battery adaptor
08 July, 2009Premier Batteries' latest addition to the product range is a dual mount adaptor which takes two V-Lock batteries doubling camera run times for professional cameramen and news reporters.
Valen High-temp battery
17 June, 2009A catalyst that can combine hydrogen and oxygen into water inside a lead acid battery can extend its useful life in temperatures where normal cells would dry out.
Canada claims lithium battery breakthrough
03 June, 2009A Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)-funded lab at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, has laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium-ion batteries.
Lithium battery
01 June, 2009 byEveready has launched Eveready Lithium, a longer-lasting battery that is claimed to outperform standard alkaline batteries by up to six times in digital cameras.
Outlook bright for printed batteries
08 May, 2009Nanomarkets, an industry analyst, has released 'Printed Battery Markets:2009 and Beyond' that contains the latest analysis and market projections of the 'thin' batteries market.
Wind power competition
15 April, 2009The Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Monash University is this year hosting the student competition project Wind Turbine Power Maximiser.
Battery development wins funding
20 March, 2009More than US$2 billion has been earmarked for motor vehicle battery research as part of the US$787 billion economic stimulus and recovery package announced by US President Obama.
Taiwan solar revenues double
25 February, 2009Taiwan’s manufacturers of solar cells used to generate electricity reported more than doubled revenues in the third quarter of 2008.
Study into organic solar cells
16 February, 2009IMEC and Plextronics, a company specialising in printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics, have signed an agreement to collaborate on materials and inks for organic solar cells.
Energy-harvesting radios remove the need for batteries
08 January, 2009Engineers and a semiconductor manufacturer are developing an energy-harvesting radio that could transmit data without ever needing a change of batteries.
Making solar cells more efficient
09 December, 2008Researchers have developed a way for low-cost solar cells to more efficiently convert sunlight into electricity.
SolarWinds global distribution
28 November, 2008SolarWinds has launched it operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Clothing fuels hybrid cars
15 September, 2008Monash University scientists in Melbourne have designed a new form of fuel cell that could make the latest generation of hybrid vehicles more reliable and cheaper.
Battery life extender
01 August, 2008Wolfson Microelectronics has developed SmartDAC, class W amplifier and SilentSwitch technologies to coincide with the launch of the company’s WM8903 CODEC.
