Li-On batteries are great but they do have a disturbing habit of occasionally releasing all their stored energy in a split second, much to the detriment of anything near them. This explosive…
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A challenge when developing folding electronics, especially for clothing, is how to hide an inflexible power source from view and keep it safe at the same time. Samsung and Lenovo are releasing…
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The full details of Additive Manufacturing of Batteries is behind a paywall but you can take a look at the abstract for free as well as checking out the details
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Microsoft have added an interesting feature to their new Surface Pro, the ability to limit the battery charge to a maximum of 50%. Now, before you start tossing things, this is specifically…
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Researchers from the University of Maryland have come up with an interesting new use for the tobacco mosaic virus; significantly increasing the surface area of electrodes. The increase is quite impressive, a…
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Hack a Day posted a video of a teardown of the battery that powers the Tesla Model S, for those curious about how it is set up. This is not recommended for…
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The price of lithium ion batteries is likely to spike in the near future as demand is far outstripping production. While we are using them in ultramobile laptops, there is another quickly…
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A very happy accident occurred during Mya Le Thai's doctoral thesis research, which will greatly upset replacement battery suppliers everywhere. Lithium-ion batteries slowly lose the ability to charge fully and to hold…
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It would appear that red bread mould is capable of far more than ruining a good sandwich. Researchers are investigating its ability to recover rare metals from electronics and to extend the…
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One problem with Lithium Ion batteries is that they have a slight penchant for failing in a spectacular way when charged improperly or if heat builds up past a critical level. Some…
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We know that heat and Lithium based batteries don't mix but there is more to worry about than catastrophic failure. A post over at Hack a Day illustrates the consequences...
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Earlier this month we saw researchers seeing success by mixing air into lithium ion based batteries and today we hear of a different experiment aimed at increasing battery life. As was discussed…
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Many great discoveries happen accidentally, when a scientist is attempting to create a new material or upgrade an existing one, only to stumble upon something different or to achieve the...
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When I was in my Physics program, there was a running joke that the word “Nano” should be a red flag when reading research papers. This one has graphene and nanoparticles, but…
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Last year we started to have a large amount of mobile devices around the office including smartphones, tablets and even convertibles like the ASUS T100, all of which...
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Just Delivered is a new section of PC Perspective where we share some of the goodies that pass through our labs that may or may not see a review, but are pretty…
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The recent release of the 2.6.38 Linux kernel has lead to many complaints from mobile users who find their battery life noticably reduced. Phoronix noticed the issue a while back but until…
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