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Articles tagged with: Lithium Ion
New storage material improves energy density of lithium-ion battery
..istry and Technology of Materials have developed a new method that utilises silicon for lithium-ion batteries. Its storage capacity is ten times higher than the graphite substrate which has been used up to now, and promises considerable improve more
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Toshiba Launches Direct Methanol Fuel Cell for Mobile Phones
..puter. Performance is also optimized by Dynario's hybrid structure, which uses a lithium-ion battery charged by the fuel cell to store electricity. The dedicated fuel cartridge was co-developed with Toyo Seikan Kaisha, one of Japan's leading pa more
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MIT virus battery could power cars, electronic devices
..n genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lithium-ion battery. The new virus-produced batteries have the same energy capacity and power performance as state-of-the-art rechargeable batteries b more
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New US Rules Impact Lithium-Ion Cell-Phone Battery Recycling
New US Federal Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations covering lithium-ion batteries -- which have just come into effect -- will impact both the cell-phone recycling industry and consumers who want to ship their wireless handsets for recycling. more
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A123 Will Test Appetite for Unprofitable Cleantech IPOs
..e first tests of the public market appetite for the newest venture-backed cleantech companies, lithium-ion battery supplier A123 Systems, Friday filed to go public on Nasdaq. Investors in the Watertown, Mass., company seem to be fairly confident more
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PDA Sales Decline as Smartphones Take Over
.. power. Although advanced high-energy battery systems, like lithium-ion and nickel-metal-hydride, have gained the most attention, primary alkaline batteries are still widely used. Battery chargers remain a smaller market. In 2007, 2.1 billion i more
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Improving the Safety of Lithium-ion Batteries
..eam leader Dr. Kai-Christian Möller. "This considerably enhances the safety of lithium-ion batteries. WhatÃ's more, because it is a solid substance, the electrolyte cannot leak out of the battery." The polymer used by the researchers is deri more
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DoCoMo:To Resume Sales Of Mitsubishi Electric Cellphones
..ing Sanyo to pay for lost revenue. The batteries involved are lithium-ion models, the same technology associated with a Sony recall of up to 9.6 million laptop computer battery packs it supplied to the world's biggest computer makers, triggering huge more
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Samsung Accepts Fuel Cell Deliveries
.. power," said Peng Lim, CEO, MTI Micro Fuel Cells. "Traditional power sources like lithium-ion batteries cannot keep pace with OEM desires to incorporate these media-rich features in future consumer electronic devices. We applaud Samsung for leading more
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..handsets today, and developed a direct methanol fuel cell recharger. Now, the company is also exploring the possibilities of PEFCs, which have higher power density than methanol cells and less environmental impact since they convert water into hydrog more
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