Tag Archives: Battery

Energizer makes high performance alkaline batteries by recycling old ones

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Shruti Shree

What do you do once the alkaline batteries run out of juice? You throw them in the garbage bin, and contribute to the environmental pollution caused by the toxic substances they are made of. Energizer is one company that is … Continue reading3 →

Sugar-powered batteries developed by Virginia Tech research team are biodegradable

Posted on September 5, 2014 by gavril

All sugar has ever done to mankind is turned human beings into large lethargic potatoes. However, a Virginia Tech research team has come up with a way to use sugar for the betterment of human life! The team has developed … Continue reading3 →

Sony plans to ship lithium-ion rechargeable battery by April

Posted on April 19, 2011 by gavril

Sony Corp has brought the world good tidings. The company has announced the shipping of its lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable battery module using lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) as a positive-electrode material by April this year. The modules costing around ¥300,000 (approx … Continue reading3 →

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Wearable battery that charges up your devices on the go being conceived in Kiwi-land

Posted on April 13, 2011 by gavril

Seems like the world is just so keen on alternative energy, that everyone’s now taking the human body too to be a power house of sorts! Piezoelectricity is quickly catching on with concept designs sprouting up every now and then, … Continue reading3 →

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The Light Catcher Battery steals the sunlight to power up

Posted on February 28, 2011 by gavril

Here’s a battery that’ll never run dry and you’ll never need to toss in the bin so long as the sun shines up there in the sky. Designed by Yung-Hsaing Chang, Ming-Shien Lin and Chang-Ting Lu, the Light Catcher battery, … Continue reading3 →

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Charge Battery requires a spin to charge up, without a grid connection

Posted on February 16, 2011 by gavril

Rechargeable batteries work great, and make sure you don’t need to keep visiting the store to pick up fresh batteries every time your old one’s run out. Also, using these helps save out on batteries ending up in the waste … Continue reading3 →

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Battery storage space increased 10 times with tobacco mosaic virus

Posted on December 13, 2010 by gavril

A virus is not always the bad guy on the block, and we just realized that. Viruses in batteries have them last a whole ten times longer. Thriving on tobacco plants and vegetables, the tobacco mosaic virus if used in … Continue reading3 →

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Brother Industries Ltd develops Vibration-powered Generating Battery

Posted on July 20, 2010 by gavril

Who needs those silly old AA and AAA batteries when you can now have vibration-powered generators? Well, Brother Industries Ltd has developed these small energy generators, known as the “Vibration-powered Generating Battery”. Stick them up in your TV remote; give … Continue reading3 →

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The world’s most energy saving capability achieved with new ultra-battery

Posted on July 7, 2010 by gavril

The God of batteries is here, combining together a few elements, and capable of storing more energy than any other battery that has ever surfaced the earth. This ultra-battery is basically created from xenon, some fluoride, and pressures similar to … Continue reading3 →

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Mira EV powered by Sanyo’s lithium-ion battery sets Guinness World Record

Posted on May 26, 2010 by deepa

The automobile industry is slowly but surely turning towards the greener horizon, with green designs, cars and technology being developed on a regular basis. Well, Sanyo has made its mark in the Guinness World Records now with some of their … Continue reading3 →

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