A Sports Legend’s Call to Keep Batteries Out of Landfills
Even one of hockey’s greatest players in the history of the sport knows just how vital it is for batteries to be recycled and kept from ending up in landfills.
Archive for November, 2009
Forget Plugging In: Redox Flow Batteries Refilled at the Pump
One of the major obstacles standing in the way of all-electric and hybrid vehicles becoming the standard mode of transportation is the inconvenience brought about by the need to recharge the batteries once they run out of juice. While several concepts to remedy this issue are in the works, there has yet to be a [...]
Christmas Care: Raising Awareness of Button Batteries
With both Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday in the rearview mirror, it’s safe to say that the christmas season is officially in full swing. So go ahead and make those lists, check them twice, and find that special gift for that special someone. For those of you with small children running around the house, The [...]
A Bit of Intelligent Battery Help with Battery Bar
More and more, battery status indicators are taking into account the habits of the device’s user when calculating just how much time the user has left before needing to plug-in. Such is the case with one of the latest battery meters to be released, as the new Battery Bar from Osiris Development keeps historical data [...]
New Solar Battery for Homes Continues to Turn Heads
For years now, many have looked upon solar power as a sort of supplemental energy source to the power that comes from the U.S. electrical grid. However with the recent production of a battery said to be ‘revolutionary’, Ceramatec is looking to harness and store the sun’s rays in ways never before thought possible. With [...]
Winds of Change? Duke Energy Receives $22 Million Federal Grant for Wind Batteries
Having already demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the research and development of alternative, renewable energy sources; the Obama Administration and U.S. Department of Energy continue to manifest their belief that new forms of clean energy storage are a crucial part of the country’s future. The latest example of this commitment comes in the form of [...]
Kindle e-Book Reader Gets Hefty 85% Battery Boost
After what Amazon claims was a “six month firmware improvement and testing program”, the ultra-popular e-book reader Kindle has received an 85% increase in battery life. The announcement of this significant breakthrough has many thrilled, as owners of the Kindle can now enjoy up to seven days even with wireless turned on, a hefty improvement [...]
Battery Zzz: Letting You Know When Your Windows Mobile Battery Runs Low
With an ever-increasing amount of business taking place via smartphones these days, running out of battery life isn’t as harmless as it used to be. Much in the same way sleeping in or failing to set your alarm can cause problems when it comes to your professional life; having the battery on your PDA run dry [...]
Porsche Puts Out Lithium-Ion Battery for 2010 Models
One of the world’s most prestigious automobile brands has just announced it will be offering a starter lithium-ion battery on several of it’s 2010 models. In the press release that cited the reasoning for the decision, Porsche reveled in the fact that they will be first car maker in the world to offer a starter [...]
Not Just For Cars: Sanyo Going All-Electric With Homes
With the development and release of the ultra-popular Eneloop, as well as various other products aimed at making energy storage more environmentally friendly, the Japanese electronic company Sanyo has received a substantial amount of positive press coverage for it’s eco-conscious efforts. According to a recent post on Crunchgear, Sanyo is apparently taking ‘going green’ to a whole [...]
