| Laptop vendors seek better battery standard - 10/31/2006 |
Following a massive battery recall, a group of laptop manufacturers plan to announce a new standard for making lithium ion batteries.
A group of laptop vendors and battery manufacturers plans to announce a standard for making safer lithium ion batteries by June 15, 2007, in an attempt to recover from a massive series of battery recalls in recent months.
The new standard will cover "process requirements, quality control and assurance" for all forms of rechargeable lithium ion battery cells, from prismatic to cyllindrical and pouch, according to the Association Connecting Electronics Industries, known as IPC.
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| Being Smart with Laptop Batteries - 8/30/2006 |
Over the last several weeks we have been dealing with the largest recall in history that the laptop segment has ever had. This one is particularly important because the result of a battery failure, which could come at an increasing rate, is a very hot fire that is potentially life threatening and incredibly difficult to put out. This points out the danger of any technology that stores energy. Even a Cell phone, were it to short out, could create a fire or cause a burn suggesting that if the battery on one is damaged it should be replaced immediately.Read Full
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| Apple to recall 1.8 million notebook batteries - 8/24/2006 |
Apple Computer (APPL) will recall 1.8 million lithium-ion notebook batteries after nine devices overheated, causing minor burns to two users, U.S. safety regulators said Thursday.
The recall is the second-biggest in U.S. history involving electronics or computers. Just last week, No. 1 PC maker Dell recalled 4.1 million lithium-ion batteries.
In both cases, the batteries had power cells made by Sony.
Sony said in a separate statement that it did not anticipate further recalls of batteries using the potentially faulty cells. The giant Japanese electronics company said the Apple and Dell recalls would cost Sony between 20 billion yen and 30 billion yen ($172 million to $258 million).
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| U.S. agency reviewing all Sony laptop batteries - 8/16/2006 |
U.S. consumer safety officials said on Tuesday that they are reviewing all Sony-made lithium ion batteries in laptop computers for fire hazards after Dell announced the largest electronics recall in the United States.
Dell, the No. 1 maker of personal computers, on Monday said it is recalling 4.1 million notebook batteries made by Sony because they could overheat and catch fire. A battery of the type involved in the recall was in a Dell laptop that erupted in flames in Japan earlier this year.
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| Fire-Risky Batteries Part of Daily Life - 8/16/2006 |
Dell Inc.'s recall Tuesday of 4.1 million laptop computer batteries at risk of fire raised the specter of the average person unwittingly toting an arsenal of potentially lethal incendiary devices including cellphones, personal digital assistants and portable music players.
Rest assured, the risk of a cellphone burning your hair off is considerably lower than rear-ending someone while talking on the 210 Freeway. But the lithium ion batteries that power Dell laptops and other essentials of life on the go have long been known to burst into flames from time to time.
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| Dell recall gifts Simplo with urgent battery orders - 8/15/2006 |
Simplo Technology chairman Raymond Sung has confirmed that the company has received urgent orders for 400,000 battery modules from Dell after the US computer giant announced a recall of about 4.1 million Dell-branded notebook-use lithium-ion batteries with cells manufactured by Sony due to fire risk.
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| Dell to recall 4.1M laptop batteries - 8/15/2006 |
Dell Inc. said Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony Corp. because they can overheat and catch fire.
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| Apple recalls some MacBook Pro batteries - 7/31/2006 |
Apple Computer has initiated a voluntary recall for some of its 15-inch MacBook Pro batteries, citing performance concerns with the rechargeable batteries.
Under its free Battery Exchange Program, Apple will replace the batteries for 15-inch MacBook Pro systems sold between February and May 2006. The batteries do not pose a safety hazard, so customers are allowed to use them until their replacements arrive.
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| Micro Power Expands Corporate Headquarters - 7/20/2006 |
Micro Power Electronics moved its headquarters to a larger facility to accommodate ongoing engineering and production growth. The new, 65,000 square foot facility provides the company with an additional 100 percent of facility space for administrative, manufacturing and production functions.
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| WWF and rechargeable battery maker announce licensing partnership - 6/22/2006 |
Paris, France – WWF and Uniross, the European leader in rechargeable batteries, have entered into a three-year licensing partnership, extending across 40 countries. The partnership will focus on the environmental importance of collecting and recycling old batteries, and the ecological advantage of rechargeable Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride) batteries and chargers.
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| Argonne researchers becoming nation's experts in lithium-battery technology - 6/24/2005 |
ARGONNE, Ill. (June 24, 2005) — Next-generation soldiers will wear vests with a battery to power the many high-tech devices that modern soldiers use in battle. Argonne – the nation's expert in lithium battery research – is developing the materials and cell chemistry for that battery.
Argonne's Chemical Engineering Division (CMT) researchers have the key to more robust lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries: new materials and improved cell chemistries. CMT has developed Li-ion technology for batteries small enough to be implanted in the human body and large enough to power hybrid electric cars.
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