News tagged with rechargeable battery

Gadgets: Box brings HD programming to your analog TV, computer

Just as the sign says on HDTV displays in electronics stores, you must have an HD signal sent to the TV in order to get HDTV-quality programming.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electric bikes on a roll in China

Chinese commuters in their millions are turning to electric bicycles -- hailed as the environmentally-friendly future of personal transport in the country's teeming cities.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 21, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0

An electrifying advance toward tomorrow's power suits

Could powering an iPod or cell phone become as easy as plugging it into your tee shirt or jeans, and then recharging the clothing overnight? Scientists in California are reporting an advance in that direction ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Sanyo rolls electric bicycles into US market

Japanese electric bicycle titan Sanyo thinks that notoriously car-loving folks in the United States are prime for peddle power.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

New solvent technologies to replace use of harmful toxic acids

Scientists at the University of Leicester are spearheading the development of new ways to replace harmful, carcinogenic, toxic acids and electrolytes which are currently used in many commercial metal finishing and energy ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zomm hopes wireless tether can prevent lost phones

(AP) -- Losing your cell phone can be exasperating and expensive. But what if your phone could call out to you, letting you know it was about to be left behind?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Panasonic completes Sanyo acquisition

(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. said Monday that it had taken majority control of Sanyo Electric Co., officially forming one of the world's largest electronics makers.

Technology / Business

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan's Panasonic wins control of ailing Sanyo

Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-dollar takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry.

Technology / Business

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Battery Research Aims To Store Renewable Energy

The biggest chemical battery in the United States is located near Interstate 90 in the small town of Luverne, Minn. The 80 ton device -- the size of two tractor-trailers stacked on top of each other -- stores ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 6

Electric cars take on hybrids at Tokyo show

Futuristic concept cars, plug-in hybrids, zero-emission electric vehicles and even a hydrogen-powered scooter jostled for the limelight as the Tokyo Motor Show kicked off on Wednesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Gyrowheel to keep new bike riders upright (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new device called the Gyrowheel could soon revolutionize the way children learn to ride bicycles, and they will be able to learn on their own, without training wheels, and in as little as ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 13 weblog

Japanese car makers out to electrify Tokyo show

Move over hybrids -- the biggest buzz at this year's Tokyo Motor Show looks set to come from electric cars as the dream of affordable zero-emission vehicles moves closer to reality.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 17

Improved redox flow batteries for electric cars

A new type of redox flow battery presents a huge advantage for electric cars. If the rechargeable batteries are low, the discharged electrolyte fluid can simply be exchanged at the gas station for recharged ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (22) | comments 14

Harness power of the sun with solar gadgets

In the past, if you wanted a solar-powered gadget, you typically had to shell out a lot of cash for something made by a company you'd never heard of. But that's starting to change, as major brands such as ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Air-fueled battery could last up to 10 times longer

A new type of air-fuelled battery could give up to ten times the energy storage of designs currently available.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (36) | comments 16