Archive for May, 2009
Students work to develop greener motor for Grand Canyon rafting – Arizona Republic
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Students work to develop greener motor for Grand Canyon rafting
Arizona Republic, AZ "You have to protect the batteries, have them last longer than batteries now last and have them produce a considerable horsepower. None of it is simple." Chell Roberts, head of the Polytechnic campus engineering program, says the outfitters association … |
Boston Power plans battery plant for cars, laptops – CNET News
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Boston Power plans battery plant for cars, laptops
CNET News, CA by Martin LaMonica Battery company Boston Power thinks it can bring electric car battery manufacturing to the US with some help from government stimulus funds. The Westborough, Mass.-based company on Monday is scheduled to hold a press event in nearby … Battery co. set to power up Boston Herald Boston-Power Asks Feds for $100 Million to Build Better Batteries … Xconomy all 3 news articles |
Battery shows charged but mac wont boot up unless plugged in – Macsimum
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Battery shows charged but mac wont boot up unless plugged in
Macsimum, TN I have 2 macbooks, about 2 years old each, original batteries. Both have similar problems. While plugged in to a power supply they each boot up and work fine. however, if the cord comes out they each shut off immediately. and when not plugged in they … |
Air-fuelled battery – Energy Harvesting Journal
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Air-fuelled battery
Energy Harvesting Journal, MA Scientists have created a new battery fuelled by air – with the potential for 10 times the storage capacity of conventional cells. This step-change in capacity could pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and laptops. … An air-powered iphone within five years? DaniWeb all 2 news articles |
Afghan tot who swallowed battery gets rare surgery – Asbury Park Press
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Afghan tot who swallowed battery gets rare surgery
Asbury Park Press, NJ Just over a year ago, Nazia swallowed a small battery at her family's home in northern Afghanistan. The battery ate holes in her airway and her esophagus, the tube that carries food from her mouth to the stomach. She could not swallow or breathe … |
Ecotronic toys ditch batteries for child labor – CNET News
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Ecotronic toys ditch batteries for child labor
CNET News, CA So you never have to buy batteries for the things and if you're kid wants them to power up they're going to have to work for it. Keeping with the products' greenness, Ecotronic packages the toys in biodegradable containers made from recycled paper. … |
Breakthrough in Clean Hearing Aid Battery Technology – PR.com (press release)
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Breakthrough in Clean Hearing Aid Battery Technology
PR.com (press release), NY Hearing aid battery manufacturer Rayovac has begun shipping its new high performance zero mercury products to customers in Europe. Newcastle, United Kingdom, May 31, 2009 –(PR.com)– The latest innovation in green hearing aid battery technology has … |
Tech Ed: How to get the most out of your rechargeable batteries – Record-Searchlight
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Tech Ed: How to get the most out of your rechargeable batteries
Record-Searchlight, CA By Ed Armelino It's amazing how many batteries exist in our daily lives. They're in practically every electronic gadget that we use. As I type this and have a look around, I see a laptop computer, a wireless mouse, the cell phone sitting near the … |
Nick Francesco: Laptop batteries must be replaced eventually – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Nick Francesco: Laptop batteries must be replaced eventually
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY Question: My laptop computer battery is not holding a charge any longer. It still runs fine when I have it plugged in, but the battery dies in 10 or 15 minutes when I do not have it plugged in. How can I fix this? My laptop is 4 years old, … |
More scientific black magic promises to double Li-ion battery capacity – engadget
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More scientific black magic promises to double Li-ion battery capacity
engadget, CA Whatever the case, we've no doubt whatsoever that a new silicon-containing carbon material — designed by Dow Corning Toray to double the capacity of existing Li-ion batteries — won't ever have a real impact in our lives. Of course, it's not like any … |