Archive for May, 2011

Singapore Stocks: GP Batteries, Singapore Exchange, Yongnam
Bloomberg
GP Batteries International Ltd. (GP) , a maker of rechargeable batteries, climbed 2.6 percent to S$1.20. The company said a unit bought 1.53 million additional shares in Danionics A/S for S$1 million ($813471), raising its stake in the Danish battery

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Tuesday's Scholastic Sports Box scores
Stamford Advocate
Batteries: T–Jess Olson (W) and Katie Akerley; SJ–Micki Keltos (L), Nikki Cote (4) and Jenn Vazquez. *Some of the teams that did not qualify for the four-team FCIAC Tournament sent individual players into the event. 200: 1. Dele Owoye (Danbury) 22.53

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Cooler batteries prevail for students
The Kingston Whig-Standard
Two Queen's University students have been recognized for their research into improving the batteries used in environmentally friendly cars. Tony Jarrett and Ben Banks of the university's mechanical materials

Household Battery Recycling Program Backed By 38 Take-Back Locations
PR Newswire (press release)
ALHAMBRA, Calif., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A pilot program to take-back used household batteries has been made possible by 38 San Gabriel Valley area businesses voluntarily serving as collection locations. Participating businesses display an


Houston Chronicle (blog)
HP's Massive Battery Recall: What You Need to Know
PCWorld
Hewlett-Packard has recalled about 162000 lithium-ion batteries used in its HP and Compaq laptop computers. The announcement, made late last week by HP and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), adds additional battery packs to a recall
More HP notebook batteries recalledCNET
HP Recalls 162000 Laptop BatteriesPC Magazine
HP recalling more laptop batteries due to fire hazardsZDNet (blog)
CRN -Geek.com -Register
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Primus Power Raises $11M for Grid Flow Batteries
Reuters
A quiet company called Primus Power is developing so-called flow batteries, and on Tuesday morning, announced it has raised a round of $11 million from a group of venture capitalists including DBL Investors, I2BF Global Ventures, Chrysalix Energy

Bayer, Yamaha, Harley-Davidson, Hot Springs, Google: Intellectual Property
Bloomberg
Apple Inc. (AAPL), maker of the iPad and the iPhone, filed an application to patent a safety mechanism to prevent exploding batteries. According to Apple's application 20110123844, published in the database of the US Patent and Trademark Office on May

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International Business Times
UN Agency Calls for Increased Metal Recycling
Recycling Today
The report adds that despite the low recycling rates, some of these metals are essential to develop clean technologies such as batteries for hybrid cars and wind turbines. The report, titled “Recycling Rates of Metals: A Status Report,” was compiled by
Low rates of metal recycling handicap green techCNET
Metals Recycling Falls ShortChemical & Engineering News
Essential 'green' metals are being thrown awayNew Scientist
Triple Pundit -International Business Times -China.org.cn
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Chemicals Giant Gambles on Li-ion Batteries
Forbes (blog)
Higher-quality electrolytes can enhance battery performance by improving the efficiency of transporting electronic charges inside batteries. The move into electrolytes will expand BASF's portfolio of battery-related products and strengthen its position
BASF Entering into Electrolyte ActivitiesVAdvert Press Center (press release)
BASF Ventures into Electrolytes BusinessAzom.com

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Reuters UK
More HP notebook batteries recalled
CNET
HP has voluntarily recalled an additional 162600 lithium-ion batteries used in some HP and Compaq notebooks sold between July 2007 and July 2008. The batches of batteries included with 31 models of its notebooks can "overheat and rupture,
HP Recalls 162000 Laptop BatteriesPC Magazine
HP recalling more laptop batteries due to fire hazardsZDNet (blog)
HP Recalls More Notebook Batteries After Overheating ReportsCRN
Geek.com -TG Daily -V3.co.uk
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