Tiny New Battery Is Printable Posted: 5 months ago by nateebiinature
A new battery, small and thin, weighs almost nothing and can be printed in a process similar to silk-screening shirts.
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Troublesome green algae serve as coating substrate in record-setting battery Posted: 3 months ago by kakana
we have succeeded in producing a battery that weighs almost nothing and that has set new charge-time and capacity records for polymer-cellulose-based batteries.
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Researchers develop bendable battery Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
It's a battery that looks like a piece of paper and can be bent or twisted, trimmed with scissors or molded into any shape needed.
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Air-fuelled battery could last up to 10 times longer Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
A new type of air-fuelled battery could give up to ten times the energy storage of designs currently available.
This step-change in capacity could pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and laptops.
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Indian woman hurt as Nokia phone battery explodes Posted: 2 years ago by mitzuzake
A pregnant woman suffered burns in eastern India September 1st after the battery of her Nokia mobile phone exploded minutes after she put the handset on charge.
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Single AA battery iPod charger Posted: 3 years ago by groggie
A new product soon coming out is a battery for your iPod that uses only one AA battery. The lip-balm sized accessory will keep an iPod Nano alive for nine hours. It will cost $30.
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New Laptop Battery Technology Posted: 2 years ago by 86Apex
Your next laptop could have a continuous power battery that lasts for 30 years without a single recharge thanks to work being funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The breakthrough betavoltaic power cells are constructed from semiconductors and use radioisotopes as the energy source. As the radioactive material decays it emits beta particles that transform into electric power capable of fueling an electrical device like a laptop for years.
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Man reportedly dies from phone battery blast Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A Chinese man has died after a cell phone battery exploded in his chest pocket.
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German battery could jump-start electric car production Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
German cars are known for strength, speed and high fuel consumption, but a firm in eastern Saxony has designed a lithium-ion battery membrane that could finally make electric cars common.
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Baghdad Battery Posted: 2 years ago by doggylives
A 2,200-year-old clay jar found near Baghdad, Iraq, has been described as the oldest known electric battery in existence.
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43 arrests later, Boise man gets life Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
Mark Peacock started drinking when he was 13 years old. Sometime after that, he started beating women. Now 39, he has been arrested 43 times in more than a dozen states. Since 1989, he has victimized at least 10 women, mostly in misdemeanor assault and battery cases.
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Donkey jailed for assault and battery in Mexico Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A donkey has been locked up by police in Mexico for assault and battery.
The animal, known locally as a burro, bit and kicked two men near a ranch in Chiapas state, police said.
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Sony Announces Extended Battery Life For PSP-1000 With Kit Posted: 2 years ago by punthe
Now you can go even longer without worrying about where the nearest AC adapter is.
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Mobile phone battery dead? Try dancing Posted: 1 year ago by bevissimo
Mobile phone operator Orange said on Tuesday it had teamed up with GotWind, a firm specializing in renewable energy, to produce a recharger powered by dance energy alone.
-they have to change the name though...
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The Body Battery Calculator Posted: 2 years ago by bunmaster
Ever wondered how much electricity YOUR body produces? Want to know how many iPods you could power?
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Pee Powered Batteries On Sale in Japan Posted: 1 year ago by bingo
NoPoPo (Non-Pollution Power) Aqua Batteries are available in both AA and AAA form, although the company page shows they are producing the technology for all sizes of battery, and can only be currently purchased in Japan.
The batteries can be recharged with various different fluids using the new development which forms electric power using liquid as a catalyst
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One 6 volt lantern battery contains 32 AA batteries?? Posted: 2 years ago by hypnotode
According to this video, it does. Snopes has no record of this being true or false. Anyone ever heard of this?
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Scientists invent batteries powered by urine. Posted: 3 years ago by jaxomlotus
The battery undergoes a chemical reaction when coming into contact with urine. It produces about 1.5 volts, the same as a standard AA battery, and runs for about 90 minutes. Mandatory: Still no cure for cancer.
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World's Most Dangerous Battery! Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
The LiPo is an extremely hazardous battery if mishandled.
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Father's Day Gift Idea: The Beancat . Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
The Beancat is an all-wheel drive, battery powered bean bag chair, controlled by a Wii nunchuk. Getting a drink from the fridge has never been so much fun. The low profile drive, frame and controlling hardware are completely concealed so at first glance it’s just a simple bean bag
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The Body Battery Calculator Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
How much electricity does your body produce? I am producing 294 Watts! This is 18% more wattage than the average person. I could light up 3 light bulbs, power 74 iPods, and 1 Xbox 360.
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