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New Lithium Battery Triples Capacity And Charges Fully In 10 Minutes
The number one technological hurdle separating humanity from the Jetson Future we deserve is developing a reliable power supply. Even today, we’re barely even able to keep out phones alive through the evening commute. But a radical departure in Lithium ion battery technology could help keep our power-hungry gadgets online for days, not hours.
Boeing Knew About The 787 Dreamliner’s Battery Problems Before It Caught Fire
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was recently grounded across the world because its lithium ion batteries would self-combust in a blaze of glory (aka the batteries melt). What’s interesting is that Boeing knew about all the battery problems in the 787 before any flight was grounded.
Solar Power And Battery Backup: Tesla And SolarCity’s Dream Home
Electric car maker Tesla Motors is teaming up with the solar panel leasing company SolarCity to make what might be the first complete, packaged electrical system for an off-the-grid solar home.
Simple Sensor Could Stop Li-On Battery Fires
Li-on batteries feature in most of the mobile electronics we use because they pack far higher energy density than their competitors. But until now there have been a whole heap of problems with those same batteries overheating, and even catching on fire.
New Li-Ion Batteries Will Run 10x Longer
While gadgets improve by leaps and bounds every year, the technology that powers them hasn’t. Batteries still suck, unless something comes of this research at Northwestern University that promises new lithium-ion alternatives that charge 10 times faster with 10 times the capacity.
MIT Creates Sun-Free Photovoltaic Power
New Lithium Battery Tech Can Stand The Heat
Li-ion batteries were a massive technological step forward from NiMH cells but were not without faults of their own — like their tendency to explode. A new Lithium-Imide technology from Leyden Energy, however, send lithium-ion the way of NiMH.
How To Take Care Of Your Li-ion Battery
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