Battery
Panasonic develops flexible batteries for wearables and smart cards
Japanese electronics device maker Panasonic has developed a flexible thin Lithium-ion battery of thickness 0.55 mm/0.022 inches. The immediate application suggested for this battery include wearables and card type devices. The newly researched batteries can withstand multiple bends and twists up t
2 min readBrightVolt to utilize Series B funds to build on its patented battery tech
BrightVolt Inc., has announced recently the opening of a Series B round of investment. Prominent scientific venture capital firm New Science Ventures is anchoring the Round with $5 million. Todd Peters , BrightVolt CEO says, "There is enormous upside market potential for BrightVolt battery techn
3 min readSony to transfer battery business to Murata
Murata and Sony have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding that confirms their intent to negotiate the transfer of the Sony Group's battery business to the Murata Group. The businesses to be transferred may include battery business conducted by Sony Energy Devices Corporation, S
1 min readMaintenance free solid-state battery free of metallic lithium
A UK-based material science research based company Ilika plc made a solid-state battery by using its advanced materials science expertise. The miniaturised battery can be integrated into other electronic components. This battery is very much suitable for outdoor/portable battery dependent IOT featu
3 min readB&K Precision announces two new handheld battery capacity analyzers
B&K Precision announced two new handheld battery capacity analyzers, models 600B and 601B, and improves upon its former models 600 and 601 with an enhanced design. Both models provide durable Kelvin clamps and can measure the capacity of sealed lead acid (SLA) batteries with Ah ranges up to 100 Ah.
2 min read£1.2 million secured by Dukosi to accelerate smart battery technology
Battery management technology specialist, Dukosi, has secured an additional £1.2m of series A investment to accelerate the development and commercialisation of their smart battery technology for high efficiency automotive, renewable, grid and local energy storage. The latest investment round for Edi
4 min readTesla deal makes Panasonic a big leader in EV batteries with 39% share
Lux Research finds Panasonic has a 39% share in EV battery market. Lux Research forecasts a $30 billion EV battery market by 2020. Further findings and analytical comments by Lux Research includes: Panasonic’s 39% share of the battery market for plug-in vehicles makes it the leading supplier,
3 min readHigher surface area carbon for supercaps and batteries created by Stanford scientists
Stanford scientists increased the surface area of carbon material for range of applications which also includes super capacitors. Zhenan Bao, the senior author of the study and a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford and her colleagues synthesized high-quality carbon using less costing
4 min readAluminum battery tech safer, last longer and charges faster than Li-Ion
No-fire causing and no environment-damaging aluminium ion battery technology is invented by researchers at Stanford University. This team of researchers have published an article titled "An ultrafast rechargeable aluminum-ion battery," which will be published in the April 6 advance online edition o
4 min readTargray adds electrodes to its Li-Ion battery portfolio
By establishing a strategic partnership with an experienced manufacturer of high quality electrodes for lithium ion batteries, Targray is offering large scale production of anodes and cathodes, designed to meet the various loading needs and specifications of its customers. In offering ready-to-us
2 min readVanadium batteries based energy storage by US company for rural India
The leading solar energy company SunEdison said it has Purchases 1,000 Energy Storage Systems from Imergy to supply electricity to Villages in rural India. These energy storage systems are built using a new battery technology called Vanadium batteries (also called vanadium redox batteries). To
3 min readCylindrical batteries in transportation applications to grow by 30% in 2015
TrendForce estimates that overall cylindrical battery demand will see a year-on-year increase of 32% from 882 million in 2014 to 1,171 million units in 2015. Duff Lu of TrendForce says "the demand for cylindrical batteries for transportation application will increase from 111 million units in 2
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