News tagged with battery power
Plugging into an electric vehicle revolution
Oct 27, 2009 |
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A road trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which could one day end up in every Australian driveway, is underway. Over the next three months, staff from Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet ...
Springs built from nanotubes could provide big power storage potential
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by MIT scientists suggests that carbon nanotubes -- tube-shaped molecules of pure carbon -- could be formed into tiny springs capable of storing as much energy, pound for pound, ...
Loopt shows iPhone a new trick
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Apple's iPhone has been a sensation from its launch -- even if, digitally speaking, it can't walk and chew gum at the same time. There are now more than 65,000 applications in the App Store, but the iPhone runs only one ...
Big Blue dreams of a big green battery
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Spike Narayan watched a Tesla electric sports car rocket from zero to 60 mph (100 kph) in less than four seconds and knew batteries would be the next big thing.
Harness power of the sun with solar gadgets
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 26, 2009 |
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In the past, if you wanted a solar-powered gadget, you typically had to shell out a lot of cash for something made by a company you'd never heard of. But that's starting to change, as major brands such as ...
Gadgets: A solution for working with underwater cameras
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Anyone who takes underwater photos knows how challenging it is to navigate in the water while holding a camera. Another obstacle can be trying to see through the camera's viewfinder or LCD screen while wearing an underwater ...
Apple iPhone to Receive Some Upgrades
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Apple iPhone is one of the most versatile smart phones around today and it's about to get better. The news of what the next generation iPhone will be like is traveling fast.
Latest Flip is bigger, but better
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
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Since its debut in 2007, the Flip video camera has turned millions of people into filmmakers by providing a foolproof way to shoot videos and upload them to the Web.
The electric car: a power bank
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Can you imagine an electric car that stores power and, depending on variable utility rates, returns it to the power grid over the course of a day? Fraunhofer researchers are exploring this visionary idea. ...
Flower-shaped nanoparticles may lead to better batteries for portable electronics
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Want more power and longer battery life for that cell phone, laptop, and digital music player? "Flower power" may be the solution. Chemists are reporting development of flower-shaped nanoparticles with superior electronic ...
