News tagged with battery problem

Swiss university creates cardiac issues detector

Swiss technological university EPFL said Tuesday it created an electronic system that detects cardiac problems instantly and passes on the data through a mobile phone to medical personnel.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swallowing 'button batteries' can lead to serious injuries or death

(Medical Xpress) -- Small, coin-sized batteries can cause serious health problems and can even lead to death if swallowed by children, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt wants to educate parents ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

RIM rules out battery flaw with Blackberry Bold

Canada's Research In Motion said Friday it has ruled out faulty batteries as the likely cause of keyboards heating up during recharging of its BlackBerry Bold smart phones sold in Japan.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Low-cost instrument developed by students could aid weather research

On a recent blustery afternoon, scientists gathered on a rooftop at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to observe two atmospheric electric field-mill devices monitor the buildup of electrical charge ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

GPS shoe lets families keep track of elderly relatives

A Teaneck, N.J., shoe maker has joined with a California technology company to create a shoe that uses GPS technology that records where a wearer walks - and can send alerts to caregivers if someone suffering from Alzheimer's ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in girls

(AP) -- Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No future without scarce metals

It is not just in laptop computers, mobile telephones and LED screens that scarce metals are to be found but also in solar cells, batteries for mobile technologies and many other similar applications. The ...

Technology / Other

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

From cancer research to energy storage, Berkeley Lab scientist takes on big challenges

On a typical day, Rizia Bardhan walks through the doors of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Molecular Foundry and immerses herself in the tricky business of tweaking optical spectroscopy equipment ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Self-guided bullet prototype can hit target a mile away

Take two Sandia National Laboratories engineers who are hunters, get them talking about the sport and it shouldn’t be surprising when the conversation leads to a patented design for a self-guided bullet ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (23) | comments 45 | with audio podcast

Remote control pushed aside by gesture-sensitive devices

The remote control has never been much beloved. If it's not getting lost or running out of batteries, the device - and its inscrutable buttons - is confusing some family member or acting as a totem in an argument about what ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Analysts: New software won't save Blackberry maker

In the trend-setting North American market, BlackBerry phones have gone from must-have messaging toys to outdated clunkers -all in the space of a few years. The new CEO of Research In Motion Ltd., the company behind the phones, ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

A salt-free primordial soup?

Most scientists who study the origin of life assume that it occurred in the ocean. But a minority view is that ions in seawater may interfere with prebiotic chemistry, making a freshwater environment more ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China's drive for 'green' cars hits roadblocks

Foreign and domestic car makers are struggling to sell environmentally friendly vehicles in China, the world's largest auto market, even as Beijing pumps billions into clean energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2


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