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Huawei Reveals Quick Charging Lithium-ion Batteries that can be charged to Half Capacity in Few Minutes
Watt Lab, which belongs to the Central Research Institute at Huawei Technology, unveiled their new quick charging lithium-ion batteries at the 56th Battery Symposium in Japan. Using next generation technology, these new batteries have achieved a charging speed 10 times faster than that of normal batteries, reaching about 50% capacity in mere minutes. Huawei presented…
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Translucent Li-ion Rechargeable Battery that Can Charge itself By Using Sunlight developed in Japan
A group led by Mitsunobu Sato, president of Kogakuin University and professor at the Department of Applied Physics, School of Advanced Engineering of the university, prototyped a translucent lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable battery that can charge itself by using sunlight. With the battery, the group aims to realize a “smart window,” which is an almost transparent…
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Uzushio Electric Starts volume production of electric three-wheeler in Philippines
Uzushio Electric has started volume production of the 68VM electric three-wheeled vehicle in the Philippines. The 68VM measures 3,300 (L) x 1,440 (W) x 1,820mm (H). It can carry six passengers and one driver. The capacity of the battery is 3-5kWh. The output of the motor is 5kW. When it is driven at a speed…
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Canon announces the highly anticipated Canon EOS 7D Mark II Digital SLR Camera
Canon today announced the much awaited EOS 7D Mark II Digital SLR camera, incorporating professional features and quality in an affordable DSLR. Building upon the proven success of the EOS 7D camera, this new EOS model features a range of EOS firsts such as Dual DIGIC 6 Image Processors for superb image quality and rapid…
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Power Japan Plus reveals Ryden dual carbon battery with one of the longest functional lifetimes known in batteries
Power Japan Plus, a start-up company based in Japan today launched a new battery technology – the Ryden dual carbon battery. This unique battery offers energy density comparable to a lithium ion battery, but over a much longer functional lifetime with drastically improved safety and cradle-to-cradle sustainability. The Ryden battery charges 20 times faster than…
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Japanese research team aims for battery-powered airplanes carrying four to six passengers in 5 years
A group including Kyushu University, Yaskawa Electric and Ryokeiso is planning test flights of quiet and environmentally friendly electric airplanes — not the toy radio control type, but aircraft ready to carry people from point A to point B. The project group plans to remodel an existing small aircraft with the same electric motors, power…
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Panasonic to expand its supply of automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla
Panasonic and Tesla today announced that the two companies have reached an agreement in which Panasonic will expand its supply of automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla. With this agreement, the two companies update and expand their 2011 arrangement to now supply nearly 2 billion cells over the course of four years. The lithium-ion battery…
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Lenovo announces Thinner ThinkPad T, X and S Series Ultrabooks with hot swap battery technology
Lenovo today announced new thinner and lighter additions to the ThinkPad portfolio. The ThinkPad T440s, T440 and X240 Ultrabook laptops demonstrate a deliberate and purposeful look and feel. The new modern design of the ThinkPad laptops delivers the performance users expect in business while eliciting the excitement and appeal of a consumer designed laptop. This…
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Buffalo mobile battery charger for digital cameras
Buffalo will launch late next month mobile battery charger- BSMPB08CA for digital cameras. The shape and size of the product is same as Buffalo mobile charger BSMPB08 announced in May this year. As the demand for digital camera mobile charger is in demand, Buffalo added this product in its portfolio. With four step LED indicator…
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Panasonic delivers over 100 million lithium-ion battery cells for Tesla all-electric Model S sedan
Panasonic today announced that shipments of its automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells for Tesla Motors’ premium, all-electric Model S sedan will surpass 100 million units by the end of this month. Delivery of the Model S started in 2012 in the United States. The electric-powered car has been praised for its innovative and luxurious design and…
