Articles on Cells

Goodbye Lithium-ion, hello silver zinc - Aug 22, 2008

Crave Even the prettiest and most expensive electronics device is junk if it runs out of juice. Laptop battery life has always been one of the key considerations whenever a new chipset ... Read story »

Juice up your disposable cells with Battery Wizard - Sep 21, 2009

Crave We all know that battery chargers typically recharge nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride cells, but the Battery Wizard claims it can top up disposables, too. Yes, this charger can recondition standard alkaline ... Read story »

Mantis shrimps unlock future DVD technology - Oct 27, 2009

Crave These mantis shrimps native to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia are not only a sight to behold, they may also unlock a piece of the puzzle in future DVD ... Read story »

Nokia's Aeon concept gets cloned in China, sells for US$96 - Sep 2, 2009

Crave There's simply nothing the Chinese can't do. Currently listed on online wholesaler ExportSupermart is the Nokia Aeon Clone F168. No, we didn't get the name wrong and it's not even ... Read story »

Eneloop Stick Booster for powering mobile gadgets - Nov 13, 2009

Crave Sanyo is introducing a portable USB recharger that can power mobile devices, such as the iPhone, that require a higher current for charging. The Eneloop Stick Booster, part of the ... Read story »

CCD sensor inventors bag Nobel Prize in Physics - Oct 7, 2009

Crave William S. Boyle (left) and George E. Smith in a shot taken in 1974. If you're an avid photographer who loves the age of digital imaging, give thanks to the ... Read story »

Your DNA can now be displayed as wallpaper on your iPhone - Oct 13, 2009

Crave For some time, it's been possible to display artwork of your DNA. It's contemporary-looking and convenient, too--when guests compliment your living room decor, you can just point to the canvas ... Read story »

Sneak peeks at eight emerging technologies - Oct 14, 2009

Features From transparent aluminum to billion-year memory chips to household pest-eating robo-furniture, these are some of latest technology trends that promise to affect our lives. Read story »

Tech Award winners include fortified rice and fuel cell - Nov 23, 2009

Crave Projects that turn slaughterhouse waste into energy and fertilizer, and zinc oxide from fuel cells into fertilizer, as well as programs to fortify rice with nutrients, feed Indian children, and boost ... Read story »

Methanol fuel cells for gadgets forge forward - Nov 3, 2009

Crave Direct Methanol Fuel Cell has licensed a patent from CalTech to build methanol-based gadget chargers, a week after Toshiba took the wraps off its own portable fuel cell. Toshiba introduced a ... Read story »

Redox flow battery will be refillable - Nov 11, 2009

Crave This radio-controlled model car is powered by a battery that can be refilled with an electrolytic fluid. Imagine that you're driving your future electric car down the road, and it ... Read story »

OCZ firmware update keeps SSDs speedy - Aug 11, 2009

Crave Though SSDs do not suffer from defragmentation issues like magnetic platters, solid-state drive performance drops over time. This is due to the fact that a memory cell has to be empty ... Read story »

Lenovo replaces faulty ThinkPad batteries - Aug 17, 2009

Crave Most laptop batteries start showing obvious degradation after around a year. However, it turns out that some ThinkPad laptop cells are dying before their time. But before you start panicking and ... Read story »

Transparent plastic solar cells fitted into windows - May 17, 2009

Crave A transparent solar cell Konarka hopes will be fitted into power-generating windows. Solar company Konarka has developed a transparent solar cell that it hopes will be built onto electricity-generating windows. ... Read story »

Ceatec Day 3: Cute mascots and 3D, of course - Oct 9, 2009

Features This year's show did not disappoint in in that we also caught a glimpse of giant TVs, a gold-encrusted desktop PC, and a seriously gross/awesome 3D surgery demo. Hit the photos for more.  Read story »

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