Articles on Lithium

Lithium, the next energy source from the desert? - Sep 11, 2009

Crave Watch CBS Videos Online Nothing grows in Chile's Salar de Atacama desert. It's the driest place on the planet, and one of the most remote. But to Tim McKenna, what's underground ... Read story »

Lithium metal-air batteries hold 10 times more charge - Jun 29, 2009

Crave Lithium-ion batteries have been the de facto standard for high-capacity portable power for decades. By wrapping lithium with a graphite electrode, it prevents the volatile element from coming in explosive contact ... Read story »

Future air-fueled battery could store 10 times more power - May 20, 2009

Crave Diagram of the STAIR (St. Andrews Air) cell. Oxygen drawn from the air reacts within the porous carbon to release the electrical charge in this lithium air battery. A new ... Read story »

Panasonic's electric bicycle with regenerative braking - Jul 9, 2008

Crave Panasonic's Lithium Vivi RX-10S is no ordinary electric bicycle. Sure, it has a battery that helps to power the onboard electric motor for assisted peddling. But what really sets it apart ... Read story »

Energizer de-energizes Lithium batteries - Aug 22, 2008

Crave Disposable Lithium batteries--a market seemingly cornered by Energizer's Ultimate Lithium batteries--are great if you need enduring power. They're not great for the environment and they're too slow to use in a ... Read story »

Sony announces new battery with longer life and faster charge time - Aug 12, 2009

Crave Sony's new batteries are just available for motor-driven devices for now--thus the non-fancy label. Sony on Tuesday announced a new type of rechargeable lithium-ion battery that promises a life span ... Read story »

Zinc air battery aims to replace lithium eventually - Nov 6, 2009

Crave The components of ReVolt's current rechargeable battery technology include an air electrode, an interface below it in blue, and a zinc electrode. Startup ReVolt Technology is developing rechargeable zinc air ... Read story »

Toyota plugs in to electric cars biz - Oct 22, 2009

Crave The Toyota FT-EVII is a new electric concept car based on the iQ platform. Toyota does away with a traditional steering wheel in favor of modern art. (Credit: Automotive News) ... 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 »

Nao: The humanoid robot friend - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Aldebaran Robotics is showcasing the skills of its pint-size humanoid robot Nao ahead of its planned mass market release in about a year. Nao is definitely one of the coolest ... Read story »

Twilight Tracer Balls - Dec 12, 2006

Crave The next time you go night golfing, get ahold of these nifty tracer balls. So maybe your partner might giggle over red-lit UFOs whizzing over the green. But we're guessing you'll ... Read story »

BalloonLamp - Sep 7, 2005

Crave Here's a lamp that belongs to the weird and wondrous set of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The BalloonLamp is exactly what it claims to be: A balloon lamp. Which is ... Read story »

BrightFeet Lighted Slippers - Dec 14, 2005

Crave Slippers with headlights? Why not? It's a super idea not only for those who find themselves stumbling in the dark on trips to the loo, to check on the kids, or ... Read story »

Franken-charger powers (almost) everything - Jun 4, 2009

Crave The charging contacts have been adjusted to fit this flat mobile phone battery. (John Chan/CNET Asia) Seen on the showfloor of Computex was this "20-in-1 charger" which not only lets you ... Read story »

Tomy's Wonderful Shot - Oct 27, 2004

Crave Never mind that dogs see the world in a limited range of colors, Japanese toy maker Tomy has made a camera for canines. Which means we finally get to find out ... Read story »

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