Tagged: Batteries & News
-
BlackBerry Z10 is super-repairable, but you really don’t want to drop it News
25.03.2013 Those intrepid tech repairs experts at iFixit have performed yet another smartphone dissection, this time on BlackBerry’s touchscreen Z10, which scores highly for being easy to... -
Studying a solar eclipse and experimenting with battery power: BT Young Scientist projects (video) News
14.01.2013 We talked to some of the young exhibitors about their projects at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition before the event wrapped up on Saturday at the RDS in Dublin. -
US researchers develop paintable battery (video) News
29.06.2012 Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, have developed a technique that could turn any surface into a lithium-ion battery and, when combined with solar cells, could... -
US start-up aims to revolutionise lithium-ion batteries News
28.05.2012 Prieto Battery, a spin-out from Colorado State University, is on a mission to create lithium-ion batteries that are up to 1,000 times more powerful, 10 times longer lasting and... -
Weekend news roundup: Apple, crime mapped online, EV batteries and teched-up toys News
27.02.2012 A roundup of technology news coverage in some of the weekend's newspapers. -
Battery tech firm Red-T raises €900,000 in funding News
16.12.2011 A Dublin-based flow battery technology company called Red-T has just raised €900,000 in funding led by AIB Seed Capital Fund, Dublin BIC, Enterprise Ireland and its CEO.Categories: Wireless Communications, Investments, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Funding, Financial, Engineering, Energy, Green Tech -
EU awards CRANN principal investigator €150,000 News
24.11.2011 The European Research Council has awarded a €150,000 ‘proof of concept’ grant to principal investigator at CRANN Prof Jonathan Coleman to help bring his research to market. -
Apple offers tips on maximising iPhone's battery News
07.11.2011 While Apple is working to fix a bug that affects the battery life of iOS 5 devices, iPhone users can employ tips by the company on how to extend the battery life of their... -
Renault Ireland creates 22 jobs and picks electric car champions News
21.09.2011 Having recently created 22 new positions, Renault in Ireland is now on a clean-tech roll in the lead-up to its launch of the all-electric Kangoo ZE van in November. The... -
iPad 3 battery pack to be thinner, lighter and last longer News
07.09.2011 The battery pack for the Apple iPad 3, which is scheduled to be mass produced in the first quarter of next year, has been redesigned to be thinner and lighter, and with a longer... -
Electric vehicles set to trigger lithium-ion battery boom News
16.08.2011 Accelerating demand from the electric and hybrid vehicle market, coupled with a decline in pricing, is set to make lithium ion the world’s leading rechargeable battery...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Mobility, Green Computing, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech -
Sony to make batteries for electric cars News
13.07.2011 There has been much buzz about electric vehicles in recent years, and now it seems electronics giant Sony wants in on this potentially lucrative market, too. -
iPad 2 teardown: weight loss secrets revealed News
17.03.2011 Apple managed to significantly reduce the thickness and weight of the iPad 2 compared to the iPad 1 by trimming the dimensions of several key components, most notably the...