We have a new member of the Batteryweb.com family as we have hired a young gentleman named Robert to help in the shipping and Handling department. He is an exciting young man with goals of opening a School of Dance for the Hearing Impaired. As he is hearing-impaired himself he understands the difficulties that face [...]

Those of you that have read the blogs I’ve posted may have noticed that I am somewhat pro-green. I enjoy hiking and getting outside and enjoying some of the majesty around us. That’s one of the many reasons I like working at Battery Web.
I think more and more renewable sources of energy are a requirement [...]

Toshiba has been working hard to get past some of the problems inherent in Lithium-Ion batteries. They have developed a stable battery called the SCiB that can handle a fast charge (at 50A) and be at 90% capacity in 5 minutes.
With a high heat resistant separator the chances of thermal runaway are diminished. Even as [...]

Every time we swing by a gas station we all get a bit of sticker shock. Every where you look you see higher prices on gas. News and radio mention the soaring prices expected this spring.
Well NASA has found another source of our much loved and precious oil, on Saturn’s moon Titan. NASA announced the [...]

Now granted I know I am a geek and go through withdrawals if you take my computer away. I intentionally chose an mp3 player that uses rechargeable AAA batteries so I would always have a quick solution to a dead battery. (I have 4 charged batteries in my pouch just in case. LOL) I have [...]

I need to share this funny story and offer a warning about the methods used to secure a battery in it’s place. Those of us with emergency lighting know that there is usually a 12V battery hiding inside to power the lights when the power decides to vacate. Now, unless you live in California and [...]

I am a frequent reader of the website www.eeTimes.com. It is an interesting site that has various information about upcoming technology.
Today I was reading about some lithium-ion batteries that seem to have not been made with the best of quality control. Apparently, AT&T bought some batteries from the now defunct Avestor. So far, 4 of [...]

The designs and technical specs of our batteries change frequently. The chemistry technologies seem to advance like the wind, constantly changing, adapting, and becoming more efficient. Unfortunately this also changes the requirements to charge the batteries. Some batteries like a slower, less amperage charge, while others can charge quite rapidly.
What battery charger manufacturers are doing [...]

The brains over at MIT have been trying to come up with a replacement technology to the good old battery. For the most part batteries really haven’t changed much since Alessandro Volta came up with the basic battery back in 1800. Granted there are many new chemistries, new materials, shapes and sizes. Now what MIT [...]

Some of the brains at Carnegie Institution are working on new materials for piezoelectrics. An odd sounding word that basically means: when certain compounds or materials are stressed (squeezed) they tend to generate electricity. Sometimes this can be done through temperature, or pressure.
The way I understand it the material Lead Titanite seems to have the [...]