EMPA's innovative lithium metal-based solid-state battery can charge in one minute, is non-flammable, and outlasts traditional lithium-ion batteries. The novel thin-film solid-state battery stacks ...

The recent recalls of Sony-manufactured laptop batteries highlighted problems with the lithium ion technology inside them: potentially volatile materials, excess heat and a short life span. One ...

Thin-film batteries are a type of solid-state battery technology that are lightweight and flexible, with the ability to be integrated into various electronic devices. They are made by depositing thin ...

A tiny new battery that packs an energy punch could power more compact next-gen pacemakers and other medical devices. The LiCoO2 battery was developed by researchers at CEA-Leti, part of the French ...

Engineers aim to revolutionize rechargeable batteries: Their thin-film batteries are not only safer and longer-lasting than conventional lithium-ion batteries, they are also much more environmentally ...

Scientists at the University of Central Florida studying alternative lithium battery designs have come up with a modification to one they say could lead to great performance gains for these devices.

Oct. 18, 2002 – Active RFID tags, those that are powered by batteries, have a longer read range and offer better performance than passive RFID tags that draw their energy from a reader. But active ...

Dutch start-up LionVolt BV, a spin-off from the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), has announced it has secured €4 million from the development agency of the region of ...

EnerChip is a solid-state thin-film battery technology well suited for applications where backup power is needed to maintain the settings of microcontroller memories, real-time clocks, and SRAM during ...

May 7, 2003 – Infinite Power Solutions of Golden, Colorado, has begun a pilot production line that can turn out up to one million rechargeable thin-film batteries per year. Two potential markets are ...