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LONDON, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- When it comes to buying a laptop battery or adapter, the quality and price are two of the most crucial factors that need to be considered. At ukLaptopBatteries.co.uk, people can buy all types of laptop batteries at affordable prices with top quality features. This company offers fully compatible products, making sure that the user gets full value for what they pay. With such an exciting shopping experience for laptop batteries, there is...
DETROIT, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., the world's leading supplier of automotive batteries, introduced its 48 volt Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module as part of its full spectrum of advanced energy storage solutions for automobiles. Power Solutions President Alex Molinaroli unveiled the company's next generation technology at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. "Johnson Controls sees opportunities for the development of evolutionary...
DETROIT, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., the world's leading supplier of automotive batteries, is providing its advanced Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to power Ford Motor Company's 2013 Fusion Auto Start-Stop vehicle. AGM batteries are a proven advanced energy storage solution for Start-Stop vehicles in Europe, where Johnson Controls has manufactured more than 18 million since 2001 and now produces more than 4.5 million annually. According to...
DETROIT, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., today announced it has sold more than 18 million Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) batteries since the technology launched in 2001, topping 4.5 million annually in Europe. AGM is the most advanced lead-acid battery and is ideal for Start-Stop systems, which help improve fuel economy in vehicles by 5 to 10 percent. Over the next five years, Start-Stop vehicles with Johnson Controls' AGM batteries will reduce CO(2) emissions by...
LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TIAX LLC (TIAX), a leading developer of advanced technologies and materials for batteries, today introduced its lithium-ion battery safety sensor system for detecting and pre-empting short circuits inside a lithium-ion cell. Short circuits can lead to safety events such as explosions and fires. "Safety incidents in lithium-ion batteries, while infrequent, can be hazardous for consumers and can result in expensive recalls. The primary...
NEW CASTLE, Pa., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Axion Power(TM) International, Inc. (OTC QB: AXPW), the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC® batteries and energy storage systems, announced today that it completed shipping its high-performance PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS), one of North America's leading transportation providers, for use in Norfolk Southern's first all electric locomotive - the NS-999. Axion Power shipped the last skids that comprised this...
DETROIT, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., the world's leading supplier of automotive batteries, will introduce its 48 volt Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module as part of its full spectrum of advanced energy storage solutions for automobiles. Power Solutions President Alex Molinaroli will unveil the company's next generation technology Jan. 14 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. "Johnson Controls sees opportunities for the development...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the EPA reporting that over 3 billion dry cell batteries (common household alkaline batteries) are consumed in United States each year, there is already a large opportunity for battery waste reduction through rechargeables and other innovative technologies. Tetherboard, through its family of app-enabled batteries (called Tethercell), seeks to provide an answer to this growing problem. Currently, everyday household batteries are used and...
DETROIT, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the automotive and building industries, will showcase its latest seating, electronics, interior and battery products at the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). "At Johnson Controls, we're focused on providing innovative products and technologies that anticipate market needs," said Michael Warsaw, vice president, Innovation and...
CAMARILLO, Calif., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Lenmar Enterprises Inc. would like to announce that production of the LENMAR Meridian iPhone Battery Case is now in full swing. We have just received our Apple approved lightning connectors and taking pre-orders of our battery case. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130108/CG39595) The LENMAR Meridian(TM) iPhone 5 Battery Case doubles your time so you can talk, text, take pictures, and play more. The battery...
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A flyswatter, usually consisting of a small rectangular sheet of flexible material, is a handheld device for smashing flies and other insects. The material is vented, thus reducing wind drag making it move faster in order to hit the target. The beginning flyswatters were just a striking surface attached to the end of a long stick. Dr. Samuel Crumbine was trying to raise awareness of the fly problem in Kansas in 1905 when he coined the term "swat the fly". Frank H. Rose created the "fly...
Lee De Forest invented the Audion, a forerunner of the triode, which is an amplifying vacuum tube. The grid controls the filament which sends the current from the filament. The Audion can detect radio signals by applying a small amount of power to the grid that can control a larger current from the filament plate. However, De Forest's Audion is distinct from the true vacuum triode since it is not capable of linear amplification. De Forest found that when gas was in a partial vacuum heated...
Count Alessandro Antonio Anastasio Volta was born on February 18, 1745 in Como, Duchy of Milan. At age 39, Volta became a professor at the Royal School in Como in the physics department. A year later, in 1775, Volta invented a device called the electrophorus which generates static electric charges. He marketed his creation so well, that he is often given credit as its inventor. However, a similar machine was documented by Johan Carl Wilcke in 1762. He changed his focus to chemistry in...
Lithium is the chemical element with symbol Li and atomic number 3. In the periodic table, it is located in group 1, among the alkali metals. Lithium in its pure form is a soft, silver white metal, that tarnishes and oxidizes very rapidly in air and water. It is the lightest solid element and is primarily used in heat transfer alloys, in batteries and serves as a component in some drugs known as mood stabilizers. Notable characteristics Lithium is the lightest metal and has a density...
