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SAIL's two rebuilt COBs at Bokaro plant inaugurated

Last Updated: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 22:34

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) today inaugurated two rebuilt coke oven batteries (COBs) at its Bokaro plant.

Tweaking batteries for faster electric cars

Last Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012, 14:23

Faster and more powerful electric cars may now be possible by tweaking capacitors.

Scientists develop MRI for batteries

Last Updated: Monday, February 13, 2012, 15:26

MRI has been extremely successful in visualizing disorders and assessing the body`s response to therapy.

iPod nanos recalled fearing battery fire

Last Updated: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 18:04

Technology giant Apple has launched an emergency worldwide recall of iPod nanos amid fears that their batteries could catch fire.

Coming soon: 10X more effective phone batteries

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 16:42

Batteries using the new technology could charge up to 10 times faster.

Beware: Overheated laptop batteries a fire hazard

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 19:22

Lithium in laptop batteries is a highly reactive metal that can burn or explode simply by being exposed to air or water.

Now, nano-sized batteries to power mobiles!

Last Updated: Sunday, July 31, 2011, 16:08

An Indian-origin scientist-led team in the US has packaged lithium ion batteries into a single nanowire.

Coming soon: `Super batteries`

Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011, 12:43

Graphene is the result of breaking down graphite, a cheap, readily available material commonly used in pencils, into layers one atom thick.

Storing sun`s heat in nanotubes batteries

Last Updated: Thursday, July 14, 2011, 18:49

Carbon nanotubes can be used to store solar energy, and be recharged by exposure to the sun.

A T-shirt that charges cell phones

Last Updated: Monday, June 20, 2011, 16:25

Telecom giant Orange has unveiled a prototype of a t-shirt, which uses noise-responsive technology to charge the phone. Louder the music, quicker the phone gets charged.

Batteries to store sun`s heat instead of electricity!

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 15:31

MIT researchers have discovered how a molecule works to store and release heat on demand.

Wax, soap `clean up obstacles to better batteries`

Last Updated: Friday, August 13, 2010, 14:02

A little wax and soap could help build electrodes for cheaper and better lithium ion batteries.