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Lithium-Sulphur Battery Technology from Fraunhofer

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Four Fraunhofer Institutes, led by Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Fraunhofer IWS), have recently completed a three year research project on lithium-sulphur (Li-S) batteries. The lithium-sulphur technology is said to be potentially …

Tags:Batteries| Fraunhofer| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 35

SID 2017 Report: Is StoreDot Shifting Focus Away from OLEDs?

by Ken Werner

We first became interested in StoreDot a couple of years ago at CES when they showed organic molecules that have properties similar to those of quantum dots. (StoreDot: An Organic Quantum Dot Alternative) This …

Tags:Batteries| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Fast Charge Batteries? And Very Cheap QD Alternatives?

by Bob Raikes

Although we don’t cover batteries, they have a huge influence on device design and the pressures on displays makers, so when we spotted a story from the BBC on new ‘fast charge’ batteries, we …

Tags:Back Panel| Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Design Science Creates Battery-powered LFDs

by Bob Raikes

Design Science of Toronto, Canada, has developed battery-powered large displays that can be run from military specification lithium ion batteries to support 12 hours continuous use on a single charge, including video display and …

Tags:Batteries| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Fire Breaks Out at Samsung’s Battery Factory

by Alan Spencer

A fire broke out at the Samsung SDI battery factory in China. This occurred just weeks after Samsung stated that it was defective batteries that caused its Note 7 mobile to burst into flames. …

Tags:Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Another Lithium-ion Battery Recall by HP

by Alan Spencer

Due to potential burn and fire hazards, HP is expanding its recall of laptop batteries for notebooks under its brand of Compaq. A statement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission says HP will recall …

Why Are We Baking in Batteries?

by Keith J Baker

For once, us high-end Samsung owners have a reason not to feel quite so smug, for even the biggest Samsung fans are now having to admit that the launch of the Galaxy Note 7 …

Tags:Batteries| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Samsung Looks to LG Chem for Batteries

by Bob Raikes

Reports from Nikkei and the Maeil Business Newspaper suggest that Samsung has approached LG Chem about the supply of batteries for its next range of smartphones, to diversify its supplier base.

Tags:Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Samsung Delays Note7 Shipments After Users Report Exploding Batteries

by Milos Pavlovic

During the IFA show, Samsung had to issue a recall for its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as well as a stop to sales (although it seems that in some geographies, sales continued to be …

New Battery has Promise

by Tom Allen

In the same week as Tesla and Panasonic open the Gigafactory – a massive plant in Nevada producing lithium-ion batteries – it is ironic that MIT published a paper on battery evolution, which could …

Tags:Batteries| Power Consumption| Power Supplies| Vol 23 - Issue 44

Blu Offers Three-Day Battery

by Tom Allen

The newest flagship phablet from US-based Blu boasts a massive battery and corresponding battery life. Aptly known as the Energy XL, the 6″ handset has a 5,000mAh battery and is said to last for …

HP Recalls Batteries Over Fire Risk

by Tom Allen

HP has issued a recall for laptop batteries, supplied in certain models sold worldwide between March 2013 and August 2015. Affected batteries, which have the potential to overheat and catch fire, may also have …