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PC Magazine May 1, 2009 Sascha Segan	Upgrade Your Phone's Battery If you've had your phone for more than a year, you'll be surprised at how much a new battery can liven it up.
Technology Research News May 21, 2003	Magnesium batteries show mettle Researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel have developed rechargeable batteries made from magnesium, a cheap, abundant and relatively environmentally friendly metal.
Chemistry World April 2, 2009 Jon Cartwright	Biological battery powers up Scientists in the US have created a rechargeable 'lithium ion' battery with the help of a genetically programmed virus that acts as a scaffold for highly conductive electrodes.
Chemistry World October 10, 2013 Rowan Frame	Molten air -- a new class of battery Scientists from the US have invented a new type of battery. The so-called 'molten air batteries' have among the highest electrical storage capacities of all battery types to date.
Technology Research News March 23, 2005	Nanotubes juice super batteries A relatively simple and inexpensive way to form a new type of thin film supercapacitor from multi-wall carbon nanotubes.
InternetNews May 24, 2010	More HP Laptop Batteries Recalled The company has to expand its recall to another 54,000 batteries because they are at risk of catching fire. Is yours on the list?
Chemistry World January 18, 2011 Philippa Ross	Pig power for batteries Scientists in China have developed an electrode for lithium-sulfur batteries using pig bones as a cheap and renewable carbon source.
Chemistry World September 25, 2008 Simon Hadlington	Graphene racks up the charge Researchers in the US have used graphene, sheets of carbon that are just one atom thick, to improve the performance of energy-storage devices which could supersede batteries in electric cars.
Chemistry World December 21, 2015 Tim Wogan	Doped electrodes cram charge into supercapacitors A new supercapacitor electrode material has been created by Chinese researchers that can store much more energy than conventional supercapacitors.
Popular Mechanics February 29, 2008 Erik Sofge	MIT Builds Efficient Nanowire Storage to Replace Car Batteries These particular arrays capture ions and give traditional rechargeable batteries a run for their money.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 Joel Schindall	The Charge of the Ultra - Capacitors Nanotechnology takes energy storage beyond batteries.
Chemistry World May 17, 2009 Jon Cartwright	Carbon electrodes help form high capacity lithium-sulfur batteries Chemists in Canada have used a carbon framework to form an electrode in lithium-sulfur batteries that results in charge capacities several times greater than standard lithium ion batteries.
Technology Research News April 20, 2005	Nanotube Chemical Sensor Gains Speed Researchers have made single-walled carbon nanotube chemical sensors that transmit information by measuring the charge in the nanotubes' capacitance, or ability to store electric charge.
IEEE Spectrum February 2011 Neil Savage	Batteries That Breathe Using oxygen as a cathode could give lithium batteries 10 times the energy
InternetNews February 9, 2010	Microsoft Denies Windows 7 Tied to Battery Issues Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky takes to the blogs to clear the software giant's name in a highly publicized controversy over the effects Windows 7 is having on laptop batteries.
Technology Research News July 14, 2004	Laser tweezer traps nanotubes The researchers have showed that it is possible to pattern clusters of nanotubes into configurations that are likely to have near-term applications as chemical, biological and physical sensors.
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Samuel K. Moore	A Rapid-Recharge Lithium Battery MIT scientists tweak lithium formula to let battery discharge in seconds
Chemistry World June 12, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Superelastic battery Lithium ion batteries that can be stretched by 600% have been unveiled by scientists in China.
InternetNews July 6, 2010	Microsoft to License InstaLoad Battery Tech Microsoft announces plans to bring to market a technology to simplify battery installation, eliminating the polarity issue that delineates positive from negative.
Chemistry World November 2, 2015 Tim Wogan	New lithium-air battery safe from water damage A lithium-air battery with superior efficiency and stability has been developed by researchers in the UK.
Chemistry World March 11, 2009 Hayley Birch	Super battery could power electric cars Scientists in the US have built a lithium based 'super battery' that releases its charge 100 times faster than a regular rechargeable.
Chemistry World August 14, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Origami Batteries Unfurled Scientists in the US have developed ultra-thin batteries by integrating carbon nanotubes into the structure of paper.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003	Nanotubes spark gas detector Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found a way to use carbon nanotubes to make very small, sensitive gas detectors.
IEEE Spectrum April 2009 Monica Heger	Flexible, Printable Supercapacitor Built Printable electronics now have a printable energy-storage option
Chemistry World March 11, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	Drawing batteries Scientists in Japan have made an electrode for a lithium-air battery using a pencil. The advance could bring efficient, environmentally friendly and safe batteries for electric vehicles a step closer.
IEEE Spectrum December 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd	A Battery-Capacitor Hybrid for Hybrids Engineers give lead-acid batteries a makeover by crossing them with ultracapacitors.
Chemistry World December 11, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Unique Teaching Laboratory Goes Online A remote-controlled chemical laboratory that can be operated through the internet was unveiled recently. The system allows chemical engineering students anywhere in the world to operate a real-life laboratory without costly equipment.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Jack Uldrich	Risk in Carbon Nanotubes? Nanotech's "wonder" materials might also carry a substantial downside. Until the questions surrounding carbon nanotubes can be adequately answered, investors are encouraged to temper their enthusiasm
Technology Research News August 13, 2003	Carbon wires expand nano toolkit Scientists looking for building blocks to form electronics and machines that are not much bigger than molecules have gained a new tool.
Chemistry World October 13, 2011 Fay Nolan Neylan	Fluoride Shuttle Batteries Lift Off Scientists in Germany say that a rechargeable battery that works on the basis of fluoride transfer between electrodes could have a better storage capacity than current batteries.
Technology Research News December 3, 2003	Nanotubes detect nerve gas Naval Research Laboratory researchers have found that carbon nanotubes are sensitive to extremely small concentrations -- less than one part per billion -- of chemical nerve agents.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Stephen H. Wildstrom	The Truth About Fiery Laptops Lithium ion batteries are potential incendiaries, but they're all we've got.
Technology Research News May 21, 2003	Nanotubes smash length record Duke University researchers produced nanotubes as long as two millimeters, which is 100 times longer than previous efforts. Nanotubes have great potential as components of nanomachines and nanoelectronics.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 Carl Wherrett	Toshiba's Battery Breakthrough Nanotechnology is making good on its promise -- at least in battery technology. Watch out for the other battery manufacturers to come up with their own breakthroughs.
PC Magazine March 16, 2004 Carol A. Mangis	Pep Up Your Mobile Phone Most mobile phone users have run down their batteries at inopportune times.
Technology Research News January 14, 2004	Nanotubes grown on plastic Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have devised a way to grow vertical forests of carbon nanotubes on flexible plastic.
Technology Research News September 22, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Fuel Cell Converts Waste to Power One problem with fuel cells is that they produce carbon monoxide, which can gum up the works. Researchers have found a way to use the carbon monoxide to produce more energy in a reaction that can take place at room temperature.
Chemistry World April 7, 2015 Tim Wogan	Super-fast charging aluminium batteries ready to take on lithium A new rival to the lithium-ion battery has been created that charges in under a minute and still performs almost perfectly after being recharged thousands of times.
Chemistry World April 21, 2015 Osman Mohamed	Ultrasound test echoes with battery charge Researchers in the US have shown that ultrasound echoes can indicate density changes to provide a simple and non-invasive method for measuring charge within any battery.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	Coated Nanotubes Make Biosensors Researchers are using carbon nanotubes to sense single molecules, and are tapping the way carbon nanotubes give off near-infrared light in order to read what the sensors have detected.
Technology Research News March 9, 2005	Method Makes Double Nanotubes Researchers can now fabricate pure batches of double-walled carbon nanotubes, which theoretically should be more thermally and chemically stable than single walled nanotubes.
Reactive Reports May 2007 David Bradley	The Long and the Short of It A new composite material that acts as a catalyst to speed up chemical reactions has been developed to create arrays of the world's longest carbon nanotubes.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Fiber spun from nanotube smoke Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have developed a relatively simple way to manufacture continuous fibers of carbon nanotubes.
Technology Research News July 16, 2003	Gel yields nanotube plastic Researchers from Japan have found a way to distribute nanotubes evenly throughout a gel to form an electrically versatile material.
Chemistry World November 17, 2013 Tim Wogan	Self-healing battery cracks anode fracturing problem US researchers have created battery anodes that heal themselves after they fracture, substantially prolonging battery life.
Popular Mechanics December 20, 2007 Logan Ward	New Nanowire Battery Life Reaches From iPods to Electric Cars Lithium-ion batteries that power most devices may soon be able to hold 10 times as much power.
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	Winfried W. Wilcke On Building A Bigger Battery For The Electric Car Winfried W. Wilcke uses nanoscience to boost the storage capacity of electric-car batteries while keeping them lightweight.
National Defense August 2012 Dan Parsons	Power Supply A Consistent Challenge As Troops Use More Gadgets U.S. troops have a technological advantage over most enemies. But each new gadget they wield comes with a need for power and, at-times, with a hidden logistical tail.