IDG News Service-Researchers at Rice University in Houston have developed a prototype spray-on battery that could allow engineers to rethink the way portable electronics are designed. The rechargeable battery boasts similar electrical ...
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December 10, 2012 - New research by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College suggests that, by 2030, renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9% of the time at costs comparable to today’s ...
Dell unveiled its first business-focused Windows 8 tablet this week, which aims to offer style and enable productivity without compromising on security. The Latitude 10 tablet is powered by an Intel “Clover Trail” System on ...
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Researchers at GE Global Research have tested the GE's new Durathon battery by powering an electric bus that also incorporates a lithium battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. The new development is aimed at accelerating the adoption of both ...
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Mitsubishi says it is well-placed to offer electric vehicles at an affordable price,as it readies future products without internal combustion power. Outlander project development manager Mitsuyoshi Hattari claimed that the company has ...
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Implement timetable for safety standard IEC 62133 of batteries used in the devices and appliances Theme Implement timetable for safety standard IEC 62133 of batteries used in the devices and appliances ...
Products falling inside the scope of TC 108, namely IEC/EN 60065, IEC/EN 60950 and IEC 62368-1, are not following the implementation time frame of the Test Schedule based on IEC 62133 based on CMC DECISION 15/2010. While both IEC 60065 ...
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Revised of applicable scope to Implement timetable for safety standard IEC/EN62133 of batteries used in the Machines, Handheld tools, Garden tools(EN 60745 series) Theme Revised of applicable scope to implement timetable ...
Subject GS mark award for special battery packs for products offered separately as accessory. Reference: Standard, Section Law, Directive EN 60950-1, EN 60065, EN 60335, EN 61010-1, EN 62133, EN 60598 Question Which ...
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On January 12 of 2012, the California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted regulations for battery charger system (BCS) and provided minimum energy efficiency requirements for the battery charger systems. The BCS defined by CEC covers all ...
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Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced effective from 1st July 2012, below products will be extended to the scope of the PSE safety mark scheme: LED bulbs and LED luminaries will be added in circle PSE ...
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Our bright, shiny technology future is getting a bright, shiny new fuel cell to go with it. Yale University engineers have developed a process to create micro fuel cells made of glass. The tiny gizmos hold the potential ...
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China-based Build Your Dreams (BYD) Auto has collaborated with Bulmineral to construct an auto assembly plant at Breznik in Sofia, Bulgaria to produce electric cars and electric buses. The new joint venture plant, which will be named as ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan’s lithium-ion automotive battery plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, US, has started production of battery components for 2013 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV). The first set of batteries manufactured at the plant ...
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US-based manufacturer of primary batteries Energizer is all set to launch its new child-resistant packaging for coin lithium batteries, which has been designed to reduce the occurrence of ingestions of batteries by children and the ...
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