The compact battery in Apple's iPods relies on a polymer made by Kureha, which holds 70% of the market, and whose factory was damaged.
The new battery architecture may allow the development of more compact and less expensive battery systems, according to the researchers.
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As battery range (i.e. the distance your battery fully charged will get you) becomes more of a consumer focus, increasingly compact power will become tantamount to battery choice for hybrids and electric cars.
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LEAF's 24 kWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is comprised of 48 compact modules of four cells each (192 cells total), which allows a high degree of packaging flexibility.
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President Barack Obama is visiting the western Michigan town of Holland Thursday for the groundbreaking on the latest factory: Compact Power, a subsidiary of Korean battery maker, LG Chem.
Flash memory has played an important role in these mobile consumer devices because it is rugged, flash memory chips can be stacked to enable compact devices, it uses small amounts of battery power and enough storage capacity can be included to make these devices useful for some common tasks such as email and media playing.
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After pocketing the money, Compact Power is now furloughing workers before producing a single battery.
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Ultrabook shoppers looking for a well-built, unusually compact 13-inch model should consider the Dell, but the relatively poor battery life might be a deal breaker for some.
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The body design includes a rigid-mounted battery frame, which helps provide greater body rigidity compared to a conventional compact car.
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Droplet is a compact self-contained module with an integrated RGB LED, a photodiode and a CR1216 lithium coin battery -- which provides roughly one day of power in the gadget's current early prototype status.
Using the all-new LG WCP-300 Wireless Charging Pad, featuring a sleek, low-profile compact and portable design, users can charge Lucid2 by LG wirelessly when paired with a Wireless Charging Standard Battery Cover.
Who would've thought the world's most compact 4.7-inch smartphone could keep you powered up for an eye-opening all-day battery performance?
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As you'll recall, MMP rev. 1 was basically Apple's diminutive PC stuffed inside a custom enclosure, attached to an LCD, battery pack, trackpad, and thumb board, and occupying a footprint smaller than even the most compact laptop.
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