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High-Energy Batteries Coming to Market

11/17/2009 12:26:29 AM

Rechargeable zinc-air batteries that can store three times the energy of a lithium-ion battery while costing half as much are currently being development by Swiss company ReVolt.

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Author: Kevin Bullis (MIT Technology Review)
Source: http://www.technologyreview.com/business/23812/

25-Year Micro-Nuclear Batteries

11/17/2009 12:06:18 AM

Long-lived nuclear batteries powered by hydrogen isotopes are in testing for military applications, though I doubt you'll ever see them for 0.20 € in 10K quantities on Digikey.

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Author: Katherine Bourzac (MIT Technology Review)
Source: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23959/page1/

Simple Steps Toward Extreme Low-Power Design

11/12/2009 10:20:08 PM

Reclaim those drifting nanoamps by carefully selecting components, paying close attention to circuit design, and using the MCU’s smart features.

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Author: Steven Bible
Source: Electronic Design: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&AD=1&ArticleID=21999