Category: Blogs
The Looming Problem of Battery Waste in Wearables and How to Solve It
Jeffrey Ortega, Ph.D., Director of Research, ZPower
July 7, 2017 | According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans buy approximately three billion dry-cell batteries each year to power common household devices, including radios, toys, phones and computers. This volume creates nearly 180,000 tons of battery waste that is either recycled or ends up in landfills, where it can leach toxic chemicals into the ground and water supply. And while this number is staggering in and of itself, we live in a battery-powered world, and our need is only growing. Read more about The Looming Problem of Battery Waste in Wearables and How to Solve It …
Three Times You Need the Right 9 Volt Battery
Contributed commentary by Michele Windsor, Global Marketing Manager, Ultralife Corp.
The 9 V battery was originally invented for transistor radios in the 1950s and, at the time, it was actually expected to deliver 22.5 V. As the power demands of transistor radios came down, so did the power output of the battery, until its size and power was eventually standardized into the 1604 international ANSI standards. Read more about Three Times You Need the Right 9 Volt Battery …
Are You in Safe Hands?
Neil Oliver, Technical Marketing Manager, Accutronics
In 2015, a hacking convention held in Kentucky found a staggering 68,000 vulnerable medical technology (MedTech) systems in just one healthcare organization. Subsequently, a senior researcher at security company Kaspersky Lab revealed at 2016’s Security Analyst Summit that he had easily infiltrated an MRI machine and uncovered sensitive information. Read more about Are You in Safe Hands? …
Problems with New Battery Technologies
Neil Oliver, Technical Marketing Manager, Accutronics
The humble battery is one of the unsung heroes of electronics. While it is capable of powering both commercial and critical devices, it is often overlooked and undervalued during the product design stages, often leading to a wide range of performance problems later in the product lifecycle.
One Pivotal Incident Inspired the Development of Longer Lasting Batteries for Land Mobile Radios
Curt Quinter, President and Chief Engineer
Impact Power Technologies
A San Antonio, Texas police officer was out on patrol when he suddenly found himself caught in a shootout and away from his vehicle. He tried to call for backup only to discover that his 2-way radio battery had died and his spares were at the station. The officer was killed in the line of duty, but this kind of tragic loss should never happen. Read more about One Pivotal Incident Inspired the Development of Longer Lasting Batteries for Land Mobile Radios …
One Pivotal Incident Inspired the Development of Longer Lasting Batteries for Land Mobile Radios
Curt Quinter, President and Chief Engineer
Impact Power Technologies
A San Antonio, Texas police officer was out on patrol when he suddenly found himself caught in a shootout and away from his vehicle. He tried to call for backup only to discover that his 2-way radio battery had died and his spares were at the station. The officer was killed in the line of duty, but this kind of tragic loss should never happen. Read more about One Pivotal Incident Inspired the Development of Longer Lasting Batteries for Land Mobile Radios …
