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From Processor to Power Management: The Copernican Moment for Portable Devices
Sam Jaffe, Senior Research Analyst – Energy
Navigant Research
It’s hard to forget the scene from the 1987 movie Wall Street when Michael Douglas is walking down the beach in front of his Hampton’s beach house holding a two-liter bottle-sized cell phone to his head. It was the first time most of the movie’s viewers had ever seen such a thing and it made a lasting impression. Soon, these enormous devices would become the status symbol of the ages. Owning a cell phone wasn’t just about making calls. It was about being seen making calls. Read more about From Processor to Power Management: The Copernican Moment for Portable Devices …
Next-Generation Batteries: Problems and Solutions
Sam Jaffe
Navigant Research
It’s clear that today we live in a lithium ion world. That’s the chemistry that powers our phones, our computers, our power tools, our electric vehicles, and our grid energy storage systems. The only thing that it doesn’t do, yet, is start our cars (that’s still the domain of much cheaper lead-acid batteries). Navigant Research expects that the age of lithium ion (Li-ion) will continue for at least the next 10 years. Read more about Next-Generation Batteries: Problems and Solutions …
