Many scientists from around the world have long been working on the challenge of building power supplies for portable devices that would be characterized by flexibility, high capacity and long life. After all, lithium-ion batteries used now in the vast majority of mobile devices have the great number of deficiencies. A couple of years ago the industry has special hopes on fuel cells, which,

Lithium-Ion batteries (most probably the one in your device) sport a battery level meter, like an electronic "fuel gauge" or State Of Charge meter which is responsible for reading the amount of charge your deviceÂ’s battery holds at a certain point. Windows Mobile uses the information from those readings to display remaining battery level on your device. Many of you might have been in the situatio...

Sanyo's chief businesses are focused on lithium-ion batteries and solar panels. Earlier this year it sold its cell phone business to Kyocera for $375 million.

New US Federal Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations covering lithium-ion batteries -- which have just come into effect -- will impact both the cell-phone recycling industry and consumers who want to ship their wireless handsets for recycling.

Oakie sent in this great article by Marshall Brain of HowStuffWorks the does a great job of explaining Lithium-Ion batteries. In case you did not know, this is the type of battery that powers your Berry. I found the description quite interesting and thought I would share. Here are some FAQ points I thought were

A report from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry says that there have been cases of iPods overheating and scorching nearby materials. While the exact cause of the overheating wasn't mentioned, it is not hard to imagine that it is likely related to malfunctioning lithium-ion batteries. At the moment, the Japanese government is only issuing a warning to iPod Nano own...

AFP - Sony Corp. said Monday it will invest 40 billion yen (372 million dollars) to boost production of lithium-ion batteries amid growing demand for their use in mobile phones, cameras and other products.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg say that they have optimized the safety of these batteries.

File this one under "Idiot Bureaucrats and their rules." The great thing about bureaucracy is that there's no end to the supply of nonsensical, needlessly complex, potential harmful regulations enforced under the guise of making life safer for society. Since we're all apparently incapable of keeping those spare lithium-ion batteries safely stowed during your flight to "wherever, the TSA has c