Freescale Semiconductor today introduced the MM912J637 intelligent battery sensor (IBS), which accurately measures the voltage, current and temperature of lead-acid batteries and calculates the ...

The first lithium-ion battery has been developed that shuts down before overheating, then restarts immediately when the temperature cools. The new technology could prevent the kind of fires that have ...

One of the things that researchers and designers hope to achieve are sensors that can gather power from their environment rather than needing a battery. Batteries eventually run down requiring ...