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Scientists successfully place calls on battery-less mobile phone

07/11/201707/07/2017 Jennifer Goula

A team of researchers have developed the first cell phone that does not require a traditional power source. A team of scientists have developed a new battery-less mobile phone and have managed to use it to place Skype calls. The mobile device consumes next to no energy. It requires so little power that it can operate on energy collected from ambient light or radio signals. Though the device is far from being as powerful as a smartphone, the battery free mobile technology is fascinating. At the moment, the battery-less mobile…

Best Pokemon Go battery drain beating tips

07/25/201607/22/2016 Julie Campbell

Nintendo has said that it’s working to fix the draining nature of the game, but until then, you have options. Believe it or not, despite the Pokemon Go battery drain, you can play as long as you want without running out of juice. A key is to be able to use the right tips and tricks to keep your smartphone charged throughout your waking hours. The Pokemon Go app has clearly taken the world to a mobile gaming level it has never before experienced. That said, while this augmented reality…

Your mobile phone battery may one day be bacteria powered

07/12/201607/09/2016 Sam Lambert

British scientists have found a new way for these microscopic critters to become a power source. That’s right, the mobile phone battery of the future might be powered by bacteria. Colonies of bacteria will activate what have been described as microscopic “windfarms”. This could provide an entirely new source of power for smartphones, tablets and other mobile gadgets. The idea of biologically driven power plants for small and yet powerful mobile gadgets is promising. At the moment, this mobile phone battery concept remains in the computer simulation phase. Still, it…

Smartphone battery technology that lasts for life accidentally found by scientists

05/04/201605/03/2016 Stephanie Beck

smartphone battery technology picture of scientists in lab

Researchers have discovered a nanowire-based material that will allow for hundreds of thousands of recharges. Scientists in California have now come up with a type of smartphone battery technology material that uses nanowires and that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times before wearing out. This opens up the potential for new computer and mobile device batteries that could last a lifetime. In fact, while many consumers would be able to benefit from this discovery as a smartphone battery technology, the fact is that it may also have applications…

A 7-day smartphone battery could be here in 2 years

02/11/201602/09/2016 Julie Campbell

A hydrogen fuel cell company is currently looking on a way to create better battery packs for mobile tech. A British company that has been providing hydrogen fuel cells for the black cabs in London has now revealed that a long lasting smartphone battery is the next project it has in the works. The claim is that it will be able to come up with a battery pack that would require only weekly charging. Intelligent Energy Holdings has revealed it will be provided with £5.25 million for having come up…