A major midwest power supplier is planning to install a large system of batteries to help store renewable power and reduce the load during peak hours. Link: http://news.com.com/Utility%20will%20use%20batteries%20to%20store%20wind%20power/2100-11392_3-6207300.html Do you think this approach is necessary...

A small company in Austin, Texas is claiming to be on the way to eliminating batteries with their ultracapacitor. Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20533045/ Do you think this is for real, or just an overstated claim?

A battery that runs off sugar? Check out this new development coming out of Japan. Link: http://sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=sony-develops-sweet-littl&chanID=sa003&modsrc=reuters Do you think a battery running off of sugar can provide enough energy?

So what exactly is this mysterious battery memory effect? The memory effect is often associated with nickel (Ni) containing batteries. Basically, it "remembers" from where you charged it up last and therefore may "think" that is the full capacity of the battery. New NiMH batteries...

What did you think of this article? Anything you'd like to know more about? Let us know! References: 1 Calculations were based on specs from energizer.com. Total alkaline batteries necessary to equal total capacity of recharged batteries was adjusted based on alkaline capacity and rounded down to...