Development of Low Cost High Capacity Lithium-Copper Battery by AIST
As use of rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries in such products as cellular phones and notebook PC is reaching commodity level, extensive research in developing high capacity batteries for use in electric vehicles is being carried out. But use of conventional lithium-ion batteries for use in automotive application faces some issues such as its resource limited materials that is being used as its positive electrode which is either cobalt or manganese as well as its high cost and complex manufacturing process which requires high-temperature sintering and control of fine structures. Furthermore, the recycling process for such batteries requires difficult step of separating active material from conductive additives, carbon, binder and the collector electrode. Read more
World’s first technology capable of remote deletion of data even notebook PC has been powered off
In an ongoing effort by Fujitsu to make mobile environments safer and to increase organizational productivity and work efficiency by allowing notebook PC users to use them outside their office environment, Fujitsu in a joint development with Fujitsu Laboratories and Willcom, inc. has unveiled a new security solution targeting corporate clients enabling the data on a notebook PC’s hard disk drive (HDD) to be remotely deleted by using Willcom’s PHS network. The new security solution provides a mean for corporate clients for protection against information leaks in an event of loss or theft of their notebook PCs. Read more
World’s first Notebook PC with Optical Sensor LCD by Sharp
Sharp newly released PC-NJ70A-B/-W Mebius series Notebook PC equipped with optical sensor LCD world’s first offers the user with much improved Handwriting Recognition plus Finger-Touch Expression capability. Based on the new touch sensing recognition technology the 4-inch optical sensor LCD pad a on this newly developed notebook PC offers pen-based input of drawings and text as well as multiple finger touch gesture capability allowing users to enlarge, shrink, or rotate items on its screen. This capability is in addition to conventional track pad and mouse operational capability. Read more
