Tagged: battery

"One of my dreams is to drive a virus-powered car" - Code for life

Grant Jacobs • Apr 30, 2011 •

• Angela Belcher,
• battery,
• TED lecture,
• video

Batteries. They power countless portable devices, start cars and drive electric vehicles. Yet they’re not particularly efficient. In research labs more efficient batteries are being developed. Viruses. They infect cells to cause disease. We’re forever battling them, trying to find better ways to rid ourselves of them. Yet in research labs around the world … Read More

Smart agents for smart grids: an application of game theory - misc.ience

Aimee Whitcroft • May 12, 2010 •

• battery,
• carbon emission,
• electric car,
• electricity,
• electricity storage,
• hybrid car,
• power consumption,
• smart agent,
• smart grid,
• smart meter

No, it’s not a reference to spies who can park well.  Or something. It’s about electrical smart grids.  And how we might get the best out of them.  But I think some explanation is in order first – hell, I know I had to do some research before being able to explain … Read More