Battery-free GameBoy runs unlimited on solar energy and pressure (video) – News

Scientists from TU Delft and Northwestern University have developed an experimental GameBoy that runs endlessly on solar energy and the energy that is generated when the buttons are pressed. A step towards battery-free consumer electronics and IoT. Playing on the Engage is far from ideal, as the screen is tiny and the device shuts down … Read more

TU Delft researchers make Game Boy that works without batteries | NOW

Researchers from TU Delft and Northwestern University have made a Game Boy that functions without a battery. Both universities report this in one press release. With the Game Boy, called Engage, the researchers want to demonstrate how a more sustainable device can be made. Current batteries contain toxic chemicals that are difficult to recycle. In … Read more

Meet the electric car that changes batteries in just 5 minutes

Although the autonomy ranges of the electric cars have increased, and charging stations are becoming more common, it is still much more practical and faster to refuel in a conventional car. At NIO they know this, and that is why the Chinese company has developed a solution: interchangeable batteries at service stations through a subscription, … Read more

NASA astronauts go out on second spacewalk in a week | Voice of america

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken left the International Space Station on Wednesday for the second of two spacewalks in which they will have to replace batteries outside the complex. Cassidy and Behnken began the spacewalk at 7:13 a.m. EST, and could spend up to seven hours on the mission. It is the eighth … Read more

Opel builds Giga-Factory in the Palatinate – experts are skeptical

– Opel plant in Kaiserslautern A battery cell factory that can generate up to 24 gigawatt hours is to be built at the Rhineland-Palatinate site by 2024. – (Photo: AP) – – – – Munich Opel boss Michael Lohscheller likes to describe himself privately as a “humble person” who comes from a humble background. But … Read more

in Russia started selling shockproof folding bed »Russian news agency LIVE24

The Panasonic TU456 model complies with the MIL-STD-810G military standard. – Moscow, Feb 08, 2020. / LIVE24 /. A new button clamshell TU456 has appeared on the domestic market. The novelty is aimed at elderly people: an interface with a large font, large buttons and an SOS-key, which in emergency situations will help to contact … Read more