Sentences with phrase «cell phone power»

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She also recommended purchasing backup generators to keep the lights on and having backup batteries and solar powered chargers available for cell phones.

Whenever it's powered on, your cell phone or smart device is sending out signals to figure out where it is, and as that is determined, the information can be shared with a variety of opt - in, or pay, services ranging from maps and the weather to entertainment guides and retail apps.

On deck: a baby stroller that generates enough power to charge a cell phone.

Updated on July 27 at 9:45 AM PST, to correct that 18650 batteries today tend to power more high performance electronics, rather than cell phones.

Mitchell has also equipped her house with power packs that can charge off her car engine, three cell phones from three different telecommunications carriers to make sure she can always be in touch with clients, and she has begun to offload things like her accounting and CRM functions to software as a service providers XERO and NetSuite respectively.

Known now as the world's largest cell phone maker, Nokia started off as a pulp - and - paper company in the mid-1800s before expanding into power generation around 1900.

Sam created high - performance semiconductor chips and related software with low power usage algorithms that dramatically improved voice and sound quality in cell phones, video phones, desktop phones, conference call phones and automotive communication systems.

Totally agree — but remember that it took hundreds of years for the power of the priest to diminish in the west — cell phones and the Internet have not been around very long...

Power goes out and cell phone towers go down, making most modern forms of staying in touch with one another difficult.

They learned before the storm to put all church cell numbers on phones they could use whether normal power was running or not.

I have purchased netbook sleeves, extra power chargers, car chargers for cell phones and much more.

The generators in the rear wheel can charge your cell phone and power the LCD display that shows the mileage walked and the temperature outside.

Plus, one branch of this mechanical family tree can also help power a village, charging cell phones and letting students study after dark by the light of LED bulbs.

Check out Kate Kamber's excellent overview of campaign mobile apps and the power of cell phones to help Get Out The Vote below.

There is also very little communication — along with power, there is no cell phone service, and Rosselló said it may be months before electricity can be restored.

This rechargeable battery churns out charge even at — 70 ° Celsius, a temperature where the typical lithium - ion batteries that power many of today's cell phones, electric cars and other devices don't work.

In Carroll's prototypes, Power Felt swatches can partially charge cell phones and flashlights.

Before electric cars started gaining traction five years ago, lithium - ion batteries were good primarily for powering laptops and cell phones for a few hours.

But even ordinary events such as a power outage could cripple the cell phone infrastructure, turning our primary emergency contact devices into glowing paperweights.

The data showed that when the cell phone was transmitting, the power of a characteristic brain - wave pattern called alpha waves in the person's brain was boosted significantly.

(DC is much like the power supply for a cell phone or laptop.

He questions whether people would accept it in their homes, though, given concerns over the effect of power lines and cell phones on the body.

mission: In a demo last spring, HTC Nexus One cell phones acted as onboard computers, powering a trio of 4 - inch, 3 - pound cube - shaped satellites with off - the - shelf components.

The ability to send large amounts of energy across greater physical distance to in - motion platforms from low cost charging plates could one day allow the technology to expand beyond small consumer electronics like cell phones and begin powering bigger things like automobiles.

Also equipped with a bit of solar power with battery energy storage to charge up your cell phone and power a light or two.

Printed plastic solar cells should be able to harvest enough energy from indoor light to power your phone within the next few months

Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently developed a working prototype for a portable fuel cell energy source that could power a cellular phone 300 percent longer than existing rechargeable batteries do.

Researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are turning to extremely tiny tubes and rods to boost power and durability in lithium - ion batteries, the energy sources for cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles.

This new revolution, powered by the ability of the Internet to allow us to communicate, share and monitor things, will result in what he calls the «zero marginal cost society,» where the cost to create consumables such as energy and information — the marginal cost — is nearly free after the initial capital investment is made in equipment such as computers, smart phones and solar cells.

As an example of the aqueous zinc battery's power and safety, Fei Wang, a jointly appointed postdoctoral associate at UMD's Clark School and ARL, and first author of the paper, cites the numerous battery fire incidents in cell phones, laptops and electric cars highlighted in recent media coverage.

Actually, she says, it's more of a trickle, and her fuel cell isn't exactly miniature: It would take a 20 - square - inch sheet of enzymes to power something like a cell phone.

«In the future, you could have graphene - based cell - phone displays that generate their own power,» Yeh says.

Rechargeable lithium - ion batteries power cell phones, laptops and other portable electronics.

The batteries will extend the range of electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles, and provide more power with fewer charges to personal electronics like cell phones and laptops.

A collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has observed an unexpected phenomenon in lithium - ion batteries — the most common type of battery used to power cell phones and electric cars.

«In places like Africa, cell phone towers are typically powered by little putt - putt diesel engines that run 24/7,» VRB CEO Tim Hennessy says.

«Spider silk could be used to power microphones in hearing aids, cell phones.»

Today, his legacy is evident in everyday life, far outside the labs of physicists — from cell phones and satellite communications to nuclear power plants to medical scanning devices.

The technology gained market acceptance quickly, for both mobile uses like cell phones and larger, stationary uses like supporting the power grid.

To build this export market, pastoralist economies will need help with all - weather roads, storage facilities, cell phone coverage, power, veterinary care and technical advice, to mention just a few of the key investments.

Cell phones and portable electronic devices might use less power and last much longer on a charge.

Lithium - ion batteries — similar to what powers your laptop or cell phone — satisfy both requirements, making them a big step up from the nickel - metal hydride cells used in gas - electric hybrids like the Toyota Prius.

Given the rapid technological advances we've witnessed over past decades — your cell phone has more processing power than NASA's computers had during the moon landings — it's not a huge leap to imagine that such simulations will eventually encompass intelligent life.

A capacitor - powered cell phone could be charged in minutes or seconds instead of hours.

Incorporated directly into a cell phone housing, the team's nanogenerator could harvest and convert vibration energy from a surface, such as the passenger seat of a moving vehicle, into power for the phone.

These days, with ubiquitous cell phone cameras and YouTube, almost everyone has the power to document and distribute.

Explains Shepard, «Due to the continuous shrinking of electrical circuits known as «Moore's Law», today's cell phones have more computing power than systems that used to occupy entire rooms.

Most previous efforts at solar - powered phones had the cells on the back, meaning that the device had to be facedown to get a charge and that the cells, being external, could more easily be damaged.

20 Zhong Lin Wang, co-inventor of the jacket, envisions a shirt that charges your cell phone as you stroll, or an implanted device for measuring blood pressure that's powered by your own heartbeat.

«WiTrack transmits a very low - power radio signal, 100 times smaller than WiFi and 1,000 times smaller than what your cell phone can transmit.