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GUEST INTERVIEW: Imagine a rechargeable battery you can safely recharge to full in just 20 mins, with a 20 year battery cycle lifespan, with no thermal runaway fire problem, using AI smarts and which operates well beyond Li-Ion's range - and you have the battery of the future - which is now here!

GUEST INTERVIEW: Imagine a rechargeable battery you can safely recharge to full in just 20 mins, with a 20 year battery cycle lifespan, with no thermal runaway fire problem, using AI smarts and which operates well beyond Li-Ion's range - and you have the battery of the future - which is now here!

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has praised Samsung and its partners for achieving a 97% recall record for the Galaxy Note7.

As a recent international passenger to the USA, I can tell you first hand that it is not just the Samsung Galaxy Note7 that is on the no-fly list. We are back to crackdowns on power banks, and some airlines are insisting that portable devices like laptops and tablets not be plugged into the aircraft power supply.

Australian battery technology provider Redflow has welcomed Tesla’s entry to the advanced energy strorage sector, saying the move has raised the public profile of affordable energy storage as a disruptive technology that enables renewable generation sources to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, increase distributed generation and deliver energy independence.

Lenovo has widened a recall of batteries sold with or for a wide range of ThinkPad notebooks.

While every geek and his dog is prattling on about useless electronic wrist watches, this week Apple has quietly signalled its intention to push forward with its plans to enter the next real Silicon Valley frontier – electric cars.  What’s more, Apple shareholders are pushing the cash-rich company to buy the number one e-car maker in the world, Tesla.