There are many application areas where the design engineer would like to have, or truly must have, a system that needs no servicing at all for many, many months, or many, many years. Remote sensors of...

If you think of energy harvesting only as a means of using the sun, vibration or temperature variation to generate the few milliwatts needed to power a wireless sensor node or a wearable electronic...

Tadiran bobbin-type lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2) batteries feature a very low self-discharge rate of just 0.7 percent per year, enabling these cells to operate for up to 40 years in extreme...

Consumer products such as phones, cameras, computers and watches mainly operate on consumer-grade alkaline, primary lithium, and lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries. While inexpensive and...