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Microsoft Unveils InstaLoad Battery Installation Technology that Allows Batteries to be Inserted in Either Direction
Microsoft Corp. has announced a new technology aimed at improving the battery installation process called InstaLoad battery installation technology, which allows users to easily install a battery without regard to positive and negative polarity. InstaLoad is a patented battery contact design now available for license by third-party device suppliers.

InstaLoad technology can be incorporated into devices that require frequent battery swap-outs, are used in less-than-ideal environments or use several batteries. Industries that could greatly benefit from this type of timesaving technology based on their environments include law enforcement, military, construction, outdoor sporting and camping. In addition, users of devices with multiple batteries and frequent battery swap-out, including battery chargers, digital cameras, camera flash units and toys, could also benefit.

InstaLoad is a mechanical invention that does not drain battery power or require expensive electronic circuitry. InstaLoad battery contacts can be cost-effectively designed into most battery compartments, as it usually requires replacing existing battery contacts with the InstaLoad contact design. The technology is compatible with popular off-the-shelf batteries used in products such as flashlights, toys, battery chargers, lighting and most other battery-operated consumer electronic devices that use CR123, AA, AAA, C or D size batteries or similar barrel-type battery form factors.


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Asian Manufacturers Will Lead the $8 Billion Market for Electric Vehicle Batteries, Says Pike Research
The next five years will see rapid advances in advanced battery technology, as dozens of manufacturers position themselves to meet the anticipated demands of newly electrified vehicles being launched by nearly every major global automotive company. <click here for full story>

Underwriters Laboratories Introduces Safety Requirements for Battery Separators, Aiming to Further Battery Safety and Integrity
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has announced the establishment of revised requirements addressing the safety of lithium batteries. <click here for full story>

Axion Power to Work With Norfolk Southern on Battery-Driven Locomotive Project
Axion Power International, Inc., a developer of advanced PbC batteries, will launch a development program with Norfolk Southern Corp., one of the nation's largest railways, to develop a battery management system that would allow rail locomotives to operate on battery power and recharge their batteries through regenerative braking. <click here for full story>

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