Batteries
Recharging phones and laptops can go on fire
25 Sep 2015
About 50 fires a year in New Zealand are caused by phones, laptops and other electronics when they are being charged. Audio
The fire risk of phone chargers
25 Sep 2015
Fire investigators say 40 to 50 fires a year are caused by phones, laptops and other electronics while being charged. Earlier this year a Wellington house was badly damaged when a charging cellphone… Audio
New Zealand co-founder of Tesla Motors - Ian Wright
15 May 2015
Ian Wright is a New Zealander engineer who co-founded Tesla Motors with Elon Musk in 2003. But he left after a year to focus on creating a super-fast electric car, which he did, and in recent years… Audio
Quick charging batteries
21 Mar 2015
A way to speed up the long and drawn out process of charging up a battery for your phone or digital device. Doron Myersdorf of StoreDot is developing an ultra-fast charging battery you can power up… Audio
