The nickel-cadmium battery illustrates this trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toxic Factories Take Toll] Reference

Ltd., ceased production of nickel-cadmium batteries in 2004.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toys 'R' Us, Mattel] Reference

A nickel-cadmium battery converts chemical energy into electrical energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Damned If You Don't] Reference

The nickel-cadmium accumulator has gained great importance to electronic devices.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Electrical Energy] Reference

Lead accumulators and nickel-iron or nickel-cadmium accumulators are of particular importance.    From Wordnik.com.  [2. Fundamental Quantities of Electrical Engineering] Reference

There are cleaner alternatives to nickel-cadmium batteries, including nickel-metal hydride batteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toys 'R' Us, Mattel] Reference

But nickel-cadmium batteries are still used in the U.S. because they are the cheapest ones available.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toys 'R' Us, Mattel] Reference

Beneath these lies a miniature but most sophisticated computer, running off a nickel-cadmium battery.    From Wordnik.com.  [There Will Be Time]

A charger for nickel-metal-hydride can also accommodate nickel-cadmium, but not the other way around.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 ways to extend your laptop battery | Sync Blog] Reference

The single most important use of cadmium is in the production of nickel-cadmium ( "Ni-Cad") batteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cadmium] Reference

Huizhou, was a prestigious employer, eventually becoming one of the largest makers of nickel-cadmium batteries in China.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toxic Factories Take Toll] Reference

McCord had set up a charging unit in the command post and was charging the nickel-cadmium batteries of the transceivers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will]

By the 1990s, wafer-thin lithium-ion batteries had three times the capacity of their alkaline and nickel-cadmium predecessors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charging Ahead] Reference

McKinnon switched on his torch, located and switched on four nickel-cadmium emergency lights and looked thoughtfully at Patterson.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Andreas]

The EV-neo uses a lithium-ion battery with double the power density of the nickel-cadmium battery used in the earlier electric motorbike.    From Wordnik.com.  [Honda Unveils Electric Motorbike] Reference

Ltd., ceased production of nickel-cadmium batteries in 2004, when hundreds of workers were found with unsafe levels of cadmium in their bodies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retailer Drops Nickel-Cadmium Batteries] Reference

The health and environmental consequences of nickel-cadmium batteries were the subject of a page-one article in The Wall Street Journal last month.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toys 'R' Us, Mattel] Reference

Mercury is being used less in batteries as new types of batteries are developed, such as zinc-air, lithium and nickel-cadmium (also called Ni-Cad) batteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mercury (element)] Reference

Nevertheless, the use of the gas-tight nickel-cadmium accumulator is of advantage to frequently employed electronic devices even after a short time of operation.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Electrical Energy] Reference

In practice, two designs of the secondary element have gained particular importance, namely, the lead accumulator and the nickel-iron or nickel-cadmium accumulator.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Electrical Energy] Reference

Some cadmium is recovered from the recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries, which is required by law in some countries so that the cadmium is not discarded into the environment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cadmium] Reference

Do you need to drain a nickel-cadmium battery before charging?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

It poses a risk to workers assembling nickel-cadmium batteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference

However, FedEx Corp. spokesman Rob Boulware says the batteries were nickel-cadmium.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

Cadmium is used primarily in rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, as well as in pigments, electroplating and plastic.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

INMETCO is also a leading processer of nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries, and its process has been recognized by the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [StreetInsider.com News Articles] Reference

BYD makes 65 percent of the world's nickel-cadmium batteries and 30 percent of the world's lithium-ion mobile phone batteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Money and Markets: Free Investment Email Newsletter] Reference

When it comes to the batteries, some people use lead-acid ones (least expensive) while others use lithium-ion or nickel-cadmium.    From Wordnik.com.  [AboutMyPlanet.com] Reference

This energy can be used either to directly operate the device or to recharge the batteries, especially nickel-cadmium batteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [innovations-report] Reference

It's perhaps best known as one half of rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, but also is used in pigments, electroplating and plastic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

Today, the company makes 60 percent of the world's nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries used in products such as tools and toothbrushes.    From Wordnik.com.  [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference

The soft, whitish metal, which occurs naturally in the soil and is used in nickel-cadmium batteries, can also wreck havoc on the kidneys.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

It's perhaps best known as one half of rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, but also is used in pigments, electroplating and plastic.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

(unladen) tricycle vehicle uses a 336 volt, 3.3 kilowatt-hour nickel-cadmium battery or a 6.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virtual Globetrotting: Latest Maps] Reference

But this reptile’s skin is made of rubber, not scales, and its "heart" is a nickel-cadmium battery. w/pic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robot Reptile ‘Released’ Into Wild to Help with Breeding Research | Impact Lab] Reference

DeWalt’s tools are getting smaller by relying on lithium-ion batteries instead of the usual nickel-cadmium variety.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest DeWalt cordless tools aim to do more with less] Reference

(Interestingly, I met a blogger who told me that the nickel-cadmium cartels are keeping new batteries from coming to market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Matzzie: CES 2010: Mobile Battery Woes? Battery Case A Lifesaver] Reference