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Ricardo Introduces Kinergy Flywheel Energy Storage System; FLYBUS and KinerStor

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Further potential Kinergy applications also include low-cost, compact energy management and storage systems for use in industrial and construction equipment, elevators, railway rolling stock, and local electrical substations and power distribution systems. Ricardo says. The Technology Strategy Board is to provide £0.5 million (US$0.83

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BATT Program Awards More Than $8 Million for Innovative Research Projects on Lithium Battery Anodes

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These projects focus on developing next-generation anodes to increase the energy and decrease the cost of lithium batteries while maintaining safety and cycle life. This project will explore a hierarchical porous electrode concept to wire up silicon nanoparticles, which can be synthesized at low cost and in large scale.

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DOE to award $49.4M for advanced vehicle technologies research; meeting Tier 3 emissions

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Area Of Interest (AOI) 1: Development of Low-Cost, High-Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet. This AOI is to address two major technical gaps in the performance of automotive aluminum alloys: Low strength among cost competitive automotive sheet alloys such as 5xxx and 6xxx series.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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make a low-cost “appliance”-type computer that would be as easy to use as a toaster. However, Mr. Smith managed to learn enough about Mr. Raskin ‘s conception of the Macintosh to whip up a makeshift prototype using a Motorola 6809 microprocessor, a television monitor, and an Apple II.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Busicom had hired Intel to develop a set of custom chips for a low-cost calculator and had sent three engineers to Santa Clara to work on the chip designs. The Intel marketing department they estimated that sales [of microprocessors] might total only 2000 chips a year. You’re crazy.” But word went out.

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

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In principle, we support the concept of the government streamlining its approach, and bringing together e-mobility policy, regulation, funding, and implementation functions into one part of government. Careful consideration needs to be given to the concept of ‘load control tariffs’ as they apply to public charging services.

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