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Northwestern team develops way to stabilize high capacity Li4Mn2O5 cathode; doping with vanadium or chromium

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The transition metal, typically cobalt, effectively stores and releases electrical energy when lithium ions move from the anode to the cathode and back. The French research team first reported the large-capacity lithium-manganese-oxide compound in 2016. —Yao et al. Credit: Wolverton Research Group, Northwestern University.

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With This Bionic Nose, COVID Survivors May Smell the Roses Again

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Then he waves a vial of purple liquid and gets a purple light along with the message “Listerine.”. In the final product, the sensor won’t light up an LED but will instead send a signal to the user’s brain. In 2016 the two researchers were awarded a U.S. Massachusetts Eye and Ear. patent for their olfactory-implant system.

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Video Friday: TRI Expo

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RoMeLa ] The New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation (NERVE) Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell celebrates 10 years of breaking robots! We at CeTI want to push research even further to remain a leader in robotics for another 400 years.

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

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Two tanks with a three-layer structure made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and other materials are used to store hydrogen at 70 MPa (approximately 700 bars or 10,000 psi). The Toyota FC Stack frame is constructed from a newly-developed thermoplastic carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, which is light, strong, and easily mass-produced.

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