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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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An international team from MIT, Argonne National Laboratory and Peking University has demonstrated a lab-scale proof-of-concept of a new type of cathode for Li-air batteries that could overcome the current drawbacks to the technology, including a high potential gap (>1.2 V) Nature Energy 1, Article number: 16111 doi: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.111.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

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Tesla offered to help Porsche with battery management through Audi contacts years ago, but Porsche management at the time rejected any external help, saying it could handle everything internally, the source noted. b) Yellow – review with Porsche internal technical department. A Risky Business. c) Red – replacement .

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Tips for Choosing a Car Rental in Dubai

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Exploring the Wheel Possibilities in the Middle East This article may contain affiliate links. Fortunately, there are many car rental companies in Dubai–from small local firms to large international ones. Moreover, don’t chase excessively cheap prices. Let’s go! What Is a Reliable Car Rental Company?

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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His assessments are based on regional (OPEC) developments, as production of oil and gas in the so-called cheap oil regions is also under threat. With increased demand for crude oil and petroleum products still shown in all international assessments, the market will need to react. Amin Nasser’s aim is to go beyond global oil markets.

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A closer look at axial flux motors

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In Issue 49, we reviewed some of the more promising advancements in materials and construction techniques for EV traction motors , one of which—the axial flux design—will be the focus of this article. This article appeared in Charged Issue 54 – March/April 2021 – Subscribe now. Magnax’s axial flux inrunner motor design.

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Sandia team boosts hydrogen production activity by molybdenum disulfide four-fold; low-cost catalyst for solar-driven water splitting

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These layers are not molecularly bolted together like a metal but instead are loose enough to slide over one another, and with huge internal surface areas. Molly is dirt cheap and abundant. MOS 2 exists as a stack of flat nanostructures. —Stan Chou. People want a non-platinum catalyst. Luk, Bryan Kaehr & C.

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