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Researchers identify peptide to bind LMNO to improve power and performance of cathodes in Li-ion batteries

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Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have isolated a peptide, a type of biological molecule, which binds strongly to lithium manganese nickel oxide (LMNO), a material that can be used to make the cathode in high-performance Li-ion batteries. Baltimore, Maryland.

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Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

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Over the past few years, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), University of California at Davis (UC Davis) and University of Stavanger in Norway have developed a new protocol, called BChain, which makes blockchain even more robust.

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We Can Now Train Big Neural Networks on Small Devices

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Heretofore, memory-reduction systems used one of those two tricks or, says Shishir Patil , a computer scientist at the University of California, Berkeley , and the lead author of the paper describing the innovation, they were combined using “heuristics” that are “suboptimal,” often requiring a lot of energy.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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In the chemistry module on acids and bases, for example, students are shown a computer-generated version of a wastewater-treatment plant in Baltimore, and they try to make chemically contaminated water safe to drink. The teachers “say they can tell the platform was designed by an educator,” she adds.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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From researcher to entrepreneur Moore received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1950 from the University of California, Berkeley. also in chemistry, in 1954 from Caltech , he began his career as a researcher in the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore. After earning his Ph.D.,

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ARPA-E to award $14.5M to 5 projects to reduce energy use for transportation

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The Connected Traveler: A Framework to Reduce Energy Use in Transportation. The Connected Traveler framework will provide local transportation authorities and individual travelers with a tool to identify personal travel decisions that balance quality of service with energy efficiency. University of Maryland at College Park.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S.

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