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Spontaneous formation of hollow structures in alloy anode crystals can improve battery stability

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This could expand the range of materials available for use in batteries. Next steps would include testing other materials and mapping a pathway to commercial scale-up. It would be interesting to test other materials to see if they transform according to a similar hollowing mechanism. Boebinger, et al.

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ORNL Researchers Modify Plug-in Hybrid Electric Traction Drive Power Electronics to Function as On-Board Charger; Mobile Power Generation and V2G Support as Well

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The two motors need not be rated at the same power level, and the approach can be applied to a range of motor/power electronics capabilities. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2009), pp. 3923 - 3929 doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316496. It’s basically software and pulling some more wire,” Su said. 2009.5316496.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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This could potentially double the range of electric vehicles. Lithium metal batteries, which have anodes made of lithium metal, are an essential part of the anticipated next-generation of battery technologies. They promise twice the energy density of today’s lithium-ion batteries with graphite anodes, so they could last longer and weigh less.

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BMW Research, EURECOM and Technische Universität München collaborating on connected vehicle research

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In the meantime, a diverse range of digital standards and radio frequencies have become established in each market. This is done in order to fulfill the required security level while considering the resource constraints of the embedded environment. DAB, DAB+, DVB-T, etc.) and mobile telecommunications (e.g. GSM, UMTS, LTE, WLAN, etc.).

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