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Materials Project releases trove of data to public; support for work on multivalent battery chemistries and electrolytes

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The Materials Project, a Google-like database of material properties aimed at accelerating innovation ( earlier post ), has released an enormous trove of data to the public, giving scientists working on batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, and other advanced materials a powerful tool to explore new avenues of research.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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Research Specialist, MIT Media Lab. Roboticist, Google Brain. No mechanical energy storage, parallel springs etc—it’s not going to be efficient unless they change that. The electric motors with the battery support could make a very good tool for academic research. BACK TO TOP ↑ ]. Kate Darling. BACK TO TOP ↑ ].

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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The discovery came when MIT researchers Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder found out how to get a common lithium compound to release and take up lithium ions in a matter of seconds. Digg StumbleUpon Facebook MindBodyGreen Hugg Care2 BlinkList Newsvine reddit Furl Tailrank Ma.gnolia Google Bookmarks Yahoo! Like this post?

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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CHAN MIT “For pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the fields of space and terrestrial optical communications and networks.” IEEE MILDRED DRESSELHAUS MEDAL Sponsor: Google CLAIRE J. IEEE EDISON MEDAL Sponsor: Samsung Electronics Co. , VINCENT W.S.

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