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Tesla submerges Powerwall 3 in water amidst larger advertising efforts

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In a brief advertisement video shared on YouTube earlier this month, Tesla showed a demonstration of the recently released Powerwall 3 submerged in water and still powering appliances, noting that it can continue to operate in more than two feet of water.

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Researchers Identify Conditions for Increased Atlantic Hurricane Activity

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Reconstructions of past hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean indicate that the most active hurricane period in the past was during the Medieval Climate Anomaly about a thousand years ago when climate conditions created a “perfect storm” of La Niña-like conditions combined with warm tropical Atlantic waters.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

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An islander was importing them from Puerto Rico, and I bought one.”. The new chapter’s first official event was an EV version of a poker run. That’s a popular thing here, except it’s usually on the water,” Upson said. The Nissan dealer helped promote the event by offering a $1000 LEAF discount to the winner.” “I

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Northwestern-led team finds slightly imperfect graphene can serve as a highly selective proton separation membrane

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When Geiger and his colleagues studied graphene exposed to water, they found that protons were indeed moving through the graphene. Hydrogen atoms specifically relevant to the proton transfer event are colored blue. Credit: Murali Raju, Penn State.