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FAA grounds US Boeing 787 Dreamliners after second incident with Li-ion battery; GS Yuasa Lithium Power the manufacturer

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In addition to the continuing review of the aircraft’s design, manufacture and assembly, the agency also will validate that 787 batteries and the battery system on the aircraft are in compliance with the special condition the agency issued as part of the aircraft’s certification. Thales selected the GS Yuasa cells for the 787 in 2005.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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And yet this transformative invention took nearly two decades to make it out of the lab, with numerous companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia considering the technology and yet failing to recognize its potential. Up to that time, the best rechargeable battery had been nickel cadmium, which put out a maximum of 1.3

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The Scandalous History of the Last Rotor Cipher Machine

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Parts of this story emerged in leaks by CAG employees before 2018 and, especially, in a subsequent investigation by the. The HX-63 includes, in addition to the hand crank, a nickel-cadmium battery to run the rotor circuit and printer if no mains power is available. ARMY; BOTTOM: CRYPTO AG.