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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

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The Portrait Artist

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Perry wrote her first article for Spectrum in 1980. Perry prefers to meet in person in order to develop a human connection. That rapport lets her subjects open up, giving readers a glimpse of their personalities, motivations, and attitudes. There’s an art to writing a good profile, and it all starts with the interview.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

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Often a person must walk across a room to retrieve the remote control unit, and frequently it may be misplaced, which, at best, requires extra time and effort to find.” An abridged version of this article appears in the January 2024 print issue as “The Sound of Two Hands Clapping.” Obviously, we needed an intervention.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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His project led to the development of a device worn on a person's finger that measures blood pressure during physical exercise. It gave the research team "the ability to evaluate the movement of fluids on the cardiovascular system," Gowen wrote in an article about the research on the Engineering Technology and History Wiki.

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NYU Tandon Exploring “Megabase-Scale” Genetic Engineering

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This is a sponsored article brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, scientists and researchers have pored over the map of our shared genetics to pick apart the clues and find the root causes of a host of human health problems.

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EngineLab Developing New Approach to Engine Control

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If you are driving a 2008 Acme Motors A1, it may have launched in 2006 and the microprocessor may have been sourced in 2003. Second, continuing with the Acme Motors example, even when the microprocessor was sourced in 2003, the team may have decided to use an older, legacy, design to be able to reuse as many software elements as possible.

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Tesla vehicle reviews are pointless…Here’s why

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Simply enough, people with the ability to put their name on an article or a video and put it out there for millions of people to digest have a responsibility to remain partial. I have NEVER come across a single person who has disliked driving the Yoke for what it’s worth. It doesn’t always work that way.

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