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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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Shoppers are seeing more and more empty shelves, as stores around the world struggle to keep products stocked. The product-unavailability rate increased from 5 percent to 15 percent during the past three years, according to the Consumer Brands Association. IEEE Senior Member Min Chen is Wisy's cofounder and CEO. Nicolo Sertorio.

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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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In addition, the proposal contains provisions on mandatory green public procurement, on facilitating the enforcement of product rules, namely rules on conformity assessment, notification of conformity assessment bodies, market surveillance and economic instruments. Background.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Example of mechanochemical production of a MOF. Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). James (2006) Solvent-free synthesis of a microporous metal–organic framework. Pichon et al.

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Panasonic Starts Mass-Production of High-Capacity 3.1 Ah 18650 Li-ion Cells

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Ah lithium-ion battery and began mass production of the battery this December. Ah lithium-ion battery with a nickel positive electrode (energy density: 620 Wh/L) in 2006. Panasonic Corporation has developed an 18650-type high-capacity 3.1 The new 3.1 Ah cell has a nickel cathode and an energy density of 675 Wh/L. Earlier post.).

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Air Liquide makes equity investment in solid state hydrogen storage start-up Hydrexia

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Founded in 2006, Australia-based Hydrexia is a spin-off of the University of Queensland and is seeking to commercialize a magnesium hydride hydrogen storage technology. The short activation time provides an additional reduction in production time and cost. During the activation process, the flakes break down into smaller particles.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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That device, now known by a variety of names—including memory stick, USB stick, flash drive, as well as thumb drive—changed the way computer files are stored and transferred. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. It was called the ThumbDrive.

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Greenland Inaugurates First Hydrogen Plant for Renewable Energy Storage; Future Upgrade May Support Vehicle Fueling

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The purpose of the test plant is to gain experiences with production, distribution and use of hydrogen as an energy carrier and thereby investigate the opportunities for increasing the renewable energy share in the energy production from Nukissiorfiit. Svend Hardenberg, energy director from Nukissiorfiit.