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Nissan and Enel to launch major V2G trial in the UK; LEAF and e-NV200

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The partners will install and connect 100 V2G units at locations agreed upon by private and fleet owners of the Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 electric van. A trial comprising 40 V2G units began in Denmark in January 2016. Earlier post.) —Steven Holliday.

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KTH team develops new cost-effective water-splitting electrocatalyst for H2 production

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The new catalyst also offers a competitive, cheap alternative to catalysts that rely on more expensive, precious materials, such as iridium oxide (IrO 2 ) or ruthenium oxide (RuO 2 ). The material possesses a layered structure with monolayer nickel-vanadium oxygen polyhedron connected together with a thickness below 1 nanometer.

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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

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While the concept of carpooling has been around for decades, it’s only in the last two years that services like Uber and Lyft have leveraged smartphone data in a way that has made ride-sharing a cheap, convenient option. (In In 2015 Lyft reported that half of its San Francisco trips were carpools.).

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Stanford, SLAC team cages silicon microparticles in graphene for stable, high-energy anode for Li-ion batteries

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The graphene cage acts as a mechanically strong and flexible buffer during deep cycling, allowing the silicon microparticles to expand and fracture within the cage while retaining electrical connectivity on both the particle and electrode level. 2015.29.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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Low-cost but not cheap. All the right connections. This well-built small car should not be considered “cheap” as some people see that as meaning poorly built. First Drive: 2016 Nissan Sentra. Excellent fuel economy, nice styling, low price and an excellent warranty. Drivetrain. Safety and Convenience.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

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If I could just connect the HVAC system to my iPhone, I could control it from anywhere. But the technology that I needed to make it happen—reliable low-cost communications, cheap screens and processors—didn’t exist yet. It connected to your phone. In 2016 Google decided to sell Nest, so I left the company. But it worked.

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With This Bionic Nose, COVID Survivors May Smell the Roses Again

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In 2016 the two researchers were awarded a U.S. Those branching neural connections are the reason that smells can sometimes hit with such force, conjuring up a happy memory or a traumatizing event. patent for their olfactory-implant system. James Archer/Anatomy Blue. The VCU team laid the groundwork with animal experiments.