Cars That Think
JULY 30, 2023
Those talks in turn led to a collaboration and an invention: the Boston Arm, an early myoelectric prosthesis. What was the Boston Arm? Discussions between cyberneticist Norbert Wiener [left] and surgeon Melvin Glimcher [right] inspired the Boston Arm. Bose , a professor of electrical engineering at MIT, and Robert W.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smoothes the ride more effectively than conventional shocks. GenShock prototype. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). to develop and commercialize the product they call GenShock.
Baua Electric
APRIL 4, 2024
Photo: Alsym Energy Boston-based Alsym Energy, which is developing a nonflammable rechargeable battery that’s cobalt and lithium-free, has announced a $78 million funding round. Alsym Energy, which was founded in April 2015, has developed a non-flammable, high-performance rechargeable battery chemistry that’s lithium- and cobalt-free.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 23, 2008
MIT spinoff A123 was a personal favorite, also Germany’s Continental was in the running, but it was LG Chem subsidiary and Detroit based Compact Power, Inc. The company was competing for the pact with a joint venture of German’s Continental AG and Boston-based A123 Systems. that got the nod.
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
thermoelectric energy converters to recharge the hot and. Thermal Fuel: HybriSol Hybrid nanostructures for high-energy-density solar thermal fuels Using innovative nanomaterials, MIT will develop a thermal. transportable like fuels, 100% renewable, rechargeable like a. Boston College). electrical battery is being charged.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 17, 2009
The Karma, a luxury four-passenger sedan, can be recharged by plugging it in; it can then be driven on power from a battery alone for 50 miles. After that, an onboard gasoline generator kicks on to recharge the battery, extending the range by 250 miles between fill-ups. The Karma can be refueled quickly.)
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