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New DuraBlue ultracaps from Maxwell increase shock and vibration tolerance, energy and power capacity

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volt, 3400-farad DuraBlue ultracapacitor cell increases the range of available specific power by 17% and stored energy by 23% in the industry-standard 60 mm cylindrical “K2” form factor. Wh of stored energy. —Chad McDonald. —Chad McDonald. The cells offer threaded terminals or laser-weldable posts.

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Starlink becomes available in New Zealand through retailer Noel Leeming

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Starlink internet is expected to become available in New Zealand sometime after December 31, according to Noel Leeming, a technology and appliance store. Noel Leeming is the first retail partner in New Zealand that will sell Starlink’s hardware from its stores or online.

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A $275 Bus Ticket to the Hamptons

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(Each bus cost about a million dollars to buy and outfit, said Chad Scarborough, the founder of the Jet.) Operations will start just before Memorial Day weekend and run into the fall.

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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In the HyLine system, hydrogen would be produced at industrial or commercial sites near and within urban areas, compressed to 15,000 psi, stored at centralized facilities as necessary, delivered via high-pressure pipeline to retail stations, and dispensed directly into FCEVs. —Penev et al. —Penev et al. 2019.10.005.

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Sandia researchers developing new family of metal-based ionic liquids for low-cost, efficient flow batteries

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Sandia researchers have developed a new family of electrochemically reversible, metal-based ionic liquid (MetILs) that could lead to non-aqueous redox (reducing-oxidizing) flow-battery energy storage systems ( earlier post ) able to cost-effectively store three times more energy than today’s batteries. Rose, Chad L. Dalton Trans.

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Ioxus Introduces 1,000-, 3,000- and 5,000-Farad Ultracapacitor Cells with Higher Power Densities

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Max stored energy. Chad Hall, Ioxus COO. Ioxus says its ultracapacitors are particularly suited for applications where weight or volume of systems is important because of their high-power densities. New Ioxus EDLCs. 1,000F 3,000F 5,000F. Specific energy. Operating temp. -40 40 °C to +65 °C. -40 40 °C to +65 °C. -40 40 °C to +65 °C.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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In October, the Texas attorney general accused Google of violating the state’s biometric privacy law, saying the Nest home-automation device “records—without consent—friends, children, grandparents, and guests who stop by, and then stores their voiceprints indefinitely.” They found a business card for a CBS staffer in his wallet.

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