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Novel high capacity anode material for Li-ion batteries: hydroxylamine hydrochloride

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Researchers from Ningbo University in China report the first use of hydroxylamine hydrochloride (H 3 NOHCl) as anode material for lithium-ion batteries in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources. 1 —much higher than commercial graphite. Electrochemical testing shows that H 3 NOHCl with particle size of 4–12 ?m 2014.08.065.

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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

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Yunnan Province, located in far southwest China, has a population of about 50 million, concentrated in about eight large cities, and borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Currently, the province’s main manufacturing industries are iron and steel production, copper-smelting and commercial vehicle production.

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

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Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed. The energy sent Earthward by the craft was too meager to power a lightbulb, but it was progress nonetheless.

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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Any authorized person can log on to the website and upload their imagery from a commercial off-the-shelf drone; our system will then run the visual data through our AI model and return a map with all the coordinates of the detected explosive ordnance. Maybe we’ll eventually have separate models for places such as Angola, Iraq, and Laos.

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