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Adding Graphene to Metal Oxides Significantly Improves Li-ion Electrode Specific Capacity at High Charge/Discharge Rates

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They presented the results of their work on these hybrid TiO 2 -graphene systems earlier this week at the Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference in Portland, Oregon. It is abundant, low cost, and environmentally benign. Wang et al. TiO 2 is an attractive electrode material. Wang et al. Saraf, Jiguang Zhang, Ilhan A.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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BYD makes about 80% of Motorolas RAZR handsets, as well as batteries for iPods and iPhones and low-cost computers, including the model distributed by Nicholas Negropontes One Laptop per Child nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass. Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. executive who has studied BYD.

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