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Hundreds of Resources Highlighted During IEEE Education Week

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Lens-Free On-Chip Digital Holographic Microscopy: Resolution Analysis and System Design , hosted by the IEEE Signal Processing Society. A preuniversity student explores various technical experiments showcased at a technical exhibition offered during an IEEE Education Week event hosted by the IEEE Sri Lanka Section.

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Elcora awarded NSERC-ENGAGE grant to support development of graphene supercapacitors

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Factors such as high storage capabilities, need for power conservation, high performance supercapacitors for consumer and automotive applications, and additional capabilities such as moisture resistance, light weight and low equivalent series resistance are key drivers for supercapacitor market. billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 20.7%

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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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Exide Industries Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, and Switzerland-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA announced a joint venture to build lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for India’s electric vehicle market and grid-based applications.

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Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

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The JV will be held 76% by KOEL—India’s largest manufacturer of diesel engines, both air-cooled and liquid cooled, covering a power range of 3 hp to 11,000 hp—and 24% by Axial Vector. Tier-III designs are in progress. KOEL manufactures more than 200,000 diesel engines per year.

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Test Report: One Electric Kridn Electric Motorcycle

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The copper is on the inside - and so there are issues of heat evacuation as power increases. The peak power is 5 kW - and that is enough to set the adrenalin racing through the arteries. We have seen that happen in Indian cities - and also at a country level in places like Sri Lanka. You can easily match city traffic.

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A Health-Monitoring Wearable That Measures Vital Signs

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The health-monitoring bracelet that Pramuka Sooriyapatabandige designed can measure vital signs such as heart rate, skin temperature, blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation. What’s more, the device should be inexpensive to manufacture and could be made in his native country of Sri Lanka, where access to health care can be difficult.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Emissions, however, are produced elsewhere, when the electricity used to power the vehicles is generated. If more road space were given over to them, and roads were designed with two-wheeled transport in mind, that might change. The reason is that western governments are not much interested bicycles.