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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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“Energy is something we take for granted, because we just plug things into the wall, and it feels as inevitable as air. Personalized health care could revolutionize traditional medical practice,” Gao says. For capacitors, voltage translates to electrons stored —the voltage drop across a capacitor is proportional to its total charge.)

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Berkeley Lab researchers use ion bombardment to create ultrahigh energy density capacitor

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Capacitors that rapidly store and release electric energy are key components in modern electronics and power systems. Applications include personal electronic devices, wearable technology, and car audio systems. This research was supported by the DOE Office of Science and grants from the National Science Foundation.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country. They put together documentation on how the minigrid worked, created a budget, and applied for a grant from the IEEE Foundation. “I

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Teen Creates App To Identify Nutrient Deficiencies

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His father suggested he think about ikigai , a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose. He was granted a patent in Germany last year. If, for example, the app detects the person has a folate deficiency, it recommends foods such as asparagus, spinach, and sunflower seeds, he says.

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Where to locate public chargers?

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In contrast, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles can only refuel at a gas station licensed to handle and store an inflammable liquid. Public utilities are beginning to launch EV charger rebate programs that are additive to the VW settlement grant program funds. not internet-connected) and networked (internet-connected).

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. MB of data.

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The First Digital Camera Was The Size of a Toaster

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Registration is open ; guests can attend in person or virtually. Photos have become the universal form of casual conversation,” he said in a 2018 interview with The Institute. Although the CCDs could capture an image, they couldn’t store it. He designed it so each tape would store 30 images.

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