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Ohio State researchers use neutron depth profiling to track flow of Li atoms into and out of anode in real time

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Using a neutron beam, chemists and engineers at The Ohio State University have been able to track the flow of lithium atoms into and out of an anode in real time as a Li-ion battery charged and discharged. This visualization shows the level of charge in the electrode rising and falling as the battery charges and discharges.

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NSF awards $20 million to two new testbeds to support cloud computing applications and experiments

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Cloud computing refers to the practice of using a network of remote servers to store, manage and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. —Kate Keahey, a scientist at the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago and principal investigator for Chameleon.

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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. The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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Traveling and having a personal connection to Prisms VR customers,” she says, “has been really valuable in designing and updating the modules.” For students who want to practice their math skills at home, a monthly subscription of $24 to Prisms Math is available from the Meta Quest store.

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Punching above its weight

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Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering. Among the contests was “a huge late winter race in Phoenix with a variety of events and classes, including Formula Lightning ,” for which he was an advisor to a team from Ohio State.

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

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Goh, Ufuk Topcu, and Avinash Balachandran from University of Texas at Austin, USA, and Toyota Research Institute, Los Altos, Calif., Samuel Au from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, and Multiscale Medical Robotics Centre, Hong Kong. body length per second (BL/s), faster than most reported soft crawlers in mm/s and BL/s.

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