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Testing of Ceylon Graphite silicon-enhanced vein graphite anode shows 446 mAh/g SDC

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Tests in a Li-ion half cell at WMG, University of Warwick (UK), of Ceylon Graphite ’s commercial spherodized, silicon-enhanced vein graphite materials yielded a 446 mAh/g specific discharge capacity (SDC) for the materials—13% higher than what is achieved for vein graphite on its own (393 mAh/g) under the same testing conditions.

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Hundreds of Resources Highlighted During IEEE Education Week

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From preuniversity STEM programs and university offerings to continuing professional education courses and tutorials, IEEE Education Week highlights the many ways to engage with education across the enterprise. Hundreds of university students and teachers attended the event, which featured panel discussions and workshops.

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

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has been awarded a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)- ENGAGE grant with Dr. Heather Andreas , an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University. Nova Scotia-based Elcora Advanced Materials Corp. Dr. Andreas has worked on carbon-based supercapacitors (SCs) for more than 14 years.

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A Health-Monitoring Wearable That Measures Vital Signs

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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. The battery-powered wearable includes sensors to measure vital signs. I got to see how much work is being carried out, the types of research going on, and the trends.