Got batteries? Outage stalls giant tech show in Las Vegas
What happens to all those internet-connected refrigerators, robots and other devices when the power goes out?
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Start-up aims at producing sodium-ion batteries
Two years after the first battery prototype using sodium ions in a standard industrial format was designed, the start-up Tiamat has been created to design, develop and produce this promising technology. This could counter ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 27, 2017
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Musk beats deadline for building world's biggest battery
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has won a US$50 million bet by beating a 100-day deadline for building a giant battery to help South Australia avoid energy blackouts, officials said.
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Nov 24, 2017
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US spacewalkers install 'new eyes' at space station (Update)
Two US astronauts installed a high-definition video camera at the International Space Station Tuesday and made more progress on repairs to the lab's robotic arm, NASA said.
Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2017
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US spacewalkers begin repair of aging ISS robotic arm
Two NASA astronauts embarked on a spacewalk Thursday to repair the International Space Station's aging robotic arm, the US space agency said.
Space Exploration
Oct 5, 2017
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New life for aging scooter batteries
What can we do with aging scooter batteries? Instead of scrapping them and recycling their components, the batteries could be left intact and re-used in a solar power storage cabinet. This is precisely what a pilot project ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2017
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Making lithium-ion batteries safer, stronger
Today's rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are good, but they could be much better in the future.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 12, 2017
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Watches, LEDs powered by yarn battery
(Phys.org)—Researchers have fabricated rechargeable batteries by using highly conductive yarns that have a diameter and flexibility similar to that of a piece of cotton yarn. The new yarn battery can be woven into fabric ...
How ambient energy could power the Internet of things
In the modern world, we are increasingly surrounded by digital sensors, cameras and communications devices sending data cloud-based analysis services. Those devices need power, and designers are finding new ways to draw it ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 9, 2017
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Sunrise through the solar arrays
On July 26, 2017, a member of the Expedition 52 crew aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of one of the 16 sunrises they experience every day, as the orbiting laboratory travels around Earth. One of ...
Space Exploration
Aug 1, 2017
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