Celebrating a better battery
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's 30 years since research by Oxford University scientists led to the development of one of the world's most popular rechargeable batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 30, 2010
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Gadgets: Gifts for the Apple lover
Having an iPod, iPhone, iPad or laptop is pretty common and the gift choices this holiday season seem endless.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 26, 2010
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New long-range undersea robot goes the distance
Over the past decade, the undersea robots known as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have become increasingly important in oceanographic research. Today's AUVs fall into two groups: 1) propeller-driven vehicles that can ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 2, 2010
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The power of planar: Flat sodium-nickel chloride battery could improve performance, cost of energy storage
A redesign of sodium-nickel chloride batteries promises to overcome some of the obstacles long associated with rechargeable batteries.
Engineering
Oct 12, 2010
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Using neutrons to peer inside a battery designed for hybrid locomotives
Rechargeable batteries may soon provide greater energy efficiency not only for road traffic, but also for rail transport. Scientists at the research neutron source FRM II of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) are ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 15, 2010
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Gadgets: Box brings HD programming to your analog TV, computer
Just as the sign says on HDTV displays in electronics stores, you must have an HD signal sent to the TV in order to get HDTV-quality programming.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 3, 2010
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Electric bikes on a roll in China
Chinese commuters in their millions are turning to electric bicycles -- hailed as the environmentally-friendly future of personal transport in the country's teeming cities.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 21, 2010
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Sanyo rolls electric bicycles into US market
Japanese electric bicycle titan Sanyo thinks that notoriously car-loving folks in the United States are prime for peddle power.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 8, 2010
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Panasonic completes Sanyo acquisition
(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. said Monday that it had taken majority control of Sanyo Electric Co., officially forming one of the world's largest electronics makers.
Business
Dec 21, 2009
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Japan's Panasonic wins control of ailing Sanyo
Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-dollar takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry.
Business
Dec 10, 2009
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