Menlo Park, Calif. — In a study that could improve the safety of next-generation batteries, researchers discovered that adding two chemicals to the electrolyte of a lithium metal battery prevents the formation of dendrites – “fingers” of lithium that pierce the barrier between the battery’s halves, causing it to short out, overheat and sometimes burst […]
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Gordon, the unique supercomputer launched last year by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, recently completed its most data-intensive task so far: rapidly processing raw data from almost one billion particle collisions as part of a project to help define the future research agenda for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
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(Phys.org) —DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is getting closer to its goal of securing robotic hands that mimic the hand’s finer movements, at an affordable cost. A research project has been under way to develop artificial hands; the main goals have been of an economic as well as technical nature; DARPA has been looking for robotic hand systems that offer not only optimal dexterity but can also come at a lower cost than in the past.
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(Phys.org)—University of Pennsylvania engineering Professor Mark Yim and his students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics have been floating their robotic boats at the university pool after-hours as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project. They have received funding from DARPA’s Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform.
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(PRWEB) September 15, 2004 Insight Researchs market analysis study, Private Line & Wavelength Services 2004-2009, found that private line industry revenue will be down about four percent in 2004. The study also notes that new technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) hold the promise to further reshape the local private line market, while sales of
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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 10, 2011 In 2010, advanced nanotechnology and natures best anti-inflammatory and pain relief ingredients came together in the new Concept Laboratories MyOmega product line? Its a natural pain relief solution that utilizes deep penetrating nano-particles to deliver powerful natural ingredients directly to local pain areas. Each Naonsphere within the Icepearls nano-delievery-system
Dublin (PRWEB) October 21, 2004 The growth of electronics equipment production in China has been widely described as the most fundamental shift in the world electronics industry. Moreover, China is the main beneficiary of the 2001-2002 crisis as its share of the world electronics production grew from 10% in 2000 to 18% in 2003 at
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(PRWEB) October 25, 2004 Flexible films are defined as being planar forms of plastics, which may be thick enough to be self-supporting but thin enough to be flexed, folded and/or creased without cracking. Commodity plastics dominate, with polyethylene and polypropylene together accounting for around 34 million tons. This is an expanding area with increased demand
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(PRWEB) November 24, 2004 Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9825) has announced the addition of Global Market for Electronic Chemicals – 5th Edition to their offering The decline in the global electronic chemicals market during the late 1990s has been further aggravated by the slowdown in the global telecommunications industry and other economic uncertainties introduced by
(PRWEB) November 30, 2004 Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10156) has announced the addition of Directory of Brand Equity to their offering The corporate brand is an asset that contributes millions of dollars and more to a company’s stock price and market valuation. Understanding your corporate brand’s current value, in a competitive context, is the first
