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Two Competitive Alternatives to Lithium-Ion
Lithium-ion batteries have held a leading position in the market for two decades. There are, however, signs that they are…
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Photonic circuits, unlike electronic circuits, work with light rather than electricity, which makes them 10 to 100 times faster.…
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Hurricanes Typhoons and Tropical Cyclones
We hear the words hurricanes typhoons and tropical cyclones used almost interchangeably sometimes. We felt we needed to understand these…
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The Congo has a long, cruel history that peaked in the colonial era. Joseph Conrad wrote about the ivory trade…
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Magic of Batteries Comes to Belle-Île-en-Mer
Belle-Île-en-Mer is a French island eight miles off the northwest coast of France. Jagged cliffs bear witness to mighty waves,…
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Cobalt Demand Increases – Should We Worry
By now we know that cobalt is in short supply, because the source is rare and the demand is high.…