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Not All Smoke Alarms Created Equal
April 11, 2008 — If you thought all smoke alarms were equally effective, think again. Photoelectric smoke alarms are much more likely to remain functioning after installation than are ionization alarms. But ... > full story -
Sweet Nanotech Batteries: Nanotechnology Could Solve Lithium Battery Charging Problems
April 10, 2008 — Nanotechnology could improve the life of the lithium batteries used in portable devices, including laptop computers, mp3 players and mobile phones. New research demonstrates that carbon nanotubes can ... > full story -
Sensors For Bat-Inspired Spy Plane Under Development
March 30, 2008 — A six-inch robotic spy plane modeled after a bat is being developed to gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones and transmit information back to a soldier in real ... > full story -
Portable Hydrogen-Generating Power System Could Lighten Soldiers Load
March 28, 2008 — Researchers are developing a portable, hydrogen-generating power system to power everything from laptops to communications gear for soldiers in the battlefield. The system transforms jet fuel into ... > full story -
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Shells Inspire Nano-Battery Research For Cell Phones, PDAs
March 19, 2008 — An MIT materials scientist's research on sea snails has helped transform battery technology and may end the era when cell phones die if they're dropped and PDAs must be replaced if they get dunked in ... > full story -
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Clean-Vehicle Research Initiative Making Progress: Midcourse Shift in Strategic Plan Needed
March 19, 2008 — A public-private effort to develop technologies for more fuel-efficient automobiles and to investigate the feasibility of hydrogen-based vehicles has made significant progress in most research areas, ... > full story -
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Mark Robotic First For British Antarctic Survey
March 18, 2008 — Scientists have completed the first ever series of flights by autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles in Antarctica. This is the first time that unpiloted UAVs have been used in the Antarctic and the ... > full story -
Biological Electron Transfer Captured In Real Time
March 3, 2008 — Scientists have for the first time succeeded in monitoring electron transfer by Complex I in real time. In the future, this work might, for example, have medical relevance, because most of the ... > full story -
New Electrodes May Provide Safer, More Powerful Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Batteries
February 25, 2008 — Researchers are reporting development of a new electrode material that could ease concerns about the safety of those unbiquitous lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, while giving Li-ion batteries a power ... > full story -
Improved Polymers For Lithium Ion Batteries Pave The Way For Next Generation Of Electric And Hybrid Cars
February 18, 2008 — The next generation of electric and hybrid cars may be a step closer thanks to new and improved polymer membranes that allow the development of bigger, safer, and more powerful lithium ion batteries, ... > full story
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