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  Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package: Can Stretch, Twist and Bend -- And Return to Normal Shape

  February 26, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated a stretchable lithium-ion battery -- a flexible device capable of powering their innovative stretchable electronics. The battery can stretch up to 300 percent of its ... > full story
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  Wireless Power Transfer Technology for High Capacity Transit

  February 12, 2013 — Scientists have developed a wireless power transfer technology that can be applied to high capacity transportation systems such as railways, harbor freight, and airport transportation and logistics. ... > full story
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  Cheap, Strong Lithium-Ion Battery Developed

  February 12, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior ... > full story
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  Mystery Surrounding the Harnessing of Fusion Energy Unlocked

  January 31, 2013 — Scientists have answered the question of how the behavior of plasma -- the extremely hot gases of nuclear fusion -- can be controlled with ultra-thin lithium films on graphite walls lining ... > full story
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  Research Paves Way for Larger, Safer Lithium Ion Batteries

  January 23, 2013 — Looking toward improved batteries for charging electric cars and storing energy from renewable but intermittent solar and wind, scientists have developed the first high-performance, nanostructured ... > full story
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  Nanoparticles Digging the World's Smallest Tunnels

  January 23, 2013 — The world’s smallest tunnels have a width of a few nanometers only. Researchers have dug such tunnels into graphite samples. This will allow structuring of the interior of materials through ... > full story
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  Photovoltaics Beat Biofuels at Converting Sun's Energy to Miles Driven

  January 17, 2013 — In 2005, President George W. Bush and American corn farmers saw corn ethanol as a promising fossil fuel substitute that would reduce both American dependence on foreign oil and greenhouse gas ... > full story
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  Using Snail Teeth to Improve Solar Cells and Batteries

  January 16, 2013 — A professor is using the teeth of a marine snail found of the coast of California to create less costly and more efficient nanoscale materials to improve solar cells and lithium-ion ... > full story
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  Engineer Making Rechargeable Batteries With Layered Nanomaterials

  January 16, 2013 — A researcher is developing more efficient ways to save costs, time and energy when creating nanomaterials and lithium-ion ... > full story
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  Mechanism of Hearing Is Similar to Car Battery, Researcher Learns

  January 7, 2013 — Biologists have shown that one of the mechanisms involved in hearing is similar to the battery in your car. And if that isn't interesting enough, the scientists advanced their knowledge of human ... > full story

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