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August 28, 2016

New electrical energy storage material shows its power
Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 26, 2016
A powerful new material developed by Northwestern University chemist William Dichtel and his research team could one day speed up the charging process of electric cars and help increase their driving range. An electric car currently relies on a complex interplay of both batteries and supercapacitors to provide the energy it needs to go places, but that could change. "Our material combines the best of both worlds - the ability to store large amounts of electrical energy or charge, like a battery, a ... read more

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2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

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Russia, Egypt to Sign Final Contract to Build Nuclear Plant by Year-End

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UCLA physicists discover 'apparent departure from the laws of thermodynamics'

Scientists uncover origin of high-temperature superconductivity in copper-oxide compound

Scientists find exception to the laws of thermodynamics

Light and matter merge in quantum coupling

'Artificial atom' created in graphene

Researchers reduce expensive noble metals for fuel cell reactions

Researchers watch catalysts at work

A neuron's hardy bunch

X-ray optics on a chip

Europe's oldest known living inhabitant

NASA Licenses New Auto-Tracking Mobile Antenna Platform

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