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It’s been two years now since the first buyers got their hands on a Tesla Model S, and despite some long-term reliability concerns, the Model S has been universally praised for building not just a great EV, but a great car as well. As is typical in the auto industry though, Tesla isn’t resting on its laurels, and the electric

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Energy storage systems are a boon for generators, especially renewable energy generators, as they can regulate their energy supply while maintaining grid discipline. But energy storage systems can be of great advantage to large consumers such as industrial units and commercial buildings to keep their power bills in control. Sharp has launched an energy storage system aimed at large individual

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16-year-old Samuel Burrow has found a way to scrub the world clean of toxic pollution using materials found in sunscreen and pencils! The teenager developed a white, smog-busting mixture of titanium dioxide and graphene oxide that can be applied to internal and external surfaces like paint. His solution is strong, efficient, and cheap – and it uses simple ingredients commonly

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Claimed as the smallest bidirectional 18-V, 5-A protection switches, with high power efficiency, TI intends these devices to be used in portable and adapter-powered devices, and enterprise and client solid state drives (SSDs). TPS25940 and TPS25942 integrated circuits include back-to-back FETs to provide bidirectional current control, while reducing system size by 50% compared to discrete solutions. These smart eFuse ICs

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There are growing concerns that new cars, but especially all-electric vehicles, could be extremely vulnerable to hackers with cruel intentions. As the world’s foremost electric car maker, Tesla has a duty to customers past, present, and future to safeguard against would-be hackers. So how do you fight hackers? With hackers. Tesla made news earlier this year when it hired the

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Relying on gas-fired electricity generation “as a serious option” for reducing greenhouse emissions and cleaning up Australia’s power sector could cost up to 40 per cent more than a shift to renewables, and leave Australian households $500 a year worse off, a new report has found. The UNSW report found that rising and uncertain gas prices were likely to create

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World’s largest photovoltaic modules manufacturer Yingli Solar has now supplied a cumulative 10 GW of modules worldwide, the company announced recently. The achievement is remarkable when we consider the amount of potential electricity 10 GW of solar power modules can generate. According to the company, when fully operational, these modules can generate 12 billion kWh of electricity every year enough

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The USB 3.0 Promoter Group today announced the completion of the USB Type-C specification that defines the next generation USB connector. The USB Type-C specification establishes a new cable and connector scheme tailored to fit mobile device product designs, yet robust enough for laptops and tablets. With this release, the specification has been transferred to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)

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A new analysis of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline says the project could be far worse for the world’s environment than estimated by the U.S. government. Washington has delayed a decision on approval of the proposed pipeline for further study of its environmental impact. Keystone XL would transport an estimated 820,000 barrels of oil sands each day from the province

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What if you could build a brick fence in your backyard that would offset a portion of your daily carbon dioxide emissions, such as those produced on your drive home from work? Would you do it? Ronald Dorn, professor of geography at Arizona State University in Tempe, would. Except the fence he has in mind wouldn’t be just constructed from

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