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  Crushed silicon powder could lead to improved longevity in electric car batteries

  By Chris Welch on November 1, 2012 01:21 pm + 11 comments

  The secret to boosting longevity of lithium-ion batteries is crushed silicon powder, according to Continue reading…

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  NASA TV to air JFK's Moon speech at 11:15 AM ET, 50 years after it was first delivered

  By Louis Goddard on September 12, 2012 07:57 am + 16 comments

  NASA TV will air a high-quality version of President John F. Kennedy's famous Moon speech — in Continue reading…

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  Paintable battery can be sprayed onto almost any surface

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 29, 2012 07:27 am + 15 comments

  Researchers at Rice University in Texas have developed a battery which can be painted onto almost Continue reading…

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  'Inexact' computer chip is 15 times more efficient than current models

  By Andrew Webster on May 17, 2012 03:54 pm + 40 comments

  A research team has managed to build a computer chip that it claims is 15 times more efficient than Continue reading…