The common features of all lithium ion cells are that, in the charged state, one electrode contains lithium, and thatcharge is transported across the cell by lithium ions. A significant advantage of lithium-based cells is their high terminal voltage and good capacity-to-weight ratio. A wide range of recipes is available for the electrode material itself, [...]

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At the beginning of the twentieth century the internal combustion engine started to take over from electrically-powered vehicles. Now, a hundred years later, electric vehicles are slowly but surely making a come-back. Development continues apace and the enormous potential is clear. The key to the success of electric vehicles lies, contrary to early expectations, in [...]

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These days OBD diagnostic chips are based increasingly on CAN-capable processor platforms and can exchange data in various ways via protocol scan. The diagnostic chip ‘pings’ protocols sequentially and links up with the engine management system once the correct protocol has been recognised. The 8-bit PIC or AVR controller used as the hardware platform does, [...]

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High above the Atlantic, between the colonial great house of the Crane Resort and the dramatic cliffs on the southeast coast of Barbados, winds buffet a white trellis festooned with tropical blossoms. They seem to dance in joy. The bride awaits, white dress billowing, atop stone steps leading from a pool that overlooks a beach [...]

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DON’T HESITATE TO BUY DISPLAY ITEMS that jump out at you anywhere. Anything that speaks to you and has style and is unique.” having a different visual ambience were presented to offer retailers and their “needy” customers, inspiration to replicate on the showroom floor or at home. The Display conveyed the impression that one had [...]

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One of the southwest’s areas that resonated with me was the spiritual “pavilion country” around Damyang. I relished following in the footsteps of famous scholars, musicians, writers and poets from the various dynasties, who retreated to these tiny pavilions with their turned-up roofs to live, meditate, study or teach. Each pavilion is set in an [...]

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I began my explorations with the Diatonic effect, creating full-sounding harmonized lines with two-note harmonies and using subtle amounts of delay and feedback to produce a thicker, more complex sound. You can select from 13 scales and musical modes great for creating diatonic harmonies in some novel settings. Changing keys instantly is as simple as [...]

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Electronic musicians and other media mavens have an insatiable appetite for data storage. Digital audio consumes more and more as sampling rates and bit depths increase, and highdefinition video is a real data hog. Hard disks and solid-state memory are getting cheaper all the time, but what about optical discs? The best we have at [...]

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