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Chinese Academy of Sciences produces battery with high-energy density.(Electricals)
Dec 01, 2009 ... A sodium--sulphur battery with a high-energy density has been developed by The Shanghai Institute of Ceramics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in conjunction with Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Co. The single battery has a capacity of 650 aH. China has now become the ...
World's highest-capacity 1.8-inch hard disk drive series.(Electricals)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Toshiba Corp of Tokyo, Japan, has introduced what it claims is the industry's highest capacity 1.8-inch hard disk drive (HDD) series, targeted at thin and light mobile personal computers (PCs) and portable external HDDs. The MK3233GSG family, which has a maximum capacity of 320 GB, is also ...
Collaboration to drive development of dye-sensitive solar cells.(Electricals)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Just weeks after G24 Innovations (G24i) successfully launched the world's first commercial application of dye-sensitive solar cells (DSSC), it signed a formal agreement with three of China's most prestigious institutes to accelerate the industrial development of the technology. ...
Murata introduces miniature 10 [micro]F monolithic ceramic capacitor.(Ceramics)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd of Kyoto, Japan, has commercialized the 10 [micro]F monolithic ceramic capacitor in a 1005 case size. This model provides the same 10 [micro]F capacitance as the previous 1608 size (1.6 mm x 0.8 mm) model with a 75% reduced volume. Its small size and large ...
Composite shafts for surf and rowing scull oars.(Composites)
Dec 01, 2009 ... In collaboration with oar manufacturer Jacoar, the Australian firm CST Composites has developed a kind of shaft for surf and rowing scull oars. The shafts are made from carbon fibre-based composites using a proprietary technology, of which filament winding and precision computer ...