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Article: Race is on to develop a smaller, lighter, more powerful battery; The race to come up with a better battery gains momentum ; Improved power sources are seen as key to a stronger energy economy
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- July 29, 2009
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Matthew L Wald
International Herald Tribune
07-29-2009
Race is on to develop a smaller, lighter, more powerful battery; The race to come up with a better battery gains momentum ; Improved power sources are seen as key to a stronger energy economy
Byline: Matthew L Wald
Type: News
The aim is to produce battiers that could help transform the American energy economy by replacing gasoline in cars and making windmills and solar cells easier to integrate into the power grid.
In a gleaming white factory here recently, Bob Peters was gently feeding sheets of chemical-coated foil into a whirring machine that cut them into precise rectangles. His task was an early step in the manufacture of a new kind ...