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The world's largest pilots union wants the federal government to ban the shipment of lithium batteries on passenger and cargo planes. The Air Line Pilots Association said in a statement on Tuesday that there have been three incidents in the past two months...
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The man who in 1999 had circled the globe non-stop in a balloon is now eyeing to set the record of flying around the world in a solar-powered airplane. Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard unveiled in Zurich-Duebendorf a prototype of his...
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Lithium batteries could deliver more than three times their usual power if they contained a new composite material invented by scientists at the University of Waterloo, a study suggests. The material created by chemistry professor Linda Nazar and her...
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In what is claimed to be the first potential applications of synthetic biology, researchers have now shown that viruses, otherwise harmful to humans, can power cars and electronic gadgets. A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has revealed...
Energizer said its lawsuit filed in federal court in Madison, Wis., accuses Spectrum of infringing on two of its patents by importing and selling primary lithium batteries under the Rayovac Lithium brand at a "major U.S. retailer." An Energizer spokeswoman...
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