Physics researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries, commonly found in consumer electronic devices, are superhalogens and that the vast majority of these electrolytes contain toxic halogens.
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An Organized and Effective Approach to Managing Your Digital Accounts
Best practices when outsourcing your digital account creation, management, and operation.
How to Kick Start Your Organization’s Data Map for Information Governance
Information governance is a set of policies and practices which help an organization understand where its data is stored and how it is managed. We will discuss information governance as it relates to data storage, management, preservation and collection in regards to e-discovery.
Why You Should Create a Data Map for Your Organization Today
Federal Rule 26, the Meet and Confer rule, requires the parties in a litigation to meet at an early time to discuss the information they have and what they will share. The parties must meet “at least 21 days before a scheduling conference order is due under Rule 16”, which states that the … Continue reading Why You Should Create a Data Map for Your Organization Today
What Can You Learn from your Organization’s Data Map?
An organization’s data map is the equivalent of the card catalog in a library. It is where you can find all of your user content based on specific criteria including who owns which items, when were they last modified or accessed, where it is located and much more. An organization’s data map … Continue reading What Can You Learn from your Organization’s Data Map?
The Future Is Driverless Cars, or Is It?
Driverless or Autonomous cars are the future of transportation, and the future is closer than you may think.
U.S. Power Grid Upgraded with An Advanced Power-Conversion Switch
Researchers at General Electric Co. enlisted the help of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) when they needed help designing a plasma-based power switch. The proposed switch, which GE is developing under contract with the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, could contribute to a more advanced and reliable … Continue reading U.S. Power Grid Upgraded with An Advanced Power-Conversion Switch
Car-sharing, the Future of Transportation
Tired of the downside to owning a car in the city? High insurance rates, maintenance costs, trying to find a place to park. Well, car sharing might just be the answer. Car sharing is the renting of cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. This process is prefered by people who … Continue reading Car-sharing, the Future of Transportation
The Future of Transportation is Car-Sharing
Car sharing is the renting of cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. This process is preferred by people who make only occasional use of a vehicle and with people who like an occasional change in the type of vehicle they drive every day.
Creating a Practical Nuclear Battery
Scientists at the University of Missouri (MU) have created a nuclear battery that can be used to supply energy to everything from electric cars to space flight.









