With class-leading noise rejection of 8 mA – twice that of most comparable instruments – and enhanced software filtering that has four user-selectable options, Megger's new S1 series 5 kV and 10 kV dc insulation resistance ...
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SanDisk today announced a line of wireless flash drives that can store up to 64GB of data. The SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive The new drives include the Connect Wireless Flash Drive -- a thumb drive -- and the Connect Wireless ...
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Renault Australia will import the Renault Kangoo ZE all-electric small van next year, but on a trial-only basis. Speaking at the national launch of the facelifted Renault Megane range, managing director Justin Hocevar, confirmed that ...
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Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing conspiracies involving laptop battery cells and automotive parts. They will pay a total of $56.5 million in criminal fines, the U.S. Department of Justice said. ...
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Renault Australia has criticised the federal government for allowing Australia to be one of the last remaining first world countries without legislation to reduce the price of electric vehicles. Managing director Justin Hocevar says the ...
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In the 1890s, electric bicycles were documented within various U.S. patents. For example, on 31 December 1895, Ogden Bolton Jr. was granted U.S. Patent 552,271 for a battery-powered bicycle with "6-pole brush-and-commutator direct current ...
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It may not quite be a character out of the Terminator 2, but university scientists have developed a way to use 3D printing to create structures made out of liquid metal. Researchers at North Carolina State University use 3D printing to ...
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Hand and stick vacuums are small, lightweight picker-uppers meant for spilled cereal, dirty car interiors, and other messes too small to require lugging out the heavy equipment. They're also designed for quick surface pickup rather than the ...
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Cordless drills are available with similar features to an AC mains-powered drill. They are available in the hammer drill configuration and most have a clutch, which aids in driving screws into various substrates while not damaging them. ...
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According to the survey on the market share of major goods and services in 2012 worldwide, South Korea's Samsung Electronics Group occupies the top of global market share in seven categories among the 50 categories covered in this survey. ...
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Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced Li-Ion battery fuel gauge integrated circuit, called the bq27421, which improves battery run-time in portable medical devices. Using TI's proven Impedance Track advanced battery technology, the ...
Best Buy has recalled about 5,100 replacement batteries for Apple's MacBook Pro laptops, after 13 reports that the battery caught fire, a U.S. consumer safety agency said. The ATG lithium-ion batteries can catch fire while charging, the ...
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The first time Zero Motorcycles stopped by our headquarters four years ago, we were intrigued by the promise of electric motorcycles, but our team felt they needed more work. Fast forward a few years, and the new line from Zero comes across ...
Researchers have found a new application of 3D printing that produces lithium-ion batteries the size of a grain of sand. The batteries could some day enable the development of miniaturized medical implants, compact electronics or tiny bots. ...
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Smart phones, tablets, and laptops do lots of things well, but providing great sound quality usually isn't one of them. The small speakers in many of these devices produce audio that you could charitably call weak or even tinny. So what do ...
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