TENxOXR - Slashdot User

Submission + - Jelly batteries (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by TENxOXR on Saturday September 10, 2011 @08:42AM

TENxOXR writes: BBC News website is reporting that a team of researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a polymer jelly that could replace the volatile and hazardous liquid electrolyte currently used in most lithium batteries. They hope that their development leads to smaller, cheaper and safer gadgets.

Submission + - Space telescope to hunt for Earth-sized planets

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TENxOXR

on Wednesday December 27, 2006 @11:02AM

TENxOXR writes: "The French-led Corot mission has taken off from Kazakhstan on a quest to find planets outside our Solar System. The space telescope will monitor about 120,000 stars for tiny dips in brightness that result from planets passing across their faces. The multinational mission will also study the stars directly to uncover more about their interior behaviour. The storey can be found over on the BBC News site ."

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