Sunday, July 1, 2012

New fuel cell keeps on going even once the fuel's dried up

New fuel cell keeps on going even once the fuel''s dried up

Vanadium oxide seems to be the go-to guy in power storage right now. A new solid-oxide fuel cell -- developed at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences -- that can also store energy like a battery, also uses the stuff. In the new cell, by adding a VOx layer it allows the SOFC to both generate and store power. Example applications would be situations where a lightweight power source is required, with the potential to provide reserve juice should the main fuel source run out. The team who developed the cell usually work with platinum-based SOFCs, but they can't store a charge for much more than 15 seconds. By adding the VOx, this proof of concept extended that by 14 times, with the potential for more lifespan with further development. Especially handy if you're always running out of sugar.

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Hamilton: All-Star again with record 11M votes

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ? Five months ago, Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton was in the same interview room at Rangers Ballpark apologizing for a relapse with alcohol. Nearly 11.1 million votes, more than ever before for any player, were cast to send Hamilton to his fifth consecutive All-Star game. Hamilton's first All-Star appearance was in 2008 included that powerful display in the Home Run Derby at old Yankee Stadium by going deep 28 times in the first round. Hamilton is among at least a record seven Rangers players who will join manager Ron Washington at the All-Star game in Kansas City on July 10. [...] baseman Adrian Beltre and catcher Mike Napoli were also voted AL starters by the fans. Japanese standout Yu Darvish is one of five AL pitchers in a fan vote that will determine the final member of the All-Star team.

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Israel holds beauty pageant for Holocaust survivors

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A beauty contest for Holocaust survivors stirred deep emotions in Israel on Friday, with organizers hailing it an affirmation of life and detractors calling it a macabre...

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Teen Mom Catelynn Lowell Sets The Record Straight: I've Been Betrayed By My Own Mother

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Reality TV sweetheart Catelynn Lowell sets the record straight after learning the truth behind In Touch?s story reporting that she and her fianc�, Tyler Baltierra, were happily expecting a child.

?I want to set the record straight. I?m not pregnant,? Catelynn told In Touch in an interview on June 23 at the four-bedroom Victorian home in St. Clair, Mich., where she lives with Tyler, her father David Lowell, her brother River and their five dogs. ?My mom lied.?

The shocking deception started in early June, when Catelynn?s mother, April Baltierra, told In Touch Catelynn was pregnant. After arranging for a longtime family friend, Jamie Pyrzewski, to do an interview about Catelynn?s condition and for Catelynn to then corroborate everything herself, April also sent documentation of the pregnancy from a local doctor, claiming she had obtained it from her daughter.

?I love my mom, but it?s frustrating,? says the soft-spoken college student. But her fianc� has more choice words: ?We feel violated,? Tyler tells In Touch. ?I?m shocked that she would go to this length. It just crosses the line.?

In perhaps the strangest twist, a woman identifying herself as Catelynn did a phone interview with In Touch (from a cell phone with Tyler?s voicemail on it), confirming her pregnancy and sharing details of everything from her initial anxiety over the home test to her hopes for her baby?s future. Not only does the Teen Mom deny doing the interview, an independent voice analysis by a private investigator revealed ?with beyond a reasonable degree of professional certainty? that the voice of the interview subject ?is the voice of the mother.?

?I don?t know how she can sleep at night,? Catelynn's father, David, tells In Touch of his ex-wife.

For her part, April still insists her daughter is pregnant ? going so far as to warn In Touch not to contact Catelynn after the hoax was exposed because stress could cause her to ?lose the baby.? In a series of angry phone calls and texts, April revealed that she is homeless and maintains that ?Catelynn was fully aware of the story. She knew all about this.?

But Catelynn says it was all an elaborate con. In the on-the-record interview with Catelynn?s "friend" Jamie, she told the magazine that Catelynn was ?beyond bliss? and ?couldn?t wait to hear [the baby?s] heartbeat.? Catelynn says she barely knows Jamie, who also goes by another last name and is very close with April, adding, ?I used to see her once in a while when we were kids. I don?t even like her.?

Catelynn wants fans to know she?s ?absolutely sorry? for everything that has happened and despite her mother?s hurtful and erratic behavior, Catelynn still maintains, "I?ll always love her.? And one happy side effect of all the crazy drama? It?s made the eight-year relationship between childhood loves even stronger. ?You either grow together or you grow apart,? says Tyler. ?We?ve grown together.?

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Suri's Future: Who'll Get Custody in the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes Divorce?

Katie Holmes, Suri CruiseWhat will become of Suri Cruise now that Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are�divorcing? ?Fiona, London, via the�inbox At first this split may seem like a Katie vs....


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Weight loss may boost men's testosterone

By MyHealthNewsDaily.com staff
For some men, weight loss plays an important role in raising low testosterone levels, a new study finds.
In the study of overweight, middle-aged men with prediabetes, about half of those with low testosterone levels who attempted to lose weight by c …

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Pebble smartwatch outs SDK preview at Google I/O, gives developers a kickstart on apps

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If you invested in the Pebble e-paper smartwatch -- and who didn't? -- you'll be happy to hear that the firm has unleashed a preview of the Kickstarter darling's SDK at Google I/O this week. That'll give developers a head start on creating apps for the ARM-powered e-paper device, allowing them to learn exactly how it receives data from Mountain View's robot OS. The company said the new kit supports multiple program languages to boot, allowing developers of all skill levels to create Pebble-enabled apps. The document is still a work in progress, of course, but advances like this should help keep it from getting trampled by the cavalcade of smart wrist devices now coming out. Check the source link if you want to grab it.

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