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Tesla (TSLA) sells back Maxwell Technology’s ultracapacitor business to former executives

Tesla (TSLA) sells back Maxwell Technology’s ultracapacitor business to former executives

Tesla (TSLA) has sold back Maxwell Technology’s ultracapacitor business and brand after acquiring it just over two years ago.   AD   Back in 2019, Tesla announced the acquisition of Maxwell Technology, a San Diego-based ultracapacitor and battery company, for over $200 million. While the company was mostly known for its ultracapacitor business, it had just developed a dry electrode technology for battery cells, and Tesla revealed that it is what the automaker was really after. Tesla used the technology in its 4680 battery cell unveiled last year. Nonetheless, Tesla integrated Maxwell’s ultracapacitor business into the company, but it wasn’t clear if it planned to use the...

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'Magic-angle' trilayer graphene may be a rare, magnet-proof superconductor

'Magic-angle' trilayer graphene may be a rare, magnet-proof superconductor

MIT physicists have observed signs of a rare type of superconductivity in a material called magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene. In a study appearing in Nature, the researchers report that the material exhibits superconductivity at surprisingly high magnetic fields of up to 10 Tesla, which is three times higher than what the material is predicted to endure if it were a conventional superconductor. The results strongly imply that magic-angle trilayer graphene, which was initially discovered by the same group, is a very rare type of superconductor, known as a "spin-triplet," that is impervious to high magnetic fields. Such exotic superconductors could vastly...

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Samsung Develops a Super Fast 512GB DDR5 Memory Module

Samsung Develops a Super Fast 512GB DDR5 Memory Module

This new stick of RAM can cope with 'the most extreme compute-hungry, high-bandwidth workloads.' While consumers today typically use computers with 8GB or 16GB of DDR4 RAM inside, Samsung is pushing ahead with the next generation of memory modules. Its latest stick of RAM is a 512GB DDR5 module running at 7,200Mbps. The new module will be used in servers performing "the most extreme compute-hungry, high-bandwidth workloads." That means supercomputers, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. It was made possible thanks to advanced HKMG technology, which Samsung adopted back in 2018 for its GDDR6 memory. Basically, HKMG replaces the insulator layer in DRAM structures....

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Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk - Original NASA EVA Mission Video - Walking on the Moon

Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk - Original NASA EVA Mission Video - Walking on the Moon

Original Mission Video as aired in July 1969 depicting the Apollo 11 astronauts conducting several tasks during extravehicular activity (EVA) operations on the surface of the moon. The EVA lasted approximately 2.5 hours with all scientific activities being completed satisfactorily. The Apollo 11 (EVA) began at 10:39:33 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969 when Astronaut Neil Armstrong emerged from the spacecraft first. While descending, he released the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly on the Lunar Module's descent stage. A camera on this module provided live television coverage of man's first step on the Moon. On this, their one and only EVA,...

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Tesla’s Grohmann facility expansion in Germany is nearing completion

Tesla’s Grohmann facility expansion in Germany is nearing completion

The Tesla Grohmann facility has been undergoing a massive expansion over the past few months. And in true Tesla fashion, the progress of the Prüm site’s buildout has been nothing but quick.   Back in early May, Tesla Model 3 owner and EV advocate @Humpidumpi2 shared some images of the ongoing work at the Tesla Grohmann site. At the time, the construction area only had a few prefabricated columns.    A later trip to the site just a few weeks later showed that the Grohmann site’s expansion had hit its pace. Apart from columns, some floors were also being set up. The...

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