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Guiding JUICE to Jupiter by Staff Writers Paris, France (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 This phenomenal endeavour, led by the European Space Agency, is powered by Airbus technology. Our engineers have rarely faced a greater challenge than enabling such a journey. The JUICE probe will encounter extreme temperatures, intense radiation and decreasing solar energy […]

Fish-inspired, self-charging electric battery may help power space applications by Staff Writers Niversity Park PA (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 A research lab at Penn State will equally share a three-year, $2.55 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) with three other teams at Carnegie Mellon University and the Adolphe […]

Tesla to build battery plant in Shanghai: state media by AFP Staff Writers Shanghai (AFP) April 9, 2023 Tesla will build a new facility in Shanghai to make its Megapack batteries, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. The factory, which will have an initial capacity of 10,000 Megapack units per year, is expected […]

Solar cells charging forward by Staff Writers Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 Ongoing challenges in solar cell production may partly explain why non-renewable energy resources – such as coal, oil, and natural gas – have overshadowed current optoelectronic devices. Now, researchers at Kyoto University may have found an environmentally friendlier […]