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Supercapacitors have a big internal surface-area that allows a large amount of energy to be delivered rapidly and are used in some electric cars to provide a short burst of power for rapid acceleration and in hybrids to recover energy during braking.
ECONOMIST: Carbon-composite batteries
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The micro-USB port, also found along the left edge, is uncovered, but Motorola had the foresight to bathe both the surface and internal circuitry in a water-resistant coating, which should stand up to the wet weather conditions many Europeans will face heading into winter.
ENGADGET: Motorola RAZR i review: how does the Droid RAZR M fare with a 2GHz Intel processor inside?
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While results of the internal inquiry have yet to surface, don't be surprised if the press event for God of War III features a petting zoo.
ENGADGET: Adgadget: Goat of war
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What is not in question is the formidable force of personality and political skill that enabled him to unite and hold together a broad leftist alliance always bubbling below the surface with ideological idiosyncrasies and internal divisions, and of the deeply personal bond of loyalty that Chavez commanded among the millions who made up his red T-shirted chavista power base.
CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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It uses nanoscale materials to boost the performance of its batteries (making an electrode out of nanoparticles increases its surface area, which in turn decreases the battery's internal resistance and improves its ability to store and deliver energy).
ECONOMIST: The electrification of motoring
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The internal tension between the party's liberals and the left blasted to the surface at the Chicago convention in 1968, when the famous Days of Rage street protesters vilified the party of LBJ and Hubert Humphrey.
WSJ: Henninger: The Obama Democrats
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As new details of the raid that ended the life of Osama Bin Laden surface, a video from inside the compound, along with pictures and diagrams depicting the internal structure of the former head of Al-Qaeda have been published.
FORBES: Video Of The Interior Of Osama Bin Laden's Compound Released