Sentences with phrase «better use of their battery»

The Ford Focus Electric road trip will pass through Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, St. Louis,, city, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff and use mostly secondary roads to make the best use of the battery.

The correct drive mode is automatically engaged for each part of the journey, as the car constantly calculates the best use of battery charge while storing electrical energy for sections where it is most needed.

Albeit the results are based on developer preview and this also require future apps to be slightly modified to make better use of the battery adjustments, it's already clear by now that you'll be able to live without your recharging cable for a few more hours.

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With the rise of electric - powered vehicles and Tesla's announcement that it's building a 5 million - square - foot factory in Nevada, the lithium used in the production of batteries might seem like a good investment.

Apple's apps offer a pretty good variety of actions — I appreciated finally being able to see the amount of battery left in my Apple battery pack without putting it on the charger, for example — but the third - party apps that make even better use of the widget were even more exciting.

All of us water agencies use a lot of power, and I think that's why a lot of us water agencies are getting phone calls from some of these battery companies hoping to make the renewables work better.

A combined Tesla and SolarCity will be able to offer customers better and more affordable ways to drive clean cars, use battery packs to consume energy more efficiently, and make use of solar energy.

This means car owners will be able to use Tmall Genie, the top - selling voice - controlled speaker in China, to monitor their fuel levels, mileage and the status of the engine and battery, as well as control car doors, windows and air conditioning, from home via voice command.

First of all, I'd get some good rechargeable batteries if you plan on using it this way.

Running it on batteries is not quite as strong as using it plugged in, but it still works pretty well, and you can get about 15 pumping sessions out of a set of batteries.

It's one thing to use the wrong kind of battery for your radio or flashlight, but a cloth diaper is going on your baby's skin - are you better off living with a mark or two on your inserts?

First of all, as I mentioned above, the battery life when running in battery mode leaves something to be desired; it will only last you about 3 hours, so you're much better off using it with the wall adapter.

First, an OT evaluates the child for what they call sensory defensiveness and sensory cravings using a battery of tests, as well as observations and interviews with caregivers.

Moms who may only need to pump once a day or so may enjoy the convenience of manual or battery - operated models, as these are good for short - term use.

Strive for up to two hours a day of peace and quiet and use this time to reconnect with your spouse, if he is home during this time, or recharge your mom batteries with a soothing cup of tea, warm bubble bath or a good book on your e-reader that does not involve pop - ups of Disney characters.

Thankfully, due to the increased availability of extended - life batteries and new tamper - resistant smoke detectors we can now put this technology to use to help individuals and families better protect themselves and their loved ones.

The trimmer is powered by Ni - Mh rechargeable battery, which has one of the best charge - to - runtime ratios on the market — in about an hour the battery takes enough charge for up to 50 minutes of use.

The drone's arguably best features are the amazing live video which streams directly to the remote control, the excellent battery life and range, and this quadcopter's ease of use.

The MAX phase, which is one of a family of layered ceramics discovered two decades ago by Michel Barsoum, PhD, Distinguished professor in Drexel's Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has been used as the basis for much of Drexel's materials research intended to find better materials for batteries.

The new technique could provide a much - needed experimental validation of frequently used computational models, as well as a means of investigating the effect of new battery materials and additives on lithium metal plating.

«The overall sun - to - electricity efficiency of the hydricity process, averaged over a 24 - hour cycle, is shown to approach 35 percent, which is nearly the efficiency attained by using the best photovoltaic cells along with batteries,» Gençer said.

Almost immediately after publishing the earlier research on the flow battery, Chiang says, «We realized that a better way to make use of this flowable electrode technology was to reinvent the [lithium ion] manufacturing process.»

When it gets cold, the ester - based conventional electrolytes that lithium - ion batteries often use become sluggish conductors and the electrochemical reactions that occur at the interface of the electrolyte and the electrode struggle to continue — meaning that lithium - ion batteries don't hold up too well in ultra-chilly climates.

In particular, they have to increase the number of charge / discharge cycles significantly, which could be achieved by improving battery and electrode designs as well as by using coatings other than reduced graphite oxide.

This could offer a solution for millions of batteries now in use in cell phones, laptops and other devices, as well as in electric cars and airplanes.

The team demonstrated the new concept in a lithium carbon fluoride battery, considered one of the best single - use batteries because of its high energy density, stability and long shelf life.

The new technology is designed for conventional lithium - ion batteries now used in billions of cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices, as well as a growing number of cars and airplanes.

This gap in research has now been closed by scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): They compared the performances of 49,000 battery electric cars and 73,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US using data from fleet trials and automotive manufacturers as well as from websites for drivers to manage and monitor their vehicles.

Silver - zinc batteries are not technically new; because they are so good at storing electricity, they were used in NASA's Apollo spacecraft of the 1960s and 1970s.

And if you own a smartphone, tablet or electric car, there's a good chance some of the chemicals used in its batteries are a result of the Solar Impulse project.

«We now have a good understanding of the material properties required in large - scale use of silicon in Li - ion batteries.

The new zinc - polyiodide redox flow battery, described in Nature Communications, uses an electrolyte that has more than two times the energy density of the next - best flow battery used to store renewable energy and support the power grid.

The Salton Sea brine contains a host of other elements, and Simbol hopes to extend the extraction process to manganese and zinc — also used in batteries and metal alloys — as well as potassium, which is a vital nutrient and fertilizer, among other applications.

If true, it is a good bet that the Korean firm's six - year effort to beef up its production of lithium ion batteries — mostly used in mobile devices — figured strongly in the decision.

Without better batteries, tomorrow's doodads or dreams of using alternative energy will remain points of endless frustration.

Alán Aspuru - Guzik, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, used his pioneering high - throughput molecular screening methods to calculate the properties of more than 10,000 quinone molecules in search of the best candidates for the battery.

Since then they have captured the attention of scientists around the world who envision using them to build better televisions, batteries, wireless communications systems and to strengthen materials, among other things.

At the end of the four weeks, the researchers tested all participants» episodic memory using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) PAL, as well as their level of enjoyment and motivation, and their score on the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale, which doctors use to rate the social, occupational, and psychological functioning of adults.

In the spring 2017 issue, meet the people who work round the clock at Argonne's giant synchrotron, using X-rays to tease out the secrets of everything from volcanic glass to batteries to bacterial machinery — as well as engineers who travel the world to make reactors safer, physicists who collect model ships, and scientists inventing materials for the next technology breakthroughs.

After using neutron beams to better understand materials required for safer energy storage, University of Calgary chemists and their international collaborators were able to demonstrate a prototype battery that showed major improvements to performance.

The AMPE code has been well tested, and we have used a similar framework to study the evolution of battery electrode materials and hydrogen storage materials (the latter under EERE / FCTO funding).

A team of Purdue researchers, however, discovered that they could find use in better - performing lithium - ion batteries.

The third advantage over the Fitbit gadget is that this one has a much stronger battery life — if you don't use the GPS, you can squeeze a solid 8 days out of it before it goes dark — this is one of the best batteries in the business!

Rather than using a battery of surveys and a matchmaking algorithm to pair potential dates like many other popular dating sites, Cupid believes that «the best way to find a compatible romantic partner is to spend time getting to know local singles — not by trusting some guys in lab coats to match you with your soul mate based on superficial test results.»

I guess the wii u is alright, i mean the storymode of this game is okay but the graphics is what matters + i do nt think wasting money on the wii u is worth it because it uses to much battery, im better off playing the ps3 since the controllers are rechargeable, may I include that it looks exactly like the wii, and i already got a psp vita with more advanced graphics.

Before The Legend of Zelda, no console game allowed you to save your progress without using a password so good thing Nintendo decided to start putting batteries into cartridges!

Issues for discussion can include: the development of the specification and the tender process; the separation of the refurbishment area from the remainder of the school; the use of low voltage / battery pack hand tools; COSHH assessments and why they are required when using hazardous substances; hazard spotting and the need for good housekeeping; safeguarding and use of mobile phones on site; working at height as the largest cause of workplace accidental death; noise and the potential for hearing loss, methods of communication; and any other relevant hazard and risk control.

Furthermore, extremes of heat and cold decrease battery lifespan — using a medium which determines the location of all devices is a sensible way of controlling the stored environment, particular with the ability to move trolleys around as winter approaches to the best temperature - regulated areas of the building.

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

Not that the latter is shocking; two months ago, state officials sought approval from the administration to delay using the evaluation system in rewarding high - quality teachers and sacking laggards, as well as to exempt kids taking trial versions of Common Core reading and math tests being rolled out in the next couple of years from having to take the current battery of state exams.