Not exact matches
Chu highlighted the department's biggest new research initiative, a set of eight new Energy Innovation Hubs, each one focused on a different energy - related
challenge: solar electricity; fuels produced directly from sunlight;
batteries and
other kinds of energy storage; carbon capture and storage; new technologies for the electrical grid; efficient buildings; extreme materials; and modeling and simulation.
In addition to controlling BigDog's joints,
other major
challenges are making the robot durable (so it doesn't break down in the field), efficient (it needs to be able to carry its own fuel and / or
batteries in addition to military equipment), and quiet (its two - stroke engine is noticeably loud and may require mufflers).
«This work could be an important step toward developing practical rechargeable zinc - air
batteries, even though
other challenges relating to the zinc electrode and electrolyte remain to be solved,» Dai added.
Sometimes these periods away from the outside world are by our own volition to recharge our creative
batteries such as going on artists» and writers» retreats but
other times life events such as bereavement, illness or mental health
challenges force
Through their non-profit Corporation for
Battery Recycling, the companies have issued a request for proposals seeking a «stewardship organization,» which will be responsible for compliance with all laws and regulations, and must address technical or
other challenges associated with recycling of household primary
batteries.
Promoting green energy, however, requires dealing with a broad array of tough
challenges, such as lowering costs that are higher than in many
other countries, enhancing the power grid and developing more efficient storage
batteries.
If anything, Moto 360's
challenge will be its
battery, just as it is with
other smartwatches.
(What's more, the engineering
challenges of fitting a microSD slot into a GS6 - sized smartphone pale in comparison to the work involved in bringing back the
other feature that phone lacked — a fully removable
battery.)
At this point, you can log into a chatroom, populated exclusively by
other similarly
battery -
challenged folks, to bid each
other farewell.