The next FCEV from Hyundai Motor Group will have a driving range of 800 km, a maximum power output of 163PS, and the largest hydrogen
storage density of any Fuel Cell vehicle on the market.
And that, in turn, could allow diskmakers to boost
the storage density of disk drives to a staggering 1 trillion bits per square inch.
They reached
a storage density of 500 Terabits per square inch (Tbpsi), 500 times better than the best commercial hard disk currently available.
Not exact matches
At Battelle, Koper is studying the use
of nanomaterials in membranes for water desalination and treatment; supercapacitors (energy -
storage devices that provide higher power
densities than batteries); and bio-based (rather than petroleum - based) additives used for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to retrieve natural gas.
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And while hard drives have traditionally been the workhorse
of large
storage operations, a new wave
of ultra-dense tape drives that pack in information at much higher
densities, while using less energy, is set to replace them.
Lithium - sulfur batteries have recently become one
of the hottest topics in the field
of energy
storage devices due to their high energy
density — which is about four times higher than that
of lithium - ion batteries currently used in mobile devices.
They have the energy
storage of normal batteries, but also possess a power
density rivalling supercapacitors, meaning they can charge and release energy 100 times as fast as normal lithium ion batteries.
This will help physicists and device engineers to design better quantum capacitors, an array
of subatomic power
storage components capable to keep high energy
densities, for instance, in batteries, and vertical transistors, leading to next - generation optoelectronics with lower power consumption and dissipation
of heat (cold devices), and better performance.
Conventional approaches to compact hydrogen
storage — compressing the gas to up to 10,000 pounds per square inch (psi) or cooling it down to cryogenic temperatures so that it liquefies (around 252 degrees Celsius)-- can attain only about half the energy
density needed to fit enough fuel inside something the size
of a gas tank.
On the one hand, two spin - 1 Ps atoms can collide to form two spin - 0 atoms; this process limits the
density of the energy
storage medium.
Now scientists have found through close examination that external magnetic fields can be used to coordinate and accelerate some
of these flips — perhaps clearing the way to new and improved read / write heads and greater
storage density.
Says materials scientist Michael Heben, who worked on the project: This points to the possibility
of high -
density hydrogen
storage at room temperatures.
Whereas chips with horizontal racetracks alone could out - compete flash memory, creating «forests»
of vertical racetracks on a silicon substrate would yield three - dimensional memory chips with data -
storage densities surpassing those
of hard drives, Parkin says.
One attractive feature
of the technology is that the racetracks could be arrayed in three - dimensional forests, leading to vastly greater
densities of data
storage than in current two - dimensional schemes.
For the new liquid battery, the power
density is determined by the size
of the «stack,» the contacts where the battery particles flow through, while the energy
density is determined by the size
of its
storage tanks.
A multi-institution team
of scientists led by Texas A&M University chemist Sarbajit Banerjee has discovered an exceptional metal - oxide magnesium battery cathode material, moving researchers one step closer to delivering batteries that promise higher
density of energy
storage on top
of transformative advances in safety, cost and performance in comparison to their ubiquitous lithium - ion (Li - ion) counterparts.
The metal - coated microbe can thus be used to build energy -
storage devices with a power
density much higher than that
of traditional batteries, says Paula Hammond, a self - assembly expert who helped develop the technique.
«With improved energy
density and inherent fire safety, flow batteries could provide long - duration energy
storage for the tight confines
of urban settings, where space is at a premium,» said Imre Gyuk, energy
storage program manager at the Department
of Energy's Office
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, which funded this research.
The result, AT&T claims, is a
storage density nearly 100 times that
of the best commercial magneto - optic discs and 300 times that
of magnetic discs.
A University
of Pittsburgh research team has discovered a way to fuse these two distinct properties in a single material, paving the way for new ultrahigh
density storage and computing architectures.
Meanwhile, the fuel cell variant would feature a smaller battery for energy -
storage purposes, as GM's next - generation, high - energy
density fuel cell stack will be able to provide sufficient quantities
of electricity to the motor on its own.
Thin - film ferroelectrics have for a long time been used to make non-volatile memory devices, however it is extremely difficult to miniaturize them in order to achieve high
density /
storage capacity and, in addition to this, they are made
of materials that are «incompatible» with the production processes used in modern microelectronics.
The authors say that as energy
storage density improves — and with their work it is now approaching the capacity
of lithium batteries — applications for the new technology include such possibilities as solar pads that collect energy from the sun by day, then store it for heating food, living spaces, clothing or blankets at night.
He adds that a collaboration with scientists at Schrödinger, Inc., a scientific software and solutions company based in New York, also played a key role in helping the UMass Amherst scientists to understand the origins
of the observed high energy
storage densities.
The findings from this study, done through DOE's Joint Center for Energy
Storage Research (JCESR), could help scientists design a safe and stable metallic lithium anode and ultimately pave the way for the practical use
of high - energy -
density battery systems for electric vehicles and storing renewable energy.
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storage; stands managed with early (prior to onset
of canopy closure and intense competition), pre-commercial thinning had lower
densities, larger trees, greater structural complexity, and stored as much aboveground carbon as un-thinned stands (Schaedel et al. 2017).
Some familiar commercial products are optoelectronic copying machines, laser printers, compact disc players, optical recording media, and optical disc mass -
storage systems
of exceedingly high bit
density.
These materials include new classes
of superconductors, superhard materials, high - energy
density and hydrogen
storage materials, new ferroelectrics and magnetic systems, and materials that resist chemical changes under extreme conditions, said Russell Hemley, director
of the Geophysical Lab and associate director
of EFree.
The (sII) hydrate has been reported to meet current Department
of Energy's target
densities for an on - board hydrogen
storage system.
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of storage density and 300 times increase in data lifespan over current
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The new SUV also improves tank
storage density, now that there are three equally - sized tanks instead
of two different sizes.
Motor Trend suggests the Mini hybrid could be one
of the first vehicles to utilize super capacitors — the highly - efficient energy
storage modules pack a higher
density than lithium - ion batteries and appear to be the next big advancement in electric vehicles.
It will also perform better at start - up in cold temperatures, and boasts improved tank
storage density now that there are three equally - sized tanks instead
of two
of different sizes.
The smartphone announced at CES 2013 sports Google's Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean mobile OS out
of the box, a 5 - inch HD Reality display with 1920 X 1080 pixels
of resolution, 443 ppi
of pixel
density, powered by Qualcomm's APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with four 1.5 GHz Krait cores, 2 GB
of RAM, 13MP rear facing camera with Exmor RS sensor, a front - facing 2 megapixel camera, 16 GB onboard
storage, microSD slot to expand the
storage support up to 64 GB, and 2,300 mAh battery.
What you get at that price is a 10.1 inch device with 1366 x 768 pixel
density, 32 GB
of storage, Wi - Fi, and Bluetooth.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD sports a 7 ″ 1280 × 800 pixels display with a
density of 216 PPI, along with a 1.5 Ghz dual - core processor, and 8 GB or 16 GB
of internal
storage.
It features a 8.9 ″ 2560 × 1600 pixels display with a
density of 339 PPI and it's available with the same
storage options, along with 4G LTE.
Kindle Fire HDX is a more powerful device, with a 2.2 Ghz quad - core processor, 7 - inch 1920 × 1200 pixels display with a
density of 323 PPI, and 16 GB ($ 199), 32 GB ($ 239) or 64 GB ($ 279)
of internal
storage.
According to the report, the listed specifications
of the Galaxy Alpha included a 4.7 - inch (720x1280 pixels) Super AMOLED display with a pixel
density of 320ppi; a 12 - megapixel rear - facing camera with «super-fast autofocus» and LED flash; a 2.1 MP front - facing camera; 32 GB
of built - in
storage; a fingerprint sensor; 4G LTE, and Bluetooth 4.0.
The Lumia 930, which was unveiled back in April last year, features a 5 - inch (1080x1920pixel) display with 441ppi pixel
density, 2.2 GHz quad - core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC; 2 GB
of RAM; 32 GB
of built - in
storage; 20 - megapixel PureView camera; 1.2 - megapixel wide - angled front - facing camera, and 2420mAh battery.
The Windows phone measures 71 x 137 x 9.8 mm, weights 167g, and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2.2 GHz qual - core processor along with 2 GB RAM, 32 GB internal
storage, and 5 - inch full HD touchscreen display with a pixel
density of 441 ppi in order to provide smooth and comfortable control experience.
The slate sports a 7.9 - inch IPS display with a resolution
of 2048 x 1536 at a pixel
density of 326 pixels per inch (ppi) and comes with either 16 GB or 64 GB
of internal
storage capacity, a microSD card slot for additional memory
of up to 128 GB, an 8 - megapixel rear camera, as well as a 5 - megapixel front shooter.
The specifications
of the Lumia 630 Dual SIM include a 4.5 - inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) ClearBlack LCD display with Gorilla Glass 3 and a pixel
density of 221ppi; a 1.2 GHz quad - core Snapdragon 400 processor with 512 MB
of RAM; 8 GB
of built - in
storage; a 5 - megapixel rear autofocus camera; no front - facing camera, and a 1830mAh battery.
While the Vivo Tab RT does have 2 GB
of memory, double that in the Asus Transformer Prime, it has the same Tegra 3 processor, just a slightly higher
density 10.1 - inch 1280 x 800 1366 x 768 IPS display, and 32 GB
of solid state
storage as that $ 499.99 tablet.
Samsung Galaxy Tab E, which was made available for purchase in Canada last week, will come with an 8 - inch TFT display with a resolution
of 1200 x 800 pixels and a pixel
density of 189 pixels - per - inch, a 64 - bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz
of power, 1.5 GB
of RAM, an Adreno 306 GPU and 16 GB
of internal
storage.
Barnes & Noble's Nook HD + runs on Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS on a completely customized user interface and software suite, packs an impressive 7 - inch LCD display with 1440 x 900 pixel resolution, a pixel
density of 243 PPI, video playback up to 1080p, powered by a 1.3 GHz OMAP 4470 dual - core processor, 1 GB RAM to keep things running, 16 GB / 32 GB onboard
storage, a microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 32 GB, micro USB port, HDMI port, Wi - Fi connectivity, 3.5 mm headset jack, battery life up to 10 hours
of reading / up to 9 hours
of video playback, high speed web browsing, access to newly revamped Nook Store, Nook Cloud
storage, preinstalled Nook Scrapbook app, Magazine 2.0 app, and a whole host
of the regular services
of a Nook tablet.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite ships with 6 - inch Built - in light display, pixel
density of 212 ppi 16 - level gray scale, 6 font styles, 8 adjustable sizes, 2 GB built - in
storage, free cloud
storage for Amazon content, X-Ray tech for Books, Whispersync for Voice, built - in Wi - Fi b / g / n connectivity, free Wi - Fi at AT&T Hotspots, USB 2.0, built - in Dictionary, Webkit browser, instant translations, 8 weeks
of battery life (with Wi - Fi off) and it can hold up to 1,100 books.
Packed with faux metal finish on the back and the sharp metal accents around the phone, BlackBerry Torch 9810 runs the new BlackBerry OS 7, offers a 1.2 GHz application processor, a somewhat disappointing 3.2 - inch 640 x 480 - pixel display with a pixel
density of 253 ppi, 768 MB
of RAM, 5 megapixel camera to record 720p HD video, HSPA + 4G support, 8 GB
of internal
storage space, a microSD card slot to 32 GB
of memory
storage, 802.11 Wi - Fi b / g / n, microUSB 2.0, Bluetooth, Wi - Fi Hotspots, NFC chip, T - Mobile TV, USB tethering, 1270mAh battery which lasts up to 8.5 hours
of talk time and stand by time
of up to 14 days.
BlackBerry Bold 9900 runs with BlackBerry 7 OS (but superficially it looks nearly identical to BlackBerry 6), on a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor, sporting a 2.8 - inch «Liquid Graphics» VGA screen with a resolution
of 640 x 480 and 287dpi high - pixel
density, packed in slimmer body — measuring 10.5 mm, NFC chip, 768 MB RAM, equipped with 5 megapixel camera — capable
of 720p HD video capturing, 8 GB
of internal
storage, micro-SD card slot for 32 GB memory expansion, HSPA + 4G (supporting 14.4 Mbps on the downlink) radio inside and more.