Showing posts with label temperatures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label temperatures. Show all posts

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Ford Opts for Liquid Cooling to Maximize Battery Life

While air is sufficient to regulate battery temperatures in smaller battery systems, Ford says, liquid works better to meet the Focus' needs.

The liquid system works by...

Source:
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/09/03/ford-opts-liquid-cooling-maximize-battery-life

Sunday, 16 May 2010

Quantum Dynamics of Matter Waves Reveal Multibody Collisions

At extremely low temperatures atoms can aggregate into so-called Bose Einstein condensates forming coherent laser-like matter waves.

Due to interactions between the atoms fundamental quantum dynamics emerge and give rise to periodic collapses and revivals of the matter wave field.

Source:
http://www.physorg.com/news193051053.html#top

Monday, 3 May 2010

Mammoths had antifreeze blood

Scientists tested the revived mammoth proteins and confirmed that three highly unusual changes in the haemoglobin sequence allowed mammoth blood to deliver oxygen to cells even at very low temperatures.

This is something the blood of living elephants cannot do.

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8657464.stm

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Dog Explorer Sails 18 miles out to sea on Chunk of Ice

Yes indeed, a plucky dog has had a lucky escape when a Polish boat rescued him from an ice floe that had carried him more than 60 miles up a river and out onto the icy waters of the Baltic Sea -- where temperatures can dip to -34C.

Source:
http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/01/28/dog-sails-18-miles-out-to-sea-on-chunk-of-ice/