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Researchers at the famous Stanford University have designed a new technology, which makes use of different magnetic fields in order to wirelessly charge electric vehicles travelling on the highways. The new technology transfers large electric currents between metal coils which are placed many feet apart.
The objective behind the research of this new technology is to develop an electric highway which charges cars and trucks wirelessly while they are travelling on the road. In the opinion of the researchers the new technology has the potential to increase the driving range of electric automobiles and convert the scenario of highway travel.
Shanhui Fan, who is an Associate Professor of electrical engineering, said that "Our visualization is such that that one will not only be able to drive on to any highway but also charge one's car. The new technology also known as the 'charge as you drive' will solve the problems for plug-in electric automobiles as they have limited driving range.
Richard Sassoon, the managing director of the Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP), opined that "The best part about this concept is that one can drive for an unlimited amount of time without any recharge and store more energy in the battery then there actually was."
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Autoclaves are a kind of technology that helps to sterlize equipment, making these items clean enough for uses for humans and animals. An autoclave device can be used in a number of different industries, such as in the food industry or for tatooists. Although doctors, veterinarians and dentists tend to be one of the primary users of autoclaves. The reason they need autoclaves is to sterilize their medical tools before they perform procedures on their patients. Sterilized equipment helps to protect the patients from bacteria and other harmful microorganisms.
Items to be sterilized are placed into the autoclave and then a particular process follows. Autoclaves work by firstly removing all of the air in its chamber. The autoclave chamber must be sealed, and then a vacuum pump forces the air outward. Once the air has been removed, the items are then exposed to intense heat for about five to twenty minutes. The temperature in the autoclave is so hot at this point that it reaches about 120 to 130 degrees celsius. It is this strong heat that kills the bacteria, viruses and other harmful contaminants. It helps for the items to be arranged properly so that the heat can circulate thorougly around the items.
There are much more technical aspects to the workings of an autoclave that you can read more about, but this is the basic way that all autoclaves work.
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The latest technology news on Facebook is that the company is pushing back the date of its much anticipated IPO to late 2012. The IPO will be held back until at least September 2012, although the company has said that the delay has noting to do with the difficult stock market conditions. Instead, Mark Zuckerberg is trying to keep employees focused on rolling out new products rather than getting a huge IPO payday.
The company's latest offering is a Twitter-like update which will enable Facebook members to subscribe to public postings of user on other social networks. In other tech news, Google Ad sales growth is being challenged by rivals as Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL have joined forces to counter the search engine giants display advertising push. However, industry analysts are skeptical that this partnership will be able to put a dent in Google's ad business.