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Breakthrough in battery technology could revolutionize electric vehicles

A new battery design developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could transform the way electric vehicles and the power grid store and discharge energy. The MIT News Office reported that the new architecture suspends the active electrical components of a battery, such as positive and negative electrodes,…

Libya air strikes aid rebels as diplomacy stalls

BREGA, Libya (Reuters) – A Western air strike destroyed two of Muammar Gaddafi’s military vehicles in the east Libyan oil town of Brega on Tuesday allowing rebels to edge forward, but diplomatic efforts to end the war remained stalled. The frontline has been bogged down around Brega for nearly a week…