Electron-phonon interactions in crystals found to be quantized by a fundamental constant

A researcher at the Department of Physics at Tohoku University has uncovered a surprising quantum phenomenon hidden inside ...
IEEE

Reliability of Bolted Aluminum Busbars for Battery Systems: Effect of Nickel Coating and Corrosive Environment

Abstract: Bolted busbar connections are a simple and versatile connection method used in battery systems. Copper busbars are widely used for such bolted connections; however, aluminum offers the ...
Frontiers

Assessment of environmental sustainability of nickel required for mobility transition

1 Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Hydrometallurgy and Corrosion, Circular Raw Materials Hub, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland 2 School of Engineering Science, Industrial ...
CNN

With the end of the penny, is the clock ticking for the nickel?

The American penny is history. The nickel might be next. The last pennies were pressed at the US Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday, a victim of production costs higher than their worth coupled with ...
IEEE

PPAC of sheet-based CFET configurations for 4 track design with 16nm metal pitch

We evaluate Power-Performance-Area & Cost (PPAC) for nanosheet (NS), forksheet (FS), monolithic & sequential Complementary FET (CFET) at 5 & 4 track (T) designs with tight gate pitch (CPP) & metal ...
CBC.ca

Proposed northern Ontario nickel mine set to be declared 'nation-building project'

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce Thursday a list of several “nation-building projects” that the federal government is fast-tracking. And one of them is a proposed nickel mine in northern ...
USA Today

Goodbye penny: What comes next as US officially ends penny production

America’s last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the end of a coin production that started in 1793 and ended Nov. 12. We’re already starting to miss them. Some stores have begun ...