Explainer | No-fly zone: what brought about China’s largest power bank scandal

Explainer | No-fly zone: what brought about China’s largest power bank scandal

Portable lithium-ion batteries without the China Compulsory Certification (3C) safety mark – a mandatory quality assurance standard for many products sold on the mainland – were barred from domestic flights, according to the CAAC. Under regulations that aviation authorities in Hong Kong and across Asia started implementing from April 7, airline passengers were barred from…

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World’s first sun-powered thermal desalination tech extracts lithium, cuts brine waste

China’s new tech flags failures before lithium battery fully activates

Chinese researchers have successfully predicted lithium metal anode failures with the help of a predictive model. The tool uses electrochemical data from the initial cycles of lithium metal batteries (LMBs) to forecast potential failures. Developed by researchers at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School and the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, the model identifies early indicators…

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One year after Butler assassination attempt, Secret Service bolsters security with drones, mobile command posts

One year after Butler assassination attempt, Secret Service bolsters security with drones, mobile command posts

Laurel, Maryland — It was almost one year ago that 20-year-old Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate President Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, an incident which prompted several investigations into the U.S. Secret Service’s actions and procedures on that day. Prior to the shooting on July 13, 2024, Crooks flew his own commercial…

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