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Flywheels
Flywheels store kinetic energy (energy of motion) by mechanically confining motion of a mass to a circular trajectory. The functional elements of t...
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Julia Sonnenberg peruses the
latest bestsellers at a bookstore in central Berlin but cannot
bring herself to buy one. "I am here to window-shop, not really to spend," the
40-yea...
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Everyone from Cameron Diaz to George W. Bush (now there's a dichotomy for you!) is talking hybrid cars. Are these dual-power gasoline-electrics really economical? Really environmentally sound?...
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Like the Bonneville Salt Flats, One Lap of America is a speed-freak playground for aftermarket engineering. Sure, there are always a few cars that could be perceived as factory-supported, although ...
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Flywheels
FEATURE-More jobs and money in Germany, but less shopping
