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No mortal thing
Two young men -Jago and Marcantonio - both studying business and finance: Jago is a kid from a rough part of London who has worked hard to get a job in a bank and is now on a fast-track secondment to the Berlin office. Marcantonio is one of the new generation in the Ndrangheta crime families from Calabria, Southern Italy. He is in Germany to learn how to channel their illicit millions towards legitimate businesses all over Europe. When Jago witnesses Marcantonio commit a vicious assault and the police seem uninterested, the Englisman refuses to let the matter drop. But by pursuing the gangster to his grandfather's mountain lair, Jago is stepping into the middle of a delicate surveillance operation, which sets alarm bells ringing in Rome, London and Berlin. It also leads him to Consolata, a young woman who sees in Jago the chance to turn her non-violent protest campaign against the crime families into something altogether more lethal ... NO MORTAL THING is novel of relentless power and mounting suspense, a brilliant portrayal of organised crime in Europe and the under-resourced men and women who fight it.
Recent Advance in Ionic‐Liquid‐Based Electrolytes for Rechargeable Metal‐Ion Batteries
From basic research to industry process, battery energy storage systems have played a great role in the informatization, mobility, and intellectualization of modern human society. Some potential systems such as Li, Na, K, Mg, Zn, and Al secondary batteries have attracted much attention to maintain social progress and sustainable development. As one of the components in batteries, electrolytes play an important role in the upgrade and breakthrough of battery technology. Since room‐temperature ionic liquids (ILs) feature high conductivity, nonflammability, nonvolatility, high thermal stability, and wide electrochemical window, they have been widely applied in various battery systems and show great potential in improving battery stability, kinetics performance, energy density, service life, and safety. Thus, it is a right time to summarize these progresses. In this review, the composition and classification of various ILs and their recent applications as electrolytes in diverse metal‐ion batteries (Li, Na, K, Mg, Zn, Al) are outlined to enhance the battery performances. This manuscript reviews the classification of ionic liquids, and their potential application as electrolytes in metal‐ion batteries (Li, Na, K, Mg, Zn, Al). Their merits of nonflammable property, thermal stability, and high safety suggest that they could be a promising solution to realize high safety and high energy density for next generational battery systems.
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Aqueous Zn‐based rechargeable batteries: Recent progress and future perspectives
Benefiting from the advantageous features of high safety, abundant reserves, low cost, and high energy density, aqueous Zn‐based rechargeable batteries (AZBs) have received extensive attention as promising candidates for energy storage. To achieve high‐performance AZBs with high reversibility and energy density, great efforts have been devoted to overcoming their drawbacks by focusing on the modification of electrode materials and electrolytes. Based on different cathode materials and aqueous electrolytes, the development of aqueous AZBs with different redox mechanisms are discussed in this review, including insertion/extraction chemistries (e.g., Zn2+, alkali metal ion, H+, NH4+, and so forth) dissolution/deposition reactions (e.g., MnO2/Mn2+), redox couples in flow batteries (e.g., I3−/3I−, Br2/Br−, and so forth), oxygen electrochemistry (e.g., O2/OH−, O2/O22−), and carbon dioxide electrochemistry (e.g., CO2/CO, CO2/HCOOH). In particular, the basic reaction mechanisms, issues with the Zn electrode, aqueous electrolytes, and cathode materials as well as their design strategies are systematically reviewed. Finally, the remaining challenges faced by AZBs are summarized, and perspectives for further investigations are proposed. The main mechanisms, challenges, and most recent advances of various aqueous Zn‐based batteries (AZBs) are comprehensively reviewed. The development of the design of Zn anodes, electrolytes, cell configurations, and the modification of cathode materials are highlighted. Finally, future perspectives regarding different components are proposed. This review provides valuable instructions on the design of high‐performance AZBs.
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The Elizas : a novel
\"When debut novelist Eliza Fontaine is found at the bottom of a hotel pool, her family at first assumes that it's just another failed suicide attempt. But Eliza swears she was pushed, and her rescuer is the only witness. Desperate to find out who attacked her, Eliza takes it upon herself to investigate. But as the publication date for her novel draws closer, Eliza finds more questions than answers. Like why are her editor, agent, and family mixing up events from her novel with events from her life? Her novel is completely fictional, isn't it?\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Metal‐organic framework derived porous structures towards lithium rechargeable batteries
Batteries are a promising technology in the field of electrical energy storage and have made tremendous strides in recent few decades. In particular, lithium‐ion batteries are leading the smart device era as an essential component of portable electronic devices. From the materials aspect, new and creative solutions are required to resolve the current technical issues on advanced lithium (Li) batteries and improve their safety. Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) are considered as tempting candidates to satisfy the requirements of advanced energy storage technologies. In this review, we discuss the characteristics of MOFs for application in different types of Li batteries. A review of these emerging studies in which MOFs have been applied in lithium storage devices can provide an informative blueprint for future MOF research on next‐generation advanced energy storage devices. In this review, we discuss the characteristics of metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) applied to lithium storage devices containing Li‐ion, Li‐sulfur, Li‐metal, and Li‐O2. We summarize the origin, nomenclature, and synthesis method of MOFs, and report on recent studies in which MOFs and MOF‐derived materials are applied to lithium rechargeable batteries. This provides an informative roadmap for next‐generation advanced energy storage devices.
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No turning back : a novel
Anna Gravess whole life has recently been turned upside down. A new mother, shes just gone back to her job as a radio presenter and is busy navigating a new schedule of late night feeding and early morning wake ups while also dealing with her newly separated husband. Then the worst happens. While Anna is walking on the beach with her daughter, shes attacked by a crazed teenager. Terrified, Anna reacts instinctively to protect her baby. But her life falls apart when the schoolboy dies from his injuries. The police believe Annas story, until the autopsy results reveal something more sinister. A frenzied media attack sends Anna into a spiral of self-doubt. Her precarious mental state is further threatened when she receives a chilling message from someone claiming to be the \"Ophelia Killer,\" a serial killer who preyed on the town twenty years agoand who abruptly stopped when Annas father committed suicide. Is Anna as innocent as she claims? And is murder forgivable, if committed to save your childs life?
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Different Metal–Air Batteries as Range Extenders for the Electric Vehicle Market: A Comparative Study
Metal–air batteries represent a category of energy storage system that leverages the reaction between metal and oxygen from the atmosphere to produce electricity. These batteries, known for their high energy density, have attracted considerable attention as potential solutions for extending the range of electric vehicles. Understanding the capabilities and limitations of metal-air batteries as range extenders is crucial for advancing electric vehicle technology, as these batteries could offer the additional energy needed to overcome current range limitations. This review paper provides a detailed overview of various metal-air battery technologies, delving into their design, functionality, and inherent challenges. By analyzing key theoretical and practical parameters, the study highlights how these factors influence overall battery performance. Additionally, the review addresses critical cost considerations, particularly the relationship between vehicle cost and driving range, uncovering the significant trade-offs involved in adopting metal-air batteries. Through an examination of nearly all the existing metal-air batteries, this paper sheds light on their potential to serve as effective range extenders, thereby facilitating the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable transportation landscape.
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September 12 : community and neighborhood recovery at Ground Zero
\"The collapse of the World Trade Center shattered windows across the street in Battery Park City, throwing the neighborhood into darkness and smothering homes in debris. Residents fled. In the months and years after they returned, they worked to restore their community. Until September 11, Battery Park City had been a secluded, wealthy enclave just west Wall Street, one with all the opulence of the surrounding corporate headquarters yet with a gated, suburban feel. After the towers fell it became the most visible neighborhood in New York. This ethnography of an elite planned community near the heart of New York City's financial district examines both the struggles and shortcomings of one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. In doing so, September 12 discovers the vibrant exclusivity that makes Battery Park City an unmatched place to live for the few who can gain entry. Focusing on both the global forces that shape local landscapes and the exclusion that segregates American urban development, Smithsimon shows the tensions at work as the neighborhood's residents mobilized to influence reconstruction plans. September 12 reveals previously unseen conflicts over the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan, providing a new understanding of the ongoing, reciprocal relationship between social conflicts and the spaces they both inhabit and create\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Porous anhydrous CuF.sub.2 with a micro-nano-hierarchical structure as high-performance cathode material for Li-ion battery
In this paper, anhydrous porous CuF.sub.2 with a micro-nano-hierarchical structure has been successfully fabricated via a precipitation method and a following solid-state reaction process. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and N.sub.2 adsorption-desorption isotherms results confirm that the prepared porous CuF.sub.2 bulks are composed of loosely packed nanoparticles with a size range mainly between 30 and 50 nm, forming a micro-nano-hierarchical structure and possessing a large specific Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of 24.93 m.sup.2 g.sup.-1. The porous CuF.sub.2 exhibits an outstanding initial discharge capability of 523 mAh g.sup.-1 at 0.1C and a superior rate capacity of 403 mAh g.sup.-1 at 5C with a cutoff voltage of 1.5 V versus Li/Li.sup.+. Moreover, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic intermittent titration technique results verify porous structure can decrease the charge transfer resistance and boost the Li.sup.+ diffusion coefficient in CuF.sub.2. The method proposed in this work could be potentially used to synthesize other metal fluorides for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
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