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Overcoming the barriers to the innovations

ABSTRACT: Lithium-ion batteries show poor performance for high power applications involving ultrafast charging/discharging rates. Here we report a functionally strain-graded carbon-aluminum-silicon anode architecture that overcomes this drawback. It consists of an array of nanostructures each

Synthesis and lithium storage performance of Sn-Co/C composite anode

key-management scheme designed to satisfy both operational and security requirements of DSNs.

Interact hosting centers serve multiple service sites from a common hardware base. This paper presents the design and implementation of an architecture for resource management in a hosting center op-erating system, with an emphasis on energy as a driving resource management issue for large server

Recent advancement in wireless communica- tions and electronics has enabled the develop- ment of low-cost sensor networks. The sensor networks can be used for various application areas (e.g., health, military, home). For different application areas, there are different technical issues

In recent years, there has been a rapid and wide spread of nontraditional computing platforms, especially mobile and portable computing devices. As applications become increasingly sophisticated and processing power increases, the most serious limitation on these devices is the available battery

to *Bruce Kogut is a Visiting Professor at the Institute of International Business at the Stockholm School of Economics and is on leave from the Wharton School. *"*Harbir Singh is an Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School of Business. His prior research is on corporate acquisitions

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) consist of small nodes with sensing, computation, and wireless communications capabilities. Many routing, power management, and data dissemination protocols have been specifically designed for WSNs where energy awareness is an essential design issue. The focus