IEEE

A 7-Cell, Stackable, Li-Ion Monitoring and Active/Passive Balancing IC With In-Built Cell Balancing Switches for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Abstract: Electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid EVs need stacked lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells to achieve the required high voltage (HV). Cell monitoring and balancing in a stackable battery system is ...
Space.com

Launches & Spacecraft

SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 7), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast. SpaceX sent 28 more of its Starlink satellites skyward from Vandenberg ...
BBC

Super Movers: Times Tables Collection

Chelsea mascot Bridget the Lioness, has a song and movement routine to help students learn their 2 times table. Let Cyril the Swan get your class moving and learning the 4 times table with this fun ...
The New York Times

Immigration and Emigration

A federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach. By Anna ...
IEEE

Coverage Optimization of Hybrid Active-Passive STAR-RIS-Assisted Indoor–Outdoor Communication Under Hardware Impairments and Imperfect CSI

Abstract: Simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) offers a promising solution to conquer the challenge of severe signal attenuation through buildings ...