AI Control (2023). David S.Soriano

 

                                               "AI Control" (2023). Collaborative Art with AI. David S. Soriano

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"The Electric Tree"

 

The Electric Tree

A coulomb charge from a deciduous bough, A static distortion of sacred ground, A lightning strike from a darkened cloud, A power surge in the heart of town, A spark of life that flickers out and life goes on.- Bard ( AI/Google)

                                          "The Electric Tree" (2023). David S. Soriano

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Battery Manufacturer Establishing Center in Western PA., USA/ Link

 https://www.pennlive.com/business/2023/09/battery-maker-launches-500-million-expansion-in-pa-promises-1000-jobs.html?outputType=amp

 

 

 U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm tours EOS Energy Enterprises battery factory in Edison with Francis Richey, the Vice President of Research and Development, right, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., center and CEO Joe Mastrangelo, far right. Eos has announced plans for an expansion of its Pennsylvania plant that it says would increase employment at the plant by about 800 workers. Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Edison, N.J. 

 

 

 

 

Activated Carbon/ Graphite Binding Vehicle

 Polystyrene placed in acetone to remove trapped air.  Four-five styrofoam cups in about 50  ml. of acetone.  The acetone is carefully decanted and 50 ml. of toluene added. Stirring carried  out for 30 minutes at 20 deg C. 

A clear solution will form:

 Above:  clear solution  shown on left.  

A 1:1 mass of fine graphite powder and finely ground/ sieved activated carbon were mulled with enough styrofoam solution ( in toluene as shown above)  to form a paint-like viscosity.  It was applied with brush to steel screening and also poster board paper.  This is allowed to dry for 24 hrs.

                                   Top:  poster board with conducting paint applied. Bottom: steel screen with the paste.

  Using a multimeter, in one hour indication of  significant low resistance was noted. The samples are allowed to dry thoroughly for at least 24 hours.  Similar to Al, Cu, Zn, etc?  No, but the samples are expected to be useful as electrodes in selected applications such as battery / supercapacitor designs .  The binding paste should be kept in a closed glass bottle very quickly to prevent toluene solvent loss.