A new study has examined the feasibility of using nickel-zinc batteries (NiZn) batteries accompanied by supercapacitors on power mobility devices. The research — Design and Feasibility of a Nickel–Zinc Battery-to-Supercapacitor Hybrid Power System with Active Voltage-Gap Control for Powered Mobility Devices — was published by Basel, Switzerland-based Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) on June 12.…
Research: Combination of Nickel-Zinc Batteries, Supercapacitors Successfully Powers PMDs
Briefly: VA to End Remote Work Arrangements; Wheelchair Travel Advocate Stars in Super Bowl Commercial
Featuring the Department of Veterans Affairs and Curb Free with Cory Lee.
VA Calls for Employees’ Full-Time Return to Offices The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has told eligible employees that they must return to work full time “at their respective duty stations (agency worksites).” The policy change complies with President Donald Trump’s “Return to In-Person Work” memorandum, issued on Jan. 20 and calling for “heads of…
Briefly: Sen. Warren Concerned About VA Exams; Paralympics Watch Begins
Featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Veterans Affairs, and the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
Warren: Some Contractors Providing Inadequate Medical Exams for Veterans Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has written to Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to voice her concerns about “disturbing reports of inadequate and unprofessional treatment of Massachusetts veterans by private vendors during Department of Veterans Affairs compensation and pension examinations.” Warren said that while using…