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Peeing After Sex 101
By Marie Hasty
Verified By Dr. Shruthi Shridhar
Many women fear that peeing after sex will alter their chances of getting pregnant. While it's a common belief, this is actually not true.
Peeing after sex won't hurt your chances of getting pregnant, and can actually help you avoid certain infections.
Let's dig deep into why it's okay to pee after sex, when to do it, and evidence-based ways to encourage conception.
You've probably heard that you shouldn't pee after sex when trying to conceive. The theory behind this idea is that releasing urine after sex pushes out semen from the vagina. It makes sense that you want every bit of semen to stay inside you if you're encouraging fertilization.
But peeing after sex when trying to concieve is actually not a problem. There's even evidence that you should pee after sex.
Many women spend the first part of their lives trying to avoid pregnancy. As young girls, we're told it can happen accidentally.
Then when we want to have a baby, conceiving is a lot harder than we expected. If you've been trying to conceive, you want to be sure you're not hurting your chances after sex.
In this article, we'll discuss the facts and myths about peeing after sex when trying to concieve. We'll break apart common misconceptions on this topic, and also talk about practical ways to increase your chances of getting pregnant.
First, let's address some common myths and misconceptions about peeing after sex.
Does peeing after sex push sperm out of the vagina?
Yes. But let's talk about why this isn't a problem.
While they are very close to each other, the urethra (where pee comes out) is totally separate from the vagina. Peeing doesn't flush out the vagina because the two organs are not connected.
With that being said, you probably notice that when you pee after sex, some white fluid is pushed out. This is normal.
When you push urine out of your bladder, it puts some pressure on the uterus and vaginal canal. The white fluid that you see is a mixture of your cervical mucus and excess semen (male partner's sperm-carrier fluid). This fluid gets pushed out of the vagina while pee leaves separately from the urethra.
Even though some semen flows out of the vagina while you pee, there is still a lot left to fertilize the ovum.
Remember that it only takes a single sperm to fertilize an egg. Men expel an average of 1.25 to 5ml of semen on ejaculation. This equates to millions of individual sperm, more than enough to create a pregnancy.
Semen leakage is totally normal. So, while peeing after sex does push excess semen out of the vagina, this doesn't hurt your chances of pregnancy.
Does peeing after sex kill sperm?
Nope. Let's go back to our anatomy lesson.
Now that we know that the urethra and vagina are separate organs, we also know that urine doesn't touch the semen in the vaginal canal. Once you pee, the two may possibly get mixed. But that is once they're outside of your body.
Sperm swims quickly once ejaculated into the vagina. If you are ovulating, the cervix widens to allow sperm to enter the uterus.
After ejaculation, the sperm journey up through the cervix, into the uterus and the fallopian tubes. Here, fertilization can occur.
Peeing after sex doesn't kill sperm, because both the organs are totally different!.
Should I pee after sex?
Yes. Peeing after intercourse is the best way to prevent Urinary Tract Infections.
Chances are you've had a Urinary Tract Infection or UTI at least once in your life. This happens when bacteria gets into the urethra and causes inflammation and infection.
Women are more prone to UTIs than men: almost half of all women will experience one in their lifetime.
Women are more at risk of UTIs after sex, because bacteria from intercourse can get pushed into the sterile urethra. While peeing after intercourse does not flush out sperm from your vagina, it does flush out bacteria from the urinary tract.
The symptoms of a UTI are uncomfortable, and if left untreated this infection can become life-threatening.
Bacteria from an untreated UTI can travel up the urinary tract and into the kidneys. This is a life-threatening infection, accompanied by fever and abdominal pain. By peeing after sex, you can prevent many UTIs before they even begin.
It's important to note that peeing after sex will not prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections or Sexually Transmitted Diseases. STIs and STDs affect the vaginal canal, so peeing after sex will not flush them out like bacteria in the urethra.
Should it hurt or burn to pee after sex?
No, but it may not be serious. Burning or painful urination after sex could mean a UTI, an STI, or it could be relatively normal.
Some soreness during and after sex is normal. This is called dyspareunia, and it's surprisingly common.
In the US, 10-20% of women experience this pain. Women may have discomfort around the vulva, inside the vagina, or in the uterus. This may be related to the oxytocin release during pregnancy, which makes the uterus contract.
It's also normal to have a little skin irritation after sex, especially if you and/or your partner has shorter public hair. This "rug burn" feeling should be short-lived.
You can prevent this by moisturizing your pubic area, or letting your pubic hair grow to protect that vulnerable skin.
The most common cause of internal pain or burning during urination is a UTI. If you notice burning when you pee; drink extra fluids and look out for more symptoms.
Another tell-tale symptom is feeling the urge to pee, yet seeing only drops of urine when you try. See your doctor if these symptoms persist for more than a few days. If you notice abdominal pain or fever, call your doctor or go to urgent care.
If you're experiencing extreme pain, burning, or itching while peeing, see your doctor. This could be related to a Sexually Transmitted Infection like chlamydia, gonorrhea, or herpes. Yeast infections can also lead to pain during sex and urination.
Pain is your body's way of telling you that something is wrong. While some soreness is normal, you should investigate any extreme urinary pain with your doctor.
What happens if I don't pee after sex?
If you don't flush out the urinary canal after sex, you may get a UTI.
The vagina has its own flora, or healthy bacteria. But the urinary canal is sterile. These two passages are close to each other, which is why some women don't know they're separate.
Bacteria have less distance to travel in the female urinary tract because it is shorter than a male's. This short distance, as well as proximity to the vagina and anus, make women much more at risk for UTIs.
During sex, bacteria can be enter into the urinary tract from the vagina and penis. If not flushed out, the bacteria can cause inflammation and infection in the urinary tract leading to a UTI.
When should I pee after sex if I'm trying to conceive?
Depends on who you ask. Let's go through the reasoning for this.
Some pregnancy experts say it doesn't matter. This is because of the amount of semen, as well as the force of ejaculation. These experts argue that enough sperm are high up in the vaginal canal after sex and it doesn't matter whether you pee immediately or after a few minutes.
Still, other experts say you should wait to pee to give sperm the best chance at swimming up into the uterus.
Gynecologist and Obstetrician Dr. Sapna Lulla encourages women to lay down for 2-5 minutes after sex to encourage sperm to "have it's date with the egg". If you are trying to get pregnant, this may be the best advice. Just be sure you pee afterwards, whether it's immediately after sex or 10 minutes later.
A similar myth is that you should hold your legs above your head after sex to encourage fertilization. This isn't based on any evidence. If you are ovulating, sperm should be able to travel up the vagina and into the fallopian tubes without any acrobatics.
What should I do after sex to help my chances of conceiving?
Planning your fertile window is the best way to help your chances of conceiving.
If you're wanting to increase your chances of getting pregnant after sex, the first thing to know is your ovulation window. This will help you plan sex according to when you're most fertile.
Ovulation happens in the middle of your monthly cycle, about two weeks before your period.
During this time, the cervix widens to allow sperm to pass up into the uterus and fallopian tubes.
At the same time, the ovaries release an egg or ovum, ready to be fertilized. This narrow window is when conception can begin.
The good news is that once inside the body, sperm lives for longer than you think.
In fact, sperm stays in the fallopian tubes for up to 5 days after intercourse. This means that if you have sex even 5 days before an ovum is released, you can get pregnant.
This long sperm life also takes away some of the pressure to have sex every day. If you're too tired for sex on your ovulation day, you still have a shot at getting pregnant because sperm should still be active from the day before.
If you're wanting to conceive, have sex in the week before and the day of ovulation. Typically, this falls between day 10 and day 14 of your cycle.
Most women don't know when they're ovulating. With Inito, you can track your fertile days to give yourself the best chance of getting pregnant.
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You can watch your cycle without the guessing and calendar math of traditional tracking. For more about fertility windows, check out when you're most fertile.
Peeing after sex won't hurt your chances of conceiving, and will actually help you avoid UTIs.
You may expel some semen when you pee after sex, but this doesn't stop you from getting pregnant.
The best way to help your chances of getting pregnant is to plan sex around your fertile window and track ovulation. Learn more about Inito.
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How do I solve this problem?

A: No, it is not possible, as sysfs in fully managed by the kernel.
If you need to write a device driver and don't want to deal with kernel-space programming, you can google for Linux user-space device drivers (never implemented any, personally).

A: I ended up creating a simple device driver capable of creating /sys hwmon 'virtual' sensor and then added an ioctl/control interface to it so that I could inject commands from userland to add, update and delete nodes.  This was actually much more straightforward than I thought it might be.

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Horror film trailers on MailOnline and Vevo not irresponsibly targeted at children, rules ASA
The ad watchdog has disagreed that trailers for the film Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension were irresponsibly targeted.
A pre-roll of the ad promoting the horror film featured on MailOnline before a video about boy band One Direction.
Another appeared on a playlist of pre-selected Disney and music lyric videos accessed through the Vevo app on an Apple TV.
One complainant to the Advertising Standards Authority questioned whether the ads were responsibly targeted given they appeared before videos that were likely to appeal to children.
But Paramount Pictures, which created the film and trailer, said that its agency MEC Global was asked to target those aged between 15 and 24 years old.
When contacted by the ASA, Associated News said that it did not think MailOnline appeals to children.
With regards to it appearing on Vevo, Paramount said that the campaign targeted particular artists it believed to be popular with its target audience. It also said that the complainant had been identified as 15 years old or older.
The ASA agreed with Paramount that the ads were not targeted to children on the MailOnline as it features current affairs content.
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I am working on the LS1021A I2C Host and I2C device driver. Following the I2C programming guideline in LS1021A Reference Manual Rev C.1.pdf 04/2014. I use Freescale LS1021A TWR board Rev C1 board to debug.
-- I2C host driver: I based our existed mx-i2c driver and modify I2C registers size and MDIS, IBAL and IBIF clearing bit.
Start bit and slave address+R/W bit can be sent to I2C slave device and also can get ACK from I2C slave device when tracking on i2C bus line with scope.
But in master transmit mode(I2C1_IBCR = 0x70, I2C1_IBSR= 0xA0), when data is written to the IBDR, a data transfer isn't initiated correctly. I can't see date transmit on I2C bus line. After write I2C_IBDR, I2C_IBSR=0xA5, I got Transmit interrupt (TCF) and slave transmit interrupt(SRW)-- Note: this SRW interrupt suppose not to be happened in master mode.
In master receive mode (I2C1_IBCR = 0x60, I2C1_IBSR= 0x24), when read I2C_IBDR register, Next byte receiving isn't initiated. I can't see date transfer on I2C bus line. After read I2C_IBDR, I2C_IBSR=0xA4. I got Transmit interrupt (TCF) and slave transmit interrupt(SRW).
I use Aardvark I2C device as I2C host. Slave mode issue is similar to Host mode issue.
I can get IAAS interrupt (for slave address matching interrupt )every time when Aardvark host write and read, but I only can get seldom non-IAAS interrupt (data transfer interrupt ). So some time I2C slave can't transmit/receive any data, Some time I2C slave can only transmit/receive 1 byte data. I think the issue looks I2C data register IBDR can't initiated correctly as its doc mentioned. In slave transmit mode, when data is written to the IBDR, a data transfer isn't initiated; In slave receive mode, reading this register doesn't initiates next byte data receiving.
I tested Uboot I2C host driver, it works fine. So I think there is something wrong in my drivers' transmit/receive sequence. I followed Figure26-41.Recommanded i2C interrupt service routine flowchart and 26.6.3.2 Transmit/Receive sequence part in LS1021A Reference Manual Rev C.1.pdf 04/2014.
Could you please give me some suggestion about my issue? SRW interrupt suppose not to be happened in master mode, why I got SRW interrupt in I2C host mode? Why I2C_IBDR can't initiate correctly?
Please refer to i2c_imx_xfer funtion in the attached file from drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c of SDK 1.7 release.
Thanks Yiping for your quick reply.
I tried your attached code on LS1021A TWR board use I2C1 device: 0x69. In i2c_imx_write(), "write slave address" part is ok. but "write data" part, i2c_imx_acked() always failed since it never receive ACK.
But I test with Uboot with "i2c mw 0x69 0x10 0xcc 1", i2c controller works fine.
Do you have any idea why I can not get ACK?
Did you follow i2c_imx_start sequence to enable and configure I2C controller?
In addition, would you please enable CONFIG_I2C_DEBUG_BUS micro to get I2SR register status in the attached driver?
Thanks for your help. The I2C slave driver is hight priority for me. I attached part of my I2C slave driver code. Could you please take a look to check if my transmit/receive routine is correct?
my issue is after get IAAS interrupt, SCL (low)and SDA(low) can not be released by writing data into IBDR or dummy reading IBDR. So data transfer can not be initiated.
I got I2C slave and master driver work. I just realized LS1021a I2C1/2/3 interrupt ID is changed in LS102A REV D docs :-(.


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Daily Getaways 2019 Week 2: Avis, Choice Privileges, and Caesars Las Vegas
by Scott Mackenzie
Today begins week 2 of the annual Daily Getaways promotions run by the U.S. Travel Associations. Revisit last week's post on week 1 to learn more about Daily Getaways as well as the special 10th anniversary sweepstakes. Remember, one of the reasons I and other bloggers cover this program each year has offered a number of discounts on package deals and cheaper prices for hotel points and car rentals, in particular.
Deals go on sale each day at 1 PM Eastern Time (11 AM Pacific Time). There are a limited number of each package available, and they tend to sell out quickly. Typically you can only buy one of each package, though exceptions exist.
Monday – May 13th: Universal Studios Hollywood
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I've only been once to Universal Studios. It's fine, if you're into that sort of thing, but I don't really care much for the movie business, per se. Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm have better rides. I think the real value here is in the express access that lets you avoid avoid longer lines.
Tuesday – May 14th: Caesars Las Vegas
$299 for 2 nights at Harrah's Las Vegas with Buffet of Buffets passes and round-trip limo transportation (10 available)
$400 for 2 nights at Rio Hotel with a $100 dining credit and round-trip limo transportation (5 available)
$450 for 2 nights at Harrah's Atlantic City, dinner for two, in-room Champagne, and round-trip limo transportation (5 available)
$500 for 2 nights at Paris Las Vegas, $150 dining credit, $150 spa credit, and round-trip limo transportation (5 available)
$500 for 2 nights at Bally's, $150 dining credit, two show tickets, and round-trip limo transportation (5 available)
$1,400 for 3 nights at Caesars Palace, $200 dining credit, two show tickets, and round-trip limo transportation (10 available)
As I wrote last week, my trips to Las Vegas tend to be more spontaneous, and I feel that there are always deals available. Caesars has even better deals than MGM these days. But I think some of these offers are particularly attractive. Think about it: For $500 you can get a dining credit, spa credit, and airport transportation. That's worth at least $400. The hotel is practically free. If you know you'll be going to Vegas in the next year, give these deals some consideration.
Wednesday – May 15th: Choice Privileges
14,000 Choice Privileges points for $80 (0.57 cents per point; 1,150 available)
28,000 Choice Privileges points for $144 (0.50 cents per point; 1,571 available)
I don't place much value in Choice Privileges points for stays at their hotels. With miles and points I've long been able to stay at much nicer brands. However, their points can be transferred to a half-dozen partner programs. It might be worthwhile to buy Choice points solely as an inexpensive way of getting airline miles.
You can redeem 5,000 Choice Privileges points for 1,000 miles in these partner programs (check out item 7 under AIRLINE AND LOYALTY PROGRAM REWARDS REDEMPTION):
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You can also redeem 6,000 Choice Privileges points for 1,800 Southwest Rapid Rewards points; 20,000 points for 50 Air New Zealand dollars; 20,000 points for 3,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points; or 20,000 points for 3,000 Virgin Atlantic Velocity points.
For perspective, I value Alaska Airlines miles at about 2 cents each. If you were to buy 55,000 Choice points for $265, you could convert them to 11,000 Alaska miles, worth $220. That particular transfer doesn't make a lot of sense, but you might find one of the other transfer partners worthwhile.
Thursday – May 16th: Avis Car Rental
One-day rental (up to Premium, Group G) for $30 (500 available)
President's Club membership for $750 (20 available)
Unlike Alamo, which was offering 50% off last week, Avis is promising a one-day rental for just $30. You can buy up to seven of these deals for a week-long rental, but I expect the competition to be fierce with only 500 available. If you are a frequent renter, you might find it more advantageous to go after President's Club membership. Note that President's Club is already a complimentary benefit with some other programs, like Founder's Card.
Friday – May 17th: Loews Hotels
$275 for a two-night stay at a luxury Loews Hotel (25 available)
$325 for a two-night stay at a luxury Loews Resort (25 available)
$950 for a two-night stay in a suite in Santa Monica (3 available)
$1,000 for a two-night stay in a suite in New York (6 available)
$1,200 for a two-night stay in a suite in Miami (6 available)
Loews is a smaller hotel chain but known for its quality, similar to Kimpton (which was acquired by IHG). I have not personally stayed at a Loews property so I can't comment beyond that. However, some of these packages look like a good deal. I can imagine spending $275 for a single night, so getting two nights is like 50% off. Be sure to check out the Daily Getaways page for more information on which properties are included with each offer and how to book.
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I practically came out of the womb with a to-do list in my hand so when I had Will, my first, I attacked things like potty training and teaching him to dress himself like a kamikaze pilot. In my mind, these were tasks easily conquered. I fully expected that he would "get it" on the first attempt and we'd immediately move on to the next notch on the to-do list, a never-ending list leading us through childhood.
Imagine my dismay and frustration when things didn't go as planned! Surprisingly, my children are not tasks and they do not all approach life the same way I do. But more than anything, having a child with autism has helped change my perspective. I have learned to break even the tiniest of tasks into small steps and to patiently help my sons learn new things. The most important lesson, though, has been learning to celebrate the little victories--a zipper zipped, a bottom wiped, a successful first playdate, washed hands, a written name, an unprovoked I love you.
Each night this week, we've toasted a different child at dinner for a little victory.
After two years of trying, Will learned to ride his bike without training wheels!
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Android Music Store to take on Apple iTunes
By Laura Ascione
All gloves are off between Google and Apple, after the search giant unveiled a host of products to compete with the Cupertino company, PC World reports. Following Google TV and Flash on Android, Google will also take on Apple's iTunes through the acquisition of music streaming service Simplify Media, and a music store in the Android Market. Google's engineering Vice President Vic Gundotra announced at the Google I/O conference that it would begin offering a desktop app based on technology acquired from Simplify Media about two months ago. Simplify's software lets users stream music from their iTunes libraries from their home computers, to other mobile devices, through the internet. Google said it would use this software to allow Android users to stream their desktops at home, to their phones, via a dedicated service. Simplify Media's software runs on Windows and Mac computers, and works not only with iTunes (non-DRM songs), but also with WinAmp and Windows Media Player…
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Cloud computing ranks as the top risk concern for executives in risk, audit, finance and compliance, according to the latest survey by Gartner, Inc. While cloud computing presents organizations with novel opportunities, a number of new risks - including cybersecurity disclosure and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance - make cloud solutions susceptible to unexpected security threats.
In Gartner's latest quarterly Emerging Risks Report, 110 senior executives in risk, audit, finance and compliance at large global organizations identified cloud computing as the top concern for the second consecutive quarter. Additional information security risks, such as cybersecurity disclosure and GDPR compliance, ranked among the top five concerns of the executives surveyed.
The top two fast-moving, high-impact risks - those which have the ability to cripple an organization quickly - are also related to information security threats. Social engineering and GDPR compliance were cited as most likely to cause the greatest enterprise damage if not adequately addressed by risk management leaders, according to Gartner. However, only 18 percent of the cross-functional executives surveyed currently considered social engineering to be a significant enterprise risk.
"Executives are right to expand cloud services as part of their digital business initiatives, but they need to ensure their cloud security strategy keeps up with this growth," said Matthew Shinkman, practice leader at Gartner. "Leaders should start by clearly identifying their most at-risk areas, which remain obscure to many large organization leaders."
Results from Gartner's Emerging Risks Report, however, reveal that companies continue to struggle with security. Despite record spending on information security in the last two years, organizations have lost an estimated $400 billion to cyber theft and fraud worldwide. As cybersecurity events and data breaches increase, it is imperative that organizations elevate IT security to a board-level topic and an essential part of any solid digital business growth strategy.
"Executives should promote risk awareness throughout the organization," Mr. Shinkman stated. "A strong risk culture helps employees make the right decisions and mitigates poor outcomes."
More detailed analysis is available to Gartner clients in the full report "2Q 2018 Emerging Risks Report and Monitor."


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DLR tests confirm Otto Lilienthal as the first ancestor of all aviators
Simulation of Lilienthal's flight in the wind tunnel
Image 1/5, Image: DLR (CC-BY 3.0).
Various scenarios were simulated in the wind tunnel tests, in particular Lilienthal's fateful flight from Gollenberg on 9 August 1896. In the lower left corner of the image is the angle of alignment of the front of the glider with the wind. The CP scale on the right side describes the air resistance.
Handiwork, just as 125 years ago
The normal glider has been reconstructed after the original building plans with appropriate materials. In the glider workshop of the Otto Lilienthal Museum in Anklam, DLR and museum employees string the wooden framework with specially prepared fabric.
Flow test in the wind tunnel
The Lilienthal construction must be proven in flow tests inside the DNW wind tunnel in the Netherlands, Marknesse. In the lower left corner of the image is the angle of alignment of the front of the glider with the wind. The CP scale on the right side describes the air resistance.
Flow measurement in the wind tunnel
The measurement data of different wind angles are transmitted to a 3D model. Based on these data, the flight capability and stability of Lilienthal's glider was confirmed by DLR.
Lilienthal glider as a highlight at the ILA 2016
The replica of the Lilienthal glider hangs in a transparent dome at the ILA 2016. In the midst of modern aircraft, the normal glider demonstrates how the pioneering spirit and the Lilienthal polars continue to exist.
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German aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal flew thousands of times, travelling up to 250 metres at speeds reaching 50 kilometres per hour, made him (quite rightly) the first confirmed pilot in human history. His fatal accident was not caused by a flawed design, but was most likely a pilot error. This at least is the result of studies presented by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) after conducting scientific investigations on the full-scale replica of the Lilienthal normal glider.
The wind tunnel tests were intended to honour the life's work of Otto Lilienthal, who became the first human being to take to the skies in an aircraft 125 years ago. The aerodynamic quality of the 20-kilogram lightweight glider with a wingspan of 6.7 metres was put to the test in one of the world's largest and most modern wind tunnels, the DNW-LLF in Emmeloord, the Netherlands. At the DLR site in Göttingen, the tests focused on determining the manoeuvrability, while DLR Braunschweig created a computer simulation of the glider.
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Lilienthal's design was ahead of its time
The results amazed even the researchers. "It is astonishing to see the outstanding quality of the aircraft that Lilienthal built over a century ago, entirely without the modern equipment at our disposal today," said Rolf Henke, Member of the DLR Executive Board responsible for Aeronautics. "He was unable to use wind tunnels or computer simulations. But he knew what is important in aviation," Henke added. Lilienthal conducted systematic analyses of birds in flight and was the first person to recognise the benefits of a curved wing. To this day, aircraft are assessed based on criteria defined by Lilienthal, including drag and lift. "Lilienthal was the first aviation researcher, and we consider ourselves guardians of his legacy," said Henke. Lilienthal was also the first aircraft manufacturer: the model recreated by DLR, the so-called Normalsegelapparat – normal glider, was the first series aircraft ever built and at least nine were sold worldwide.
Andreas Dillmann, Head of the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology and in charge of the scientific investigation, is thrilled. "The results of our investigations could be straight out of a textbook. Everything we measured matches the historical data precisely: how far he flew, how fast."
For instance, the calculated glide ratio of 3.6 means that an aircraft starting from a certain elevation can glide 3.6 times as far. "That matches the historical documents mentioning that Lilienthal flew 250 metres from the 70-metre elevation up on Gollenberg," said Dillmann.
"From an aerodynamic perspective it is an absolutely flawless construction, inherently stable in all flight ranges," Dillmann added. Aeronautical engineers describe aircraft as inherently stable if they return to aerodynamic balance on their own – even after drifting off course due to wind or a pilot error. This is the only way to ensure safe flight. In this respect, Lilienthal's design was even better than the flying machine constructed by the Wright brothers: "The aircraft designed by the Wright brothers proved unstable in all flight speeds during wind tunnel tests conducted by NASA," said the DLR researcher.
"The flight characteristics of the Lilienthal glider are equivalent to those of the typical training glider used during the 20s and 30s – designs that flew decades after Lilienthal," Dillmann added.
Unfavourable wind conditions were fatal
The tests conducted by researchers also revealed the limits of the glider's capacities: it only flew safely under certain conditions. "The glider would have stood up in the air if its nose rose too far. Then it would have become uncontrollable." This phenomenon may have led to Lilienthal's fatal accident on 9 August 1896, on a flight from Gollenberg near Stölln. Reports of Lilienthal's crash suggest that the warm gust of a thermal pushed the glider's nose upward until it hung almost perpendicular to the ground, where it remained briefly before tipping over to one side. The aviation pioneer was restricted in his ability to control the glider by leg movements. "Lilienthal's glider was airworthy and safe during favourable wind conditions or when flying into headwind. But it simply was not sufficiently manoeuvrable to cope with other wind conditions like the thermals around the time of his crash. Lilienthal should not have flown on the day of the accident."
Almost without exception, subsequent pioneers of aviation recognised and used Lilienthal's achievements, points out Bernd Lukasch, Director of the Otto Lilienthal Museum, which built the replica of the glider on behalf of DLR. "Even in 1905, Ferdinand Ferber from France cited 1891 as the year in which aviation history began," said Lukasch. The Wright brothers, who completed the world's first motorised flight in 1903, described Lilienthal as "without a doubt our greatest predecessor".
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The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) plans to build a realistic replica of the world's first series-produced aircraft and study it scientifically. The project intends to honour the work of aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal who, 125 years ago, became the …
Clouds as a factor influencing the climate – EUREC4A field campaign aims to solve one of the great mysteries of climate science
The almost six-week-long EUREC4A (Elucidating the role of clouds-circulation coupling in climate) field campaign will begin on 20 January 2020. The aim is to test theories about the role of clouds and convection in climate change by conducting comprehensive measurements in the atmosphere and ocean.
The experimentation phase on board the Eu:CROPIS satellite developed by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) came to an end on 31 December 2019. The compact satellite has been in an orbit around Earth that passes over the north and south poles for over one year.
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Pascale Ehrenfreund takes office as President of the IAF
Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Executive Board, has taken office as President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) at the 70th congress. Professor Ehrenfreund is the first woman to hold this position since the IAF was founded in 1951.
Space – accessibility, diplomacy and cooperation
The 25th United Nations / Austria Symposium, entitled 'Space: A Tool for Accessibility, Diplomacy and Cooperation', was held in Graz, Austria from 2 to 4 September 2019.
Research into climate-neutral air transport
Against the backdrop of climate change, the aviation industry is increasingly becoming the focus of debate in wider society. Innovations geared towards more environment-friendly air transport are becoming more prevalent.
Light-dark shadows in the Martian highlands
Sand, dust and rocks of different colours cover extensive areas of the Terra Cimmeria highland region, one of the oldest landscapes on Mars. The variations in colour are due to differences in the mineralogy as well as the texture of the surface material and are typical of the ancient Mars highlands.
The DLR delegation during a visit to the JAXA Tsukuba Space Centre on 31 July 2019
From 29 July to 2 August 2019, Walther Pelzer, Member of the Executive Board responsible for the Space Administration at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), was in Tokyo to hold strategic talks on bilateral and European–Japanese cooperation in aerospace with the DLR's Japanese partners.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and DLR welcome European policy-makers to Brussels
Space weather research will be intensified and an early warning system for the protection of terrestrial infrastructures will be developed. Heat storage on a power plant scale is set to become the basis for a low-carbon energy system. Highly automated, unmanned aircraft systems – from flexible and efficient freight transporters to swarms of 'flying eyes' – support the logistics sector and assist disaster relief workers in crisis regions.
DLR strengthens Germany as a technology location with seven new institutes
Digitalisation, climate change and technological disruption are shaping the future. This is where interdisciplinary research at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) proves valuable. On 27 June 2019, the DLR Senate approved the founding of seven new institutes and facilities.
DLR and ONERA – joint research into AI for the aerospace sector
On 17 June 2019, during the 53rd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the French research organisation ONERA (Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales) met at the DLR stand to agree their collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
A rover for Phobos and Deimos
Mars has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos. These are the target of the Japanese Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, which also involves international partners. Scheduled for launch in 2024, it will enter Mars orbit in 2025 and return samples to Earth in 2029.
eROSITA – the hunt for Dark Energy begins
On 13 July 2019 the Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma (Spektr-RG / SRG) spacecraft will be launched from the Kazakh steppe, marking the start of an exciting journey. SRG will be carrying the German 'extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array' (eROSITA) X-ray telescope and its Russian ART-XC partner instrument.
DLR at the Paris Air Show 2019
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) will be showcasing its latest projects and research results from 17 to 23 June 2019 at this year's Paris Air Show. At the joint German stand in Hall 2C, DLR will be featuring its activities in digitalisation, climate change and maintaining mobility.
We are DLR!
What do Cologne, Washington DC, Tokyo and Antarctica have in common? They are all home to one of DLR's 40 institutes and facilities, which are spread across more than 20 locations and international offices worldwide. This short video takes you on a trip to DLR – showcasing the organisation's people, science and research topics.
Global Conference on Space in Emerging Countries
The first 'Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries' (GLEC 2019) took place in Marrakesh, Morocco from 24 to 26 April 2019. This latest gathering of the International Astronautical Federation's (IAF) global conference series was organised in cooperation with the Moroccan Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale (CRTS), and the support of the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES).
The DLR Center for Lightweight-Production-Technology celebrates 10 years of research
This year's Colloquium on Production Technology, held at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Augsburg, coincided with a special occasion. The DLR Center for Lightweight-Production-Technology (Zentrum für Leichtbauproduktionstechnologie; ZLP) celebrated its tenth anniversary on 15 May 2019.
EU Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska visits DLR
Elżbieta Bieńkowska, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, visited the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Oberpfaffenhofen on 5 March 2019.
New test stand for Ariane 6 upper stage at DLR Lampoldshausen
The future European launcher, Ariane 6, is scheduled to lift off for the first time in 2020. To ensure that all its payloads can be safely transported into orbit, the engines for the new launcher must first undergo extensive testing. An important step in the upper-stage testing of the new launcher was taken on 26 February 2019
DLR in 2019 – Research for the Energy Transition, environment-friendly aviation and a greater understanding of the Universe
On 14 February 2019, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) presented some of its planned research and management activities for 2019 at its annual press conference in Berlin. Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the DLR Executive Board addressed the challenges and goals for the coming year. She also presented research projects from the fields of digitalisation and security – the interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral areas in which DLR researchers are working.
High-tech support for humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid organisations are increasingly seeking technological support for their work in crisis and disaster situations. New technologies from fields such as satellite remote sensing, robotics and communications can assist aid workers in rescuing and caring for people as effectively as possible in emergency situations.
Consul General of India Sugandh Rajaram visits DLR
The Consul General of India for South Germany Sugandh Rajaram visited the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen on 17 January 2019. The delegation was welcomed by Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, and Hansjörg Dittus, DLR Executive Board Member for Space Research and Technology. Both parties were pleased at the opportunity to meet and share thoughts in a personal setting, as India and DLR have been cooperating closely for more than 40 years.
Farewell to 2018 - A successful DLR year comes to an end
Chasing emissions from alternative aircraft fuels with NASA. Successfully setting down a lander on the asteroid Ryugu and collecting data from the surface. Obtaining the first research findings for the autonomous and cooperative driving systems of tomorrow in the Next Generation Car project.
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Founded in 1931, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional association representing nearly 53,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and student registered nurse anesthetists nationwide. The AANA promulgates education and practice standards and guidelines, and affords consultation to both private and governmental entities regarding nurse anesthetists and their practice. The AANA Foundation supports the profession by awarding education and research grants to students, faculty and practicing CRNAs. Nearly 90 percent of the nation's nurse anesthetists are members of AANA. See also CRNA Fact Sheet, Education of Nurse Anesthetists in the U.S and Our History Timeline.
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COMODO Internet Security 2013 v 6.0.260739.2674 released!
What's New In COMODO Internet Security 2013?
Comodo would like to thank the BETA testers and Comodo forum moderators, whose invaluable efforts made this release possible.
Existing CIS 2012 users will be provided with the ability to upgrade to CIS 2013 automatically in a few weeks' time.
If, however, you are an existing user who is eager to start using CIS 2013 on your PC immediately, you can uninstall the previous version of the product, install CIS 2013 and enjoy. If you choose to do so, we do not recommend importing your old CIS 2012 configuration manually.
Please post your bug reports in following thread: https://forums.comodo.com/bug-reports-cis/cis-v-602607392674-bug-reports-t89186.0.html;msg643685#msg643685 Mod (mouse1) edit: in the CIS bug board.
Only 4 interface languages officially supported in COMODO Internet Security (English, Chinese, Turkish and Russian) are included in this release.
The rest of the languages will be made available through program updates as soon as these updates become available.
Congratulations to you, egemen and whole CIS team with this release.
Re: COMODO Internet Security v 6.0.260739.2674 2013 released!
Congratulations! Can't wait to test this!
edit 2012-12-20: Reported more Infos and finally my solution there.
Thank you Slava Garelin and all the Comodo team.
Re: COMODO Internet Security 2013 v 6.0.260739.2674 released!
Will you creat a bug report thread ?
Congratulations to COMODO devs, mods and CEO!
This is a great breakthrough!
It was much lighter then its predecessor CIS 5.10 even in beta phase.
Before, scan is very slow (v5).
So, I hope CIS 6 improves scanning speed.
I think another beta should have been released.
We will see if the bugs are ironed out.
We didn't have a chance to test translations!
Is there any way to know which of the bugs from latest beta have been fixed and which are not ?


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Belgen zijn georganiseerd – this means they're organized and do not like chaos. In practice this means they cannot handle change in routine. Even a little disruption in the normal schedule and Belgians find themselves lost.
A few months ago the road was being worked on at the train station and the busses were being re-routed to other temporary stops around the station. The poor Belgians were so put out. Even though the road was closed off with really big and obvious red and white barriers with flashing orange lights on top, the Belgians would still congregate at these bus stops. They stood there and eyeballed the busses as they rode past the barriers of the road closure, some shrugging in disbelief and others grumbling to whoever would listen. Not one of them would look about to see if there was a notice or some sort of alternative or instruction.
There was instruction, by the way, in the form of posters stuck up at the disused bus stops giving detailed instructions on where to find the temporary bus stops so you could catch the bus you needed and exactly how long this situation would continue.
The absolute disbelief that the routine of catching the bus has changed – the unacceptance of even the slightest chaos – to the point of ignoring massive barriers in the road and the expectance that the bus will magically hop over these barriers to pick them up.
The absolute organization of the bus company by placing notices up to inform it's clients where the new temporary bus stops are so that they won't be inconvenienced and the expected time period of the works – which were completed exactly, EXACTLY on time. No rubble left lying around, no sign that the road had been worked on except for a brand new road.
This love of organization impacts directly on becoming a Belgian too.
If you move to Belgium, be prepared. You will have to take mandatory courses. Even if you are a Belgian citizen and you've been out of the country for more than five years, you have to do these courses. The Belgian Government says so and if you don't do the courses you're in for a heavy fine.
I have found this hard, good, frustrating, pleasing and highly recommended. The first of these courses is the Inburgerings course. These lessons inform you about your rights as a citizen, where to go for help on various topics and organizations in Belgium and how to use certain social services, such as schooling, and how they operate.
The second of these courses is Nederland lessons. Why? Because you cannot function in Belgium at an appropriate level with at least a basic understanding of the language which glues the Belgian people together – Belgian Nederlands. This course is also paid for by the Belgian government. The only thing I did have to pay for in these courses was one text book – the Nederland language course text book and that was ridiculously inexpensive.
This one's easy. I like routine and can frown and shrug at busses with the best of them.
When my day goes wrong in the early morning, when I forget to put sugar in my coffee or brush my hair before I've done my teeth, the day's a write-off because that delicate routine I love and do every morning has been buggered up. Or at least that's how I feel. To me that small misstep is utter chaos.
The organization thing I'll have to work on. My sock & undie drawer is, well, not organized. The only organization in that drawer is that it contains mostly socks & underwear.
To be Belgian, I am going to have to organize that drawer – easy.
You will notice the underwear is to the left, divided into winter and summer wear and closest to the bathroom door as this is the first to be donned. The colourful socks are at the back as required by conclusion by the previous post because colourful items are to be worn sparingly. The socks in the foreground are ordered by shade, lightest to darkest. The items in the utility drawer are items used daily and placed in pockets of the final outfit.
…and keeping it organized – haha.
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Venezuela has been hit by its strongest earthquake in more than 100 years, knocking out power and toppling supermarket shelves. Damage from the 7.3-magnitude quake, which shook the nation's northeastern coast and parts of the Caribbean, was limited by the depth of tremors beneath the Earth's surface. The US Geological Survey measured the earthquake at a depth of 76 miles (123km), with an epicentre a few miles off the Cariaco peninsula.


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[Review] Huawei P50 Pro features, camera, and performance
Despite all the rumors that Huawei is dropping out of the top 5 rankings of global smartphone brands, its new releases still excite many in the tech space. This is thanks to its reputation for having excellent cameras, both in terms of hardware and software.
The focus is currently on the P50 series, with the P50 and P50 Pro expected to hit the market in Malaysia by January 12, 2022.
We managed to get our hands on a Cocoa Gold version of the P50 Pro, and boy, it's pretty. But look aside, how does it actually work?
Design that doesn't mess around
For starters, although my preference for matte finishes is skewed, I can appreciate a good looking phone. The back of the P50 Pro is made of aluminum-lithium glass, hence the reflection.
It looks like a thin gold bar
On the front, the 6.6-inch FHD + OLED display curves around the edges, but aside from a fuller screen image, the edges aren't as delicate as the screen's flat surface, so accidental touches weren't a big problem.
The camera body on the back of the P50 Pro is a bold new choice, and while I don't like it, some people might like the "two mini-dials" look.
These circles house a 50 MP main camera, a 40 MP monochrome sensor, a 13 MP ultra wide angle camera and a 64 MP telephoto zoom lens.
Despite the size, the case isn't as bulky as other brands
These specs aren't a huge upgrade from what's on the market for current flagship models or even the previous P40 Pro, but where Huawei has apparently stepped up its game is its camera software.
We are talking about his new computer-aided photography algorithm XD Optics, which is supposed to capture and store more image information for sharp and balanced images.
The world through the lenses of the P50 Pro
Well, I'm not a photography professional. I don't consider myself picky about settings, I prefer to just point and shoot. Most of the time, I like to let AI do the work unless it's a little too busy, then I'll come to tone it down.
Taken in portrait mode
Some bugs are hanging on my plants, taken in portrait mode
(Every time a picture is beautiful, I wonder how much of it is the software compared to the actual hardware. I still can't seem to get the controversy over the P30 Pro's "moon mode" out of my head.)
For me, the P50 Pro was able to get things just right, and using its preset photo features was already easy on the eyes.
The main camera does a pretty good job on its own, it was taken with 3.5x zoom
Normal mode in 1x zoom
The main camera captured good detail while automatically balancing colors and exposure, and the aperture mode gave every shot a pretty bokeh look.
Taken in aperture mode which gives a nice blurry background for depth
This is where I feel like the P50 Pro's cameras shine for great point-and-shoot photos
On the other hand, its extreme zoom capabilities (up to 200x) weren't all that amazing as I always find the compromise on details not worthwhile. But in a pinch they would be enough.
For those who prefer to have more control with every shot, the "Pro" portion of the P50 Pro comes into play.
Here you can tinker with ISO, shutter speed, focus, white balance and even switch between a raw image format, high-res (JPG-L) or standard (JPG).
Recorded in Pro mode with no adjustments
Pro mode with a bit of tinkering and some zoom
Recorded in Pro mode but I prefer the earlier Aperture version (maybe it's just my lack of skill)
All of this is beyond my ability, so I liked that Huawei was even in the background willing to suggest better settings if I had my ISO or exposure set too high / low.
However, a clear judgment about the P50 Pro's cameras is best left to the professionals themselves, and DXOMARK gave the P50 Pro the number one camera rating with an overall score of 144. It beat the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra by one point.
With great force comes great … heat?
So we've found that the P50 Pro's cameras are pretty darn good. But while I was taking pictures with it, I felt the camera body heat up pretty quickly.
It was almost uncomfortable to hold the phone, but the software didn't hang in spite of the heat. A case should alleviate that discomfort if you're planning on taking the phone with you on a day trip for photos.
Even playing Genshin Impact on medium settings didn't really accelerate that fast, which is why the cameras surprised me as the shutter release.
My gameplay was pretty fluid with just a little bit of stutter and lag every now and then, but other than the gameplay, using other apps and scrolling on the phone was a pleasure.
Trying out Genshin Impact (F2P BTW) on every phone I review is now a ritual
The P50 Pro has a fixed and adaptive refresh rate of 120 Hz, and the screen's response to my touch made typing and swiping a breeze.
If only there was one
Unfortunately, the lack of Google Mobile Services (GMS) here is a deal breaker for me. This, along with the ban that has restricted the brand's access to components, is one of the main reasons Huawei's market share has fallen.
As much as I like the looks, feel, and capabilities of the phone, and so much of my work and lifestyle has been centered around GMS, I found the idea of using the P50 Pro long-term unsustainable.
Slim and slim with a weight of almost 200 g
I don't like excellent mobile photography enough to forego broad access to various apps and services from GMS.
There were just too many tires for me to jump through to make the phone useful in my daily life. Professionally, I rely on Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, etc., in my free time you can find me on YouTube or playing games on the Play Store.
To install Genshin Impact I had to use APKPure, and I also found a Google Drive app, but it wouldn't open after installing it.
My only option was to access Google services through the browser, but that means navigating a desktop version of the website on a mobile screen. Yeah, that's just not for me.
If GMS isn't a problem for you or you know better workarounds, then the P50 Pro is a great smartphone.
Maybe you just prep your bags a bit as the supposed price is around the RM5K mark.
Overall, as expected, great camera hardware and software Zoom shots lead to a loss of detail
Striking new design that sets it apart from other smartphones Glossy back means dirty looking fingerprints everywhere
Super fast loading is available 4,360mAh battery means shorter daily usage
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Year: 2013 - 2018
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Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Adventure features a number of DC characters, around three dozen of which are gay, lesbian, or bisexual according to the comic canon.
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Predictions on Virginia Football's 2017 season are coming in low
It's not even March yet, but outlets are already thinking football.
By Matt Trogdon@Matt_Trogdon Feb 26, 2017, 7:00am EST
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The national media has weighed in. If they're right, Bronco Mendenhall will face another uphill battle in 2017. Outlets like SB Nation and ESPN have started previewing the 2017 football season, and their outlook on Virginia isn't pretty. Here's what's been written lately.
SB Nation's Bill Connelly released his preliminary projected S&P+ rankings in early February. His rankings take into account past recruiting rankings, returning production, and recent history. Connelly ranks Virginia 70th nationally and last in the ACC Coastal. Only two of Virginia's 2017 FBS opponents rank lower: Boston College (76th) and UConn (125th).
ESPN also recently released its projected rankings for the 2017 season. It ranks Virginia 73rd in its Football Power Index (FPI). The FPI is similar to Connelly's rankings, but also includes head coaching tenure as a component. UConn (120th) is the only 2017 FBS opponent with a lower ranking than UVA. BC comes in at 72nd.
Sticking with ESPN, ACC blogger David Hale previewed Virginia's schedule this week and painted a gloomy picture. "The schedule doesn't leave much margin for error if the Cavaliers want to make a bowl game," Hale wrote. Almost as bad, he labeled William and Mary as the "trap" game on Virginia's schedule. Hale listed W&M, Indiana, UConn, Duke, and BC as five potential wins, but ultimately predicted the Wahoos will finish 4-8.
It's still early in the year, and Virginia fans will be seeing many more predictions between now and September. For now, though, the Hoos look to have their work cut out for them if they're to raise expectations, both among the media and the fan base. Stay tuned to Streaking The Lawn for more Virginia football offseason coverage.


Longleaf Pines Horse Trials was such a blast. I'm very late posting about it, but . . . (insert lame excuse here). It was just my 2nd Prelim and it made me feel like Xena, Warrior Princess. Coby was, as usual, a XC machine. He is such a confidence builder. He gets so excited for the course that I almost can't get him in the start box for all of his frat-boy antics. The entire show went really well. We understand each other so much better now and we went around like champs. Just a couple seconds behind time to add 2.4 points to our dressage.
It's been nearly 4 weeks since the crash. I was wondering why I was still having so much pain in my foot so I asked one of the podiatrists to take a peek at it under the mini c-arm machine at work. It turns out it is broken in 4 places instead of the originally thought 2. My 2nd, 3rd, and possibly 4th metatarsal heads are cracked like little dominos in a line. It doesn't really change anything, but it sure explains the pain. I was so looking forward to our run at Full Gallop a couple of weeks ago, now I have my sights set on the end of August for a trip to Aiken.
Life is full of surprises: the good ones, the bad ones, the ones that make you scratch your head and go "huh?" I have to admit I'm losing my sense of humor over this whole thing. That woman left the scene not knowing if I was dead or alive. That saddens me. In a time when movies about torture and glorified violence pass as entertainment, when parents are afraid to let their kids play at the park, when global warming is old news next to global bombing, and when "smart" cars would lose a fair fight to a tricycle, I cling to the one thing that should endure all: human kindness. Caring enough to help an old lady load her groceries, letting someone else take the last space in the elevator, giving an honest smile to someone that just needs to know they're not alone.
It's a dog eat dog world out there. Sometimes I feel like I'm wearing a Milk-Bone bra.
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20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion
Josie Garthwaite Jan 14, 2010 - 12:01 AM CST
Science & Energy
When we first put out our list of 13 startups working on lithium-ion batteries for vehicles, the market was waiting for billions of stimulus dollars for advanced batteries to be doled out, and hoping to gear up for its biggest ever plug-in vehicle push in 2010. That was a half a year ago, and subsequent DOE funds and major supply deals have made winners and losers out of contenders.
One of the startups on our original list — A123Systems (s AONE) — went on to have the biggest public offering of 2009 (now that it's publicly traded, we're still tracking 'em but cut the company from our startup watch list). At the other end of the spectrum, a once promising company called Imara called it quits after being unable to raise new financing. So uh, they won't be hitting the road any time soon.
Here's our updated list, now with 20 battery startups (working on battery cells, materials, management systems and other tech) you should know about:
ActaCell: Having raised $5.8 million in a Series A round led by DFJ Mercury and joined by Google.org (s goog) in 2008, ActaCell has been working toward a 2010 commercial launch. ActaCell's devices, which it expects to have a longer cycle life at lower costs than the competition, are based on technology developed at the University of Texas at Austin.
The company joined the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, a group of 50 U.S. companies that plans to invest more than $600 million in a battery R&D center in Kentucky, if DOE funds come through. In the meantime, the Texas Emerging Technology Fund has awarded the startup up to $1 million in funding that commits ActaCell to locating in Texas a "substantial percentage" of the work covered by the award.
Amprius: Amprius, founded in May 2008 in Menlo Park, Calif., is working on materials for advanced batteries. Backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners and Trident Capital, Amprius also snagged funding under the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Technology Innovation Program (TIP) last month.
The TIP funds, which require Amprius to come up with a matching amount for the project from private sources, will support development of a continuous manufacturing process for a silicon-based anode material for lithium-ion batteries (Amprius currently cranks out small batches of silicon nanowires — if successful, the TIP project will enable production of these nanowires "by the mile"). The idea is to build a battery with higher energy density using nanostructured silicon instead of graphite for the anode material.
Atieva: Founded in 2007 by former Tesla Motors VP Bernard Tse and Astoria Networks founder Sam Weng, Atieva is working on software for monitoring individual battery cells, mechanical packaging and controls for vehicle battery packs. Using commodity cells, Atieva aims to produce customized packs primarily for smaller, independent car companies. The startup secured just over $7 million in financing last month, and its backers no include Beijing's China Environment Fund III and Venrock Associates.
Boston-Power: Founded in 2005, Boston-Power supplies upgrade batteries for Hewlett-Packard (s HP) laptops. But nearly a year ago CEO Christina Lampe-Onnerud told us the company was working on a battery for plug-in vehicles. In May, the startup unveiled a battery for plug-in vehicles and said it was in discussions with range of potential transportation customers.
Near the end of 2009, Boston-Power joined a new coalition of companies funded by the Swedish government to develop electric vehicles — the first real evidence the startup had made headway with an automotive customer. But whether and how that project will go forward remains uncertain (the company has declined to answer our questions on this topic), since the automaker involved in the group is Saab, the loss-making Swedish division of General Motors that's on the verge of a wind-down.
CFX Battery: Co-founded in 2007 by Rachid Yazami, research director of France's National Center for Scientific Research, Caltech professor Robert H. Grubbs and French chemist Andrew Hamwi, CFX Battery is working with technology developed at Caltech to produce prismatic (flat), cylindrical, thin-film and coin lithium-ion cells.
The Azusa, Calif.-based startup raised $15 million in its first round of financing, with investors including CMEA Ventures, Harris & Harris Group and U.S. Venture Partners. In August 2009 the company secured $5 million of a planned $27 million Series B round, according to an SEC filing (CFX has not announced additional equity financing since then). Over the next three years the startup plans to focus initially on lithium batteries, and later expand into components and materials for the devices, CFX chief executive Joseph Fisher told Think Equity.
Electrovaya: Mississauga, Ontario-based Electrovaya makes battery systems (cells, modules and interfaces) for hybrid and electric vehicles — including some of its own, such as the low-speed electric Maya 300 that rolled last year in a small ExxonMobil-backed (s xom) car-sharing program. Working with nanostructured lithium-ion polymer technology, Electrovaya snagged three deals with Chinese manufacturers in late 2008.
The firm also has agreements with India's Tata Motors and Norway's Miljø Innovasjon for highway-speed electric cars, and it announced plans to form a joint venture with India's Hero Electric last month to build lithium-ion batteries for the Indian market as well as exports. The company was founded in 1996 and began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange four years later.
Enax: Founded more than a decade ago as a battery consulting service in Tokyo, Enax is now working on "lithium-ion cells especially for future hybrid and electric drives in automobiles" with battery giant Continental, which bought a 16 percent stake in the company in 2008, among other partners.
Enax claims the new batteries will be safer and have a longer service life than today's offerings, as AutoblogGreen reports. The company, which aims to provide batteries for "electric vehicles, submarines, fuel cell system, etc.," also supplies electrodes to other companies.
Envia Systems: Based in Hayward, Calif., early-stage Envia Systems raised a $3.2 million first round of financing late last year from Bay Partners and Redpoint Ventures to help with development of low-cost cathode materials for vehicle batteries. The startup entered an elite group last fall: the 1 percent of applicants awarded a first-round grant under the Department of Energy's high-risk energy tech fund, ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy).
With its $4 million award, Envia co-founder Michael Sinkula has told us the company will expand its focus to include anode (or negative electrode) technology. Working in collaboration with the Argonne National Laboratory on the DOE-backed research, Envia aims to develop a prototype of a non-graphite anode for vehicle batteries.
ETV Motors: Founded in 2008, Herzliya, Israel-based ETV Motors is working on propulsion technology for extended-range electric vehicles, encompassing advanced batteries and a microturbine for power generation. The startup raised a "milestone-driven" $12 million investment from 21 Ventures and David Gelbaum's Quercus Trust in the second half of 2008, and it says its main research focus right now is demonstrating that it can overcome oxidation and other challenges associated with high-voltage spinel cathodes.
Farasis Energy: Farasis Energy is betting that a combination of low manufacturing costs in China and advanced tech expertise in the U.S. will lead to lithium-ion cells that can compete on a global mass market. CEO Yu Wang told us in an interview at IBM's Almaden Institute in San Jose, Calif. last summer that the Hayward, Calif.-based startup was close to having a factory ready in China for pilot-scale production of its lithium-ion cells.
Founded in 2003 by Wang and Keith Kepler, President and CTO (both directed research at now-defunct battery maker Polystor), Farasis has raised venture capital from Chinese investors and at least $750,000 under the DOE's small business innovation research program.
Flux Power: Based in Vista, Calif. and headed up by Chris Anthony (co-founder of three-wheeled electric vehicle developer Aptera), Flux Power plans to market modular systems for a range of energy storage applications, including electric vehicles and backup power supplies. It's starting with a charger and a lithium ion battery module, unveiled in November. The company has explained to us that it hopes to compete on cost, using lithium cells from a variety of manufacturers and packaging them into a battery with the Flux management system that can then be tweaked for different applications.
K2 Energy Solutions: Quietly working on rechargeable battery systems since 2006, K2 Energy made the ambitious projection back in 2008 that it would see revenue grow to $30 million in 2010, up from just $2 million that year. We're not sure if the company is on track to reach that target this year, but recently signed on a large partner — Universal Power Group, or UPG, that could help it grow. UPG plans to market, distribute and sell the startup's full line of lithium iron phosphate products.
Leyden Energy: Based in Fremont, Calif., Leyden Energy (formerly known as Mobius Power) aims to produce lithium-ion batteries with high energy density for mobile phones, notebook computers, backup power for the grid, and hybrid vehicles. Founded in 2007 with a reported $4.5 million investment from Walden International, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sigma Partners (and a patent for uniform cell heat distribution acquired from chemical giant Dupont), the company is working on a battery that it says can handle high temperatures without degrading.
Nexeon Limited: Spun out of London's Imperial College in 2006, Nexeon is working on silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries. The startup raised 10 million pounds (about $14.2 million) early last year and 4.25 million pounds (about $6.9 million) in July 2007.
Sakti3: Sakti3's technology stems from research led by CEO Ann Marie Sastry, who heads up University of Michigan's energy systems engineering program. The Khosla Ventures-backed startup has won significant support from the state of Michigan and partnered with General Motors (s GM), a vote of confidence in the startup's cell tech. In a separate deal, Sastry is helping to retrain 50 GM engineers at the University of Michigan.
To reach commercial-scale manufacturing within three years, Sakti3 requested $15 million from the Department of Energy's battery grant program, but those funds have not come through so far. In November Sastry told CNN she expects Sakti3 to commercialize its technology by late 2010.
Seeo: Seeo has developed a nano-structured solid-state battery based on a solid polymer electrolyte that founders worked on at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs and began licensing from the lab in 2007. Founder and technology director Mohit Singh says the batteries can deliver 300 watt-hours per kilogram (compared with less than 200 watt-hours per kilogram for a traditional lithium-ion battery) and can operate at a much higher temperature than the competition. The company has raised more than $10.6 million, with investors including Khosla Ventures.
Planar Energy Devices: Planar has told us it plans to pursue opportunities in micro, mid-sized and large batteries — starting with military applications and smart cards. The company's thin-film batteries, designed with a "laminated safety separator" that Planar says protects cells from thermal and overcharge abuse, are supposed to charge in seconds, have a high energy density, last 400-500 life cycles and be safer than traditional lithium-ion batteries.
Founded in 2007 as a spin-out from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Planar is working on solid-state, high-capacity batteries. Backed by Battele Ventures and Innovation Valley Partners, the startup requested $56 million in DOE stimulus funds last year to support a Gainseville, Fl. manufacturing facility. But Planar has not been among the stimulus winners.
Porous Power Technologies: Colorado-based Porous Power is working on a coating for lithium-ion battery cells that can be used instead of a film insert "to keep various elements in contact with each other but apart," Greentech Media explains. According to the company's web site, the high porosity of its so-called Symmetrix separators "reduces resistance within the battery, allowing for faster cell charge and discharge." The startup has raised $3.5 million and GTM reports that it hopes to raise another $2 million.
Prieto Battery: The brainchild of Amy Prieto (pictured) an assistant chemistry professor at Colorado State, Prieto is the first startup launched out of the business arm of the university's Cenergy program for commercializing clean energy research. Prieto Battery aims to produce lower cost, higher power density lithium ion batteries using a nanowire-based anode, with prototype No. 1 targeted for early 2010.
Quallion: Although Quallion has been around since 1998, making lithium-ion cells and batteries at high volume for medical and military applications, and in custom designs for aerospace and other applications, the company is a relative newcomer to the plug-in vehicle battery market. It requested $220 million in stimulus funds from the DOE to build a factory in Palmdale, Calif., with capacity to produce 20,000 lithium-ion batteries a year for hybrid cars and trucks by 2012.
Those funds did not come through, but Quallion told Green Car Congress last month that it's still building the factory, remains on track to develop lithium-ion tech to reduce idling emissions from heavy duty trucks, and is supplying battery "packs for small electric vehicles for evaluation" by companies in the U.S., EU and Japan.
Related GigaOM Pro reports (sub. req'd): "How to Break Into the Energy Storage Market" and "How EV Battery Startups Can Cross the Valley of Death"
15 Responses to "20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion"
Robert E McFeeley November 22, 2010
What about Lithium Technology Corporation it is a small battery company that has a lot of big OEM looking at it.
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instead of depending on foreign oil, they will depend on foreign salt (lithium). many startups but who will survive? it's too costly to do r&d and manufacturing here in the US. china is already ahead of everyone and will produce cheaper batteries. nothing but hype and pr. nothing will be promising especially that company trying to make hi temp cell.
Ash Gupta January 15, 2010
Josie, Have you got a handle on IBM's plans for a lithium air batery with a range of 500 miles? http://tinyurl.com/ydm9nms
some way off but equivalent to tank of gas and allows BEVs to challenge PHEVs. Best wishes for 2010 from Bonnie Scotland! Ash
VentureDen January 14, 2010
Great to see Green Tech pushing ahead
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