8 | EXPRESS | 08.04.2014 | MONDAY
nation+world TECHNOLOGY
TOLEDO, OHIO
Stanford team says it’s making a better battery
Toledo goes without tap water for a second day
Gay-rights activists are distressed over the results of the first large-scale federal survey measuring sexual orientation in the United States, in which it reported in July that less than 3 percent of the population identifies as gay, lesbian or bisexual. They contend it is an undercount and are particularly upset because they worked for years to get sexual orientation added to the National Health Interview Survey, the government’s premier measure of Americans’ health statuses and behaviors. The activists worry that the results will reduce the urgency of their causes and give fodder to their political foes. (THE WASHINGTON POST)
A group of Stanford researchers including former Energy Secretary Steven Chu says it’s building a new and improved pure lithium battery using nanotechnology that could triple cellphone battery life and give electric cars a driving range of 300 miles on a single charge, according to USA Today. Yi Cui, a professor at Stanford working on the project, said it will take three to five years to bring the new battery to the market, according to the newspaper. In a university statement, Chu, a former Nobel Prize winner, said the new battery could lead to “an electric vehicle with a 300-mile range that cost $25,000.” (EXPRESS)
Long lines formed at water distribution centers over the weekend and store shelves were quickly emptied of bottled water after Toledo, Ohio, told residents not to drink from its water supply that was fouled by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie. On Sunday, Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins instructed the 400,000 people in the region to avoid drinking tap water for a second day, as more tests were needed to ensure water was safe to consume. The National Guard had produced 33,000 gallons of drinkable water by Sunday morning, and an additional 15,000 gallons had been delivered in collapsible containers. (AP)
HARAZ N. GHANBARI (AP)
HEALTH
Gay-rights groups allege undercount in U.S. survey
A Toledo, Ohio, resident carries a bag of water to a car Sunday in the second day of the tap-water ban.
Vat of eggnog flavoring exploded Saturday at New Jersey plant, injuring 2
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