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Edison: The Nickel Iron battery invented 120 years ago

26 February, 202426 February, 2024 by Traveling Cook

Nickel Iron battery invented 120 years ago BBC Original Note: By Allison Hirschlag23rd – February 2021 At the turn of the 20th Century, Thomas Edison invented a battery with the unusual quirk of producing hydrogen. Now, 120 years later, the battery is coming into its own. Traveling down a gravelly road in West Orange, New Jersey, an electric car sped by pedestrians, some clearly surprised by the vehicle’s roomy interior. It travelled at twice the speed of the more conventional …

The Great Synagogue of Budapest

26 February, 202426 February, 2024 by Traveling Cook

The Great Synagogue of Budapest – Hungary The Great Synagogue of Budapest It is one of the most important buildings in Budapest on Dohany Street. Located in Pest, in the eastern part of the Danube, the synagogue was built between 1854 and 1859. Its architect, Ludwig Förstery, was inspired in part by the Alhambra in Granada to design this beautiful temple, which has a capacity of 2,964 seats (1,492 for men and 1,472 for women). Thus being the second …

TSA 10 Travel Tips for Smooth Screening

26 February, 202426 February, 2024 by Traveling Cook

TSA offers 10 Travel Tips for Smooth Screening Passengers Continue to Bring Literally Tons of Prohibited Items to Checkpoints The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continues to be ready for the increase in travel volume close to or exceeding pre-pandemic levels at airports across the country. And those passengers are bringing literally tons of prohibited items to the checkpoints. “We are ensuring the security of travelers with a robust workforce and new technologies within the checkpoint that enhance security, reduce …

A Picasso in New York

26 February, 202426 February, 2024 by Traveling Cook

A Picasso in New York A large, vibrantly colored portrait by Pablo Picasso of his lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter fetched $ 103.4 million at a Christie’s auction held in New York on Thursday. The bidding for Femme assise près d une fenêtre (Woman sitting by a window) started at $ 45 million and soon after surpassed $ 55 million, the approximate value that the auction house experts had given it, to end in a price $ 90 million hammer, …

Very Easy Chocolate Cake

26 February, 202426 February, 2024 by Traveling Cook

Easy Chocolate Cake Master the chocolate cake with an airy, light sponge and rich buttercream filling. It’s simple enough for an afternoon tea but special enough for a party too Easy Chocolate Cake Ingredients For the cake 200g golden caster sugar 200g unsalted butter, softened plus extra for the tins 4 large eggs 200g self-raising flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp vanilla extract 2 tbsp milk For the buttercream 100g milk chocolate, chopped 200g butter, softened 400g icing sugar 5 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp milk For the chocolate shards (optional) 50g dark …