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Portugal Is Riding a Boom in Bicycles
To meet a jump in demand, the country’s bike-making industry is building new factories, hiring workers and dealing with parts shortages.
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No country in the European Union makes more bicycles than Portugal. RTE’s factory churns out about 5,500 bikes a day, but it could produce more if parts arrived quicker.CreditCredit.Rodrigo Cardoso for The New York Times
June 2, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
VOUZELA, Portugal Inside a factory set among eucalyptus trees in the Portuguese countryside, workers carefully cut thin strips of sticky carbon fiber and press them into molds. It is slow and painstaking labor.
Abstract
Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are promising scalable energy storage system; however, one of the challenges for its potential application is the huge volume variations during cycling due to the insertion/extraction of large size potassium ions. Here, we fabricated the S-doped carbon-coated rod-like FeS /C@C, which not only effectively alleviate the volume variations upon cycling but also can improve electrical conductivity and maintain the structural integrity. As an anode material for PIBs, the rod-like FeS /C@C electrodes delivered excellent rate performance (175 mA h g at 0.5 A g ) and stable cycle performance (262 mA h g after 100 cycles at 0.1 A g ). The superior excellent performance is associated with the unique structure of FeS /C@C. The as-synthesized FeS /C@C is demonstrated to be a potential anode for PIBs. 2 2 2 2 −1 −1 −1 −1
Quick Take
In recent years, the watch industry has embraced color more than ever before – from dials that run the gamut of Pantone colors to bezels set with a full rainbow of gems. At Watches & Wonders 2021, Zenith offers its take on the trend with a twist.
In the latest iteration of the Defy – which, as you might recall, really has no dial at all – the brand has given its modern El Primero 21 chronograph movement a colorful PVD treatment coupled with a matching gem-set bezel and rubber strap in five bold hues, offering an entirely new approach to vivid, kinetic vibrance. Each tone – green, orange, blue, purple, and black – is available in a limited edition run of just 10 watches, forming the new Defy Spectrum collection.
Picking the perfect rod and reel
The biggest thing that can impact your rod and reel combination is balance. Yeah, the features of the rod and reel have to work together, but if there is no balance, it’s all going to feel very off. Spinning reels have to be big enough to handle the amount of line needed for the job, so a longer, heavier action rod needs a bigger reel because you’ll be spooling up heavier line. The same goes for baitcasting rod and reel combos.
For bigger fish species, the round, level wind casting reels really do work best. It creates a direct line for the fight between you and the fish.