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SES to Host Battery World 2023 and Announce World’s First Automotive B-sample JDA for Li-Metal

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Monday, November 13, 2023

SES AI Corporation (NYSE: SES) ("SES AI" or "SES"), headquartered in Boston, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance lithium-metal (Li-Metal) rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications, today announced that it will host its 3rd annual Battery World on December 12, 2023.

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  • SES AI Corporation (NYSE: SES) ("SES AI" or "SES"), headquartered in Boston, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance lithium-metal (Li-Metal) rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications, today announced that it will host its 3rd annual Battery World on December 12, 2023.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231113176893/en/
    During Battery World 2023, SES AI anticipates announcing several exciting new developments, including:
    In addition to the aforementioned topics, SES AI expects to detail many other exciting initiatives.
  • “Battery World 2023 will be our most exciting event since our inaugural Battery World in 2021 when we first demonstrated our large capacity Li-Metal automotive cells that had energy density of ~400 Wh/Kg .
  • At that time, we became the world’s first Li-Metal cell manufacturer to enter into an automotive A-sample JDA.

British Swim School Announces New Metro Chicago Locations

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

JOILET, Ill., March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- British Swim School, the nation's leading "learn to swim" franchise company, continues its rapid expansion across North America with the opening of its newest franchise, British Swim School of Southwest Chicagoland. Two new locations at the LaQuinta Hotel in Shorewood and the Chicago Sports & Fitness Club in Joliet will be available to take lessons at.

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  • JOILET, Ill., March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- British Swim School , the nation's leading "learn to swim" franchise company, continues its rapid expansion across North America with the opening of its newest franchise, British Swim School of Southwest Chicagoland.
  • The newly opened locations provide even more options for Chicago residents to learn the survival-first swim lessons British Swim School has been known for, joining a roster of 29 existing Chicago locations, New owners Julia and David Newton were eager to begin a new opportunity in their professional lives.
  • "We are thrilled to be able to bring British Swim School of Southwest Chicagoland to this area as swim safety is a vital skill for people of all ages to learn."
  • When looking at different franchise possibilities, Julia and David focused on British Swim School after their son took lessons at a neighboring Chicago location.

Students challenged to pull 100-ton Volvo hauler using only LEGO bricks

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

In an audacious engineering challenge set by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) in collaboration with LEGO Technic, young people from around the world united to take on this fiendishly difficult task.

Key Points: 
  • In an audacious engineering challenge set by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) in collaboration with LEGO Technic, young people from around the world united to take on this fiendishly difficult task.
  • Devised by engineering experts from both Volvo CE and LEGO Technic, the MOVE IT challenge was proposed to a dedicated team of young robotics students to move the world's biggest articulated hauler, the Volvo A60H a 43 ton hauler loaded with an extra 45 tons of rocks across a distance of 50 meters, using only LEGO Technic elements.
  • In a bid to showcase the incredible potential of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) brainpower, it was not an easy task.
  • Frida Jnsson, Engineer at Volvo CE, who has been involved in the scheme from the very start, says: "The students showed incredible resilience and tenacity.

Students challenged to pull 100-ton Volvo hauler using only LEGO bricks

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

In an audacious engineering challenge set by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) in collaboration with LEGO Technic, young people from around the world united to take on this fiendishly difficult task.

Key Points: 
  • In an audacious engineering challenge set by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) in collaboration with LEGO Technic, young people from around the world united to take on this fiendishly difficult task.
  • Devised by engineering experts from both Volvo CE and LEGO Technic, the MOVE IT challenge was proposed to a dedicated team of young robotics students to move the world's biggest articulated hauler, the Volvo A60H a 43 ton hauler loaded with an extra 45 tons of rocks across a distance of 50 meters, using only LEGO Technic elements.
  • In a bid to showcase the incredible potential of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) brainpower, it was not an easy task.
  • Frida Jnsson, Engineer at Volvo CE, who has been involved in the scheme from the very start, says: "The students showed incredible resilience and tenacity.