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Self Storage Policies

Self storage or the mini storage or mini warehouse is a storage space that is used to stash away either household goods or some excess inventory from small businesses. The space can be categorized as per the size of the goods that have to go into it. This means that a self storage space can be the size of a small locker or a whole closet or even as the name suggested above, a mini warehouse which can be actually a small room at the back of a shop etc.

Usually self storage spaces are rented out by families and other stores to pocket an extra wad of cash as a side income. This has proven to be a very lucrative option for people looking for extra side money apart from their regular incomes. Studies show that people al over the world spend a fortune on an average during their lifetime on renting storage spaces.

There are some general aspects of self storage listed below which educate us on the policies and the working of such storage space operations.

1)The goods that have been stored in the storage locker or warehouse or room have to be secured by the lock and key of the tenant.
2)Unlike a professional warehouse policy, the self storage facility does not give the operator of the storage space to have casual access to the commodities stored in the space.
3)The facilitator does not have the right to take possession of the goods stored inside nor can he rent them out to somebody else on a sub let basis.
4)This policy remains till the tenant stops the payment of the rent and there is a lien imposed on the tenant.
5)The facilitators are in charge of the security of the goods. They have to provide measures for the prevention of theft, burglary or infestation of mice, raccoons, termites, ants etc. also, the operator must ensure that the space is properly cleaned and is ready to withstand natural disasters to the best of their ability.
6)The tenant must insure his goods in any case to avoid problems later. The copy of the insurance papers must be provided to the facility operator.
7)Keeping all this in mind, the tenant must be aware of the fact and he must sign it on the contract drawn up between him and the facility operator that he is storing goods in this space at his own risk.

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Technology Insight Report: Carbon Nanotubes in Energy Storage Devices

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Carbon Nanotubes with their extraordinary properties in terms of strength, thermal and electrical properties are poised to have a big impact on the future of material sciences, electronics and nanotechnology. Owing to their specialized structures and minute diameter, they can be utilized in the creation of ultra-thin energy storage devices which in today’s world where electronics is getting smaller could redefine the electronics market and replace capacitors and batteries they way we see them now. Research and development around carbon nanotubes is moving ahead yielding new forms, new applications and new material based on this unique structure and we take a look into this breakthrough in science and the innovation that surrounds it as it promises to be a large part or small devices of the future.

Introduction to Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs; also known as buckytubes) are allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nano structure. Nanotubes have been constructed with length-to-diameter ratio of up to 132,000,000:1, which is significantly larger than any other material. These cylindrical carbon molecules have novel properties that make them potentially useful in many applications in nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields of materials science, as well as potential uses in architectural fields. They exhibit extraordinary strength and unique electrical properties, and are efficient thermal conductors.

Nanotubes are members of the fullerene structural family, which also includes the spherical buckyballs. The ends of a nanotube might be capped with a hemisphere of the buckyball structure. Their name is derived from their size, since the diameter of a nanotube is on the order of a few nanometers (approximately 1/50,000th of the width of a human hair), while they can be up to 18 centimeters in length (as of 2010). Nanotubes are categorized as single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) and multi-walled nanotubes (MWNTs).