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ExxonMobil, Georgia Tech and Imperial College London publish joint research on potential breakthrough in membrane technology for oil refining

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The polymers were designed and tested at Georgia Tech, then converted to 200-nanometer-thick films and incorporated into membrane modules at Imperial. Finn, Chair of the School of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Georgia Tech and a joint lead of the study. —M.G. —Andrew Livingston, professor of chemical engineering at Imperial.

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European project to develop cobalt-free EV batteries awarded €11.8M

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Useful cycle life of >2000. >4.5V COBRA incorporates environmental impact studies to help ensure that the carbon footprint of the end product is reduced, by eliminating cobalt and other toxic or scarce elements, while using metal components with recyclability of more than 95%. voltage window enabling stable SEI/CEI formation.

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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

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Estrin, a computer science professor at Cornell Tech , in New York City, founded the school’s Public Interest Tech Initiative to give students that opportunity. Her sister Judy is a successful tech entrepreneur, and her other sister, Margo, is a medical doctor. In 2006 Estrin expanded her research to digital health monitoring.

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Comment on Full text: Nio CEO William Li's 1st letter to employees in 2024 by John Hanna

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."); "There is not a CEO in the (tech hub) Silicon Vally that has not wondered if he ought to unleash his inner 'Elon Musk'." Tesla draws the best leading-edge tech engineers in the world. founded and headed Bitauto Holdings Limited 2000 - or 2005 - depending on which source. Just not "How". In 20i3 Li sold Bitauto.

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Japan researchers develop all-solid-state batteries with low resistance at electrode/solid electrolyte interface

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A team from Tohoku University and Tokyo Tech have addressed one of the major disadvantages of all-solid-state batteries by developing batteries with a low resistance at their electrode/solid electrolyte interface. In particular, solid-state LBs with a 5 V-class positive electrode consisting of Li(Ni 0.5 —Kawasoko.

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The Future We Saw Coming Is Now

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Less than two years later, Intel publicly committed to incorporating the tech in 2024. One of the first feature articles Moore edited at Spectrum way back in 2000 was Stephen Forrest’s article on organic electronics. Forrest was a founder of Universal Display Corp., Speaking of commitment, the U.S.

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Saifur Rahman is 2022 IEEE President-Elect

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Rahman is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech. He is the founding director of the Advanced Research Institute at the university, which helps faculty members get access to research funding, government laboratories, and industry research centers.

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