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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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Unifrax recently broke ground on its first production line located in New Carlisle, IN, which is expected to come online in early 2022. The SiFAB technology becomes part of a Unifrax battery portfolio that also consists of thermal management products and separator media. He has authored more than 850 journal articles.

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EC says Honeywell and DuPont may have breached antitrust rules with R-1234yf low-GWP MAC refrigerant

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In 2006, the EU adopted new standards on air conditioning systems in motor vehicles with the aim of reducing harmful emissions and combating global warming (Directive 2006/40/EC or MAC Directive). These agreements relate notably to production arrangements and the development of production processes. Background.

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Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

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a subsidiary manufacturing products such as shock absorbers, whose headquarters is in Morimachi, Shūchi, Shizuoka, Japan. In 2006, it received the Technological Development Award at the 56th JSAE Awards , hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co., 2 of Yamaha Motor Hydraulic System Co.,

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Petrobras says it is expanding oil and gas production in the pre-salt in “economically viable” manner

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Responding to press articles saying that the collapse of the global oil price is threatening oil and gas production in the off-shore Brazil pre-salt layer, Petrobras countered that it is expanding its production capacity “in an economically viable manner.” On Tuesday, 6 January, the price for WTI crude closed at $47.93/bbl,

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NanoXplore acquires assets of XG Sciences; silicon-graphene anode materials

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a leading graphene company, announced that it was the winning bidder for a significant portion of the assets of XG Sciences Inc, a developer of silicon-graphene anode materials ( earlier post ), in a sale conducted by XG’s senior secured creditor pursuant to Article 9 of Michigan’s enactment of the Uniform Commercial Code. NanoXplore Inc.,

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VTT and Deinove Partner to Optimize Ethanol and Chemicals Production from Renewable Feedstocks Using Self-Repairing Extremophile Deinococcus

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The general objective of the work plan established by Deinove and VTT is to evaluate the different Deinococcus candidate strains screened by Deinove for the Deinol cellulosic ethanol production process. The goal is to validate and quantify the bacteria’s performance levels for bioethanol production. million (US$11.1 Radman lab.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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His original hypothesis, published in a 1965 Electronics magazine article , was that the number of transistors would double each year. Intel’s first product, the 3101 64-bit SRAM, was released in 1969. He served as chairman emeritus until 2006. His projection came true over the decade that followed.