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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Example of mechanochemical production of a MOF. Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). James (2006) Solvent-free synthesis of a microporous metal–organic framework. Pichon et al.

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Algenol closes on additional $25M internal equity financing

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Founded in 2006, Algenol converts CO 2 from industrial emitters into transportation fuels through its Direct-To-Ethanol process. It is then isolated and purified, while the algal biomass is processed to extract and produce a bio-oil co-product. This new investment follows a previous investment of $40 million from BioFields in 2014.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. He planned to develop products to license or sell to one or more of the many large multinationals in Singapore. The thumb drive was all that—and more.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Job growth between 2006 and 2015 in California outpaced rates experienced prior to 2006, and outpaced total US employment gains by 27%. below their 2006 levels. from 2014.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Intel’s first product, the 3101 64-bit SRAM, was released in 1969. It was nearly twice as fast as existing memory products by competitors including Fairchild and the Electrotechnical Laboratory of Tsukuba, Japan. He served as chairman emeritus until 2006.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models. kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally.

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How Big Oil Stays on Top

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But it's not enough to sell a product and make the biggest profits in the history of the world. I guess they decided they were being cheap, so they ponied up another $2.5 As long as we have no choice but to buy their product, their power only increases. Sources: www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/business/yourmoney/03whistle.html?ref=business

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