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Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

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—Björn Wickman, Associate Professor at the Department of Physics at Chalmers, corresponding author Sulfuric acid is produced either from sulfur from the petroleum industry or as a by-product in the mining industry’s smelters. In the latter case, mercury, which is naturally present in the ore, can end up in the finished products.

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Novozymes On Track With New Enzymes For Cellulosic Ethanol

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Novozymes says it has cut cellulosic ethanol enzyme costs by more than half and is on track to deliver commercially viable enzymes by 2010. At the National Ethanol Conference in San Antonio, Texas Executive Vice President Peder Holk Nielsen presented the progress achieved by Novozymes’ latest second-generation enzyme products.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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To lessen these emissions and their contribution to global climate change, the automobile industry is ramping up the production of electric-powered cars and trucks. Many of the electric vehicles available today have familiar brand names, but under the hood, these cars often rely on the technology and expertise of outside suppliers.

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EPA and NHTSA Issue Notice of Intent to Develop New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicle Model Years 2017-2025; Proposal Expected by 30 Sep 2011

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EPA and NHTSA expect to issue, by November 30, 2010, a Supplemental Notice of Intent that will describe further design elements for the National Program and present an updated analysis of potential stringencies for model years 2017-2025 standards for GHGs and fuel economy. EPA-HQ-OAR-0799 and/or NHTSA-2010-0131.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. Even though most of the key fuel economy technologies are available today, additional breakthroughs and cost reductions would help, including lighter materials, advanced combustion systems and better lubricants. Source: Policy package. Click to enlarge.

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Honeywell Awarded FAA Research Project to Evaluate and Demo 4-Dimensional Flight Trajectory-Based Operations

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With much more precise aircraft location data than is available today, pilots will utilize more direct approaches to save fuel and emissions, and the spacing between planes can be improved to better predict arrival times. —Chad Cundiff, vice president, Crew Interface Products, Honeywell Aerospace.

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Understanding the Coronavirus Is Like Reading a Sentence

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When I developed incremental parsing in 2010, it was recognized as an advance but not a game changer. RNA vaccines for the coronavirus typically contain snippets of RNA that code for just the production of the spike protein, so the immune system can learn to recognize it. When it comes to RNA, however, length is a huge problem.

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