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Berkeley Lab scientists generate low-cost, hybrid thermoelectric materials

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Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have constructed a low-cost, nanoscale composite hybrid thermoelectric material by wrapping a polymer that conducts electricity around a nanorod of tellurium—a metal coupled with cadmium in today’s most cost-effective solar cells. See, Joseph P.

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DaniMer Scientific and Myriant form strategic alliance; bio-succinic acid for production of bio-based polymers

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DaniMer Scientific and Myriant have formed a strategic alliance focused on delivering innovative, cost-effective bio-based materials to the marketplace. As part of the alliance, DaniMer will utilize Myriant’s bio-succinic acid for the production of high-performance, bio-based polymers used to make a broad range of products.

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Teijin developing non-platinum metal carbon alloy catalyst suited to mass production for fuel cells

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Teijin Limited is developing a non-platinum carbon alloy catalyst (CAC) for the cathode oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Less expensive and more readily available than platinum, PAN enables the catalyst to be produced at reduced cost and in higher volumes. —Chai et al. 2010.01.012.

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Cornell spin-off lithium-sulfur battery company NOHMs to locate in Lexington, KY

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Founded in October 2010, NOHMs Technologies has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry. In April 2013, the company was awarded a $500,000 Phase II SBIR Award from the NSF to scale a novel low-cost manufacturing process for long-life sulfur cathode composite materials. Technology.

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STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab spin-off seeking to develop and commercialize a novel solid-state hydrogen storage technology; transportation applications

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Example of micro fibers produced with 20 wt % AB (ammonia borane) in water as core solution, showing smooth (nonporous) and cylindrical (noncollapsed) fibers; from a 2010 paper by the scientific team. Cella’s current composite material uses ammonia borane (NH 3 BH 3 ) as the hydride and polystyrene as the polymer nano-scaffold.

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Frost & Sullivan: market for lightweight materials in automobiles to reach $95.34B in 2017

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2010 global automotive materials market by revenue (top) and volume (bottom). High-performance Polymers (PA11, PA12, PA46, PPA, PPS, PEEK). Frost & Sullivan values the 2010 lightweight automotive metals market at $20,698.1 The company values the 2010 automotive plastics market at $17,305.7 Source: Frost & Sullivan.

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Yeast and plant fatty acids produce durable recyclable plastic; conversion into biodiesel

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Like all plastics, the new material is a polymer—a large molecule comprising smaller, repeating units called monomers. The units are called omega-hydroxyfatty acids, and when strung together to form a polymer, they can produce a biologically friendly plastic. Gross (2010) Biosynthesis of Monomers for Plastics from Renewable Oils.