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2010) Click to enlarge. Researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China have developed a new direct borohydride fuel cell (DBFC) that shows a peak power density of 663 mW·cm -2 at 65 °C (149 °F)—an increase in power density by a factor of 1.7 Source: Ma et al. compared to classic DBFCs. —Yang et al.

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JANUARY 30, 2011

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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JULY 21, 2011

Project partners include three large European automotive OEMs (VW, Daimler, Fiat Research Centre); suitcase manufacturer Samsonite; four specialized suppliers in the field of composite materials and their applications; and six universities. Thermoplastics are polymers that liquefy when heated and harden to a solid state when cooled down.).

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JULY 24, 2012

BDO, THF and GBL are large-volume industrial chemicals used in a wide range of applications including polymers, paints, adhesives and solvents. Evonik Industries’ Catalysts Business Line has recently agreed with US-based BioAmber Inc. The global market for these products currently made from petrochemicals is $4 billion.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Researchers at the University of Maryland have used a nickel-coated, genetically modified Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV1cys) as a 3-D current collector, combined with electrodeposition (ED), to fabricate a porous silicon anode for lithium-ion batteries. SEM images before and after the silicon deposition. Source: Chen et al. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

NOHMs, a spin-off from Cornell University, will utilize the Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center and the University of Kentucky’s Spindletop Administration Building. Founded in October 2010, NOHMs Technologies has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

Larry Wackett, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, has a paper in press in the journal Current Opinion in Biotechnology reviewing approaches to engineering microbes to produce advanced biofuels, including renewable hydrocarbons. —Wackett 2010. 2010.10.010.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

Founded in 2010 as a spin-off from Cornell University ( earlier post ), NOHMs Technologies currently has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry, using its proprietary electrodes, ionic liquid based electrolyte and hybrid ceramic-polymer separator.

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JUNE 21, 2016

The grand opening of the new ACSL also marks the 30th anniversary of Lamborghini’s use of carbon fiber reinforced polymer in its vehicles. One of the more critical recent developments for Lamborghini in carbon fiber is the Forged Composite technology, developed in collaboration with Callaway Golf and the University of Washington.

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MAY 23, 2011

Further research will allow us to select poplar varieties that are even better suited for bio-ethanol production Wout Boerjan from VIB and Ghent University. Lignin, a plant polymer that holds together the fibers in wood, physically hinders the breakdown of these fibers into glucose – the basis of ethanol production.

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JUNE 20, 2011

Genomatica has been producing BDO at pilot scale in 3,000 liter fermentations since the first half of 2010, and is moving to production at demonstration scale in 2011. Greener reaction conditions: Kraton Performance Polymers, LLC, Houston, Texas. Kraton introduced NEXARTM polymers in the United States, China, and Germany during 2010.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Richard Gross, professor of chemical and biological science at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), has developed a method for producing a strong, highly ductile bioplastic using yeast and fatty acids of plant oils. Gross (2010) Biosynthesis of Monomers for Plastics from Renewable Oils. Wenhua Lu, Jon E.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

A new nylon family—DuPont Zytel PLUS—and new materials to enable laser welding techniques were the focus of two DuPont Automotive Performance Polymers talks presented recently at the SPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) at the Michigan State University (MSU) Management Education Center in Troy, Mich.

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MARCH 11, 2010

A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a chemical process for the hydrolysis of biomass into sugars for subsequent processing into fuels and chemicals that delivers sugar yields approaching those of enzymatic hydrolysis. Raines (2010) Fermentable sugars by chemical hydrolysis of biomass. Binder and Ronald T.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

I am mechanical engineering student at the University of Washington and I thought I share my senior design project that a couple of other students and I are working on for the UW Formula SAE Team. It is to convert the 2010 built car to electric power! System components: - 30S 111V Lithium Polymer, 40-50AH. Greetings!

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The award is a portion of a $40-million grant presented to the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance ( NARA ), a consortium led by Washington State University (WSU). NARA includes a broad consortium of scientists from universities, government laboratories and private industry. Earlier post.). NARA award. Earlier post.). DLA contract.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Researchers at Ajou University, South Korea, have developed a simple, high-yield biomineralization process to create cobalt oxide nanostructures with a high surface area using Bacillus subtilis bacteria as soft templates. Typical FESEM images of (b) the pure bacteria, (c) the bacteria/cobalt oxide rods, and (d) the hollow cobalt oxide rods.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

The FY 2010 BATT Request for Proposals on the “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Anode Materials and Structures for Use in Lithium Batteries” has resulted in new projects that can help accelerate the application of such batteries in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles. Binghamton University. Drexel University.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The C 6 to C 8 aromatic hydrocarbons can be high-octane gasoline additives or feedstocks for the chemical and polymer industries. The C 2 to C 4 olefins can also be used directly for polymer synthesis or can be modified to form other products, including alkylated aromatics and longer linear alpha olefins. —Vispute et al.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) have identified an enzyme that can help to break down recalcitrant crystalline polysaccharides such as cellulose and chitin. Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, Norwegian University of Life Sciences. In a paper in the 8 Oct. But in practice, it has proven to be quite challenging.

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In 2010, the Energy Department launched the SuperTruck initiative to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%. Ohio State University. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Penn State University Park. University of Washington, Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Engineers at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) have developed a solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air battery. Abraham (2010) A Solid-State, Rechargeable, Long Cycle Life Lithium–Air Battery. Sample UDRI solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air batteries, and Dr. Binod Kumar. Click to enlarge. Fellner, Stanley J.

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JULY 4, 2010

Researchers at North Carolina State University are developing an ozone-based pre-treatment technique (ozonolysis) to release sugars from the energy grass miscanthus for production into renewable fuels or chemicals with minimal generation of chemical waste streams and degradation of the carbohydrate components.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) ( earlier post ) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation. awards are subject to FY 2010 to FY 2013 appropriations.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

New Oil Resources licensed the technology (US Patent 6,180,845 ) in 2009 from Louisiana State University (LSU); the original developers of the process are Drs. We use hot water to depolymerize the cellulose, lignins, lipids and other polymers contained in the biomass. James Catallo and Thomas Junk. James Catallo, Todd F. Shupe, Jay L.

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DECEMBER 16, 2012

A study by researchers at Iowa State University has determined that the automotive industry has a very large potential to utilize biobased materials. The 2010 Ford Flex’s third-row interior storage bins contained 20% wheat straw biofiller. Soy-foam headliners were put in place for the 2010 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

A UK-based consortium, led by scientists at the University of Manchester, has been awarded a £ 5.7 Polymer composites are too expensive for body structures in large volume vehicle production and difficult to recycle. An official project launch event will be held at the University of Manchester in June 2010. million (US$8.9

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The production of ethanol by fermentation consists of four stages: the pre-processing of the raw material; the conversion of carbohydrates from polymers into sugar; the fermentation of sugar into ethanol using microbes; and the distillation of ethanol. Total cost of the project will be €8.2 million (US$11.7 NEMO (CORDIS).

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MARCH 10, 2012

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. 60% rubber polymers; 20?35%

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Porsche had unveiled the concept version of the 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. To save weight, components such as the oil tank, the air filter box integrated into the subframe and the air induction are made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JULY 3, 2010

The University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University are awarding a joint research team $200,000 to support a project investigating high-capacity Li-air batteries for electric vehicle applications. Principal investigator: Harry Giles, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Writing in the journal Advanced Materials , a team of materials scientists and physicists from the University of Manchester (UK) say graphene has the potential to replace carbon fibers in high performance materials that are used to build aircraft or fuel-efficient vehicles. Graphene—the discovery of which is attributed to physicists Prof.

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Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing, have successfully tested a light aircraft powered by a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system, in which an electric motor and gasoline engine work together to drive the propeller. Hybrid in flight. Click to enlarge. Paul Robertson, project leader.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Researchers at Purdue University have received a five-year, $5.274-million award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science’s Biological and Environmental Research program (DOE-BER) to support a project to reroute the carbon that plants currently use to make lignin and convert it directly into a biofuel.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Graphene—carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick—now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania. March 18, 2010. The research is funded in part by the Department of Energy. Resources.

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MAY 5, 2010

Researchers from the University of Western Ontario and General Motors R&D have developed a 3D coaxial nanocable electrode consisting of platinum on a tin nanowire and a carbon nanotube support using a new simple synthesis procedure. 3/2010) (p 732) doi: 10.1002/chem.200902320.

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DECEMBER 4, 2010

He also holds joint appointments with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), where he oversees that institute’s biosciences research programs, and the University of California (UC), Berkeley, where he serves as director of the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center, and is the Hubbard Howe Jr. —Jay Keasling.

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