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MARCH 23, 2012

Grzegorz Milczarek from Poznan University of Technology (Poland), and Olle Inganäs from Linköping University (Sweden), have combined lignin derivatives, which are electronic insulators, with polypyrole, a conductive polymer, into an interpenetrating composite suitable for use as a battery cathode. 1 (inner to outer).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified the origin of the nonlinear dielectric response and high energy density of polyvinylidene-fluoride-based (PVDF) polymers enabling capacitors to store and release large amounts of energy quickly. —Vivek Ranjan. Resources. Buongiorno Nardelli and J. 108.087802.

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JULY 17, 2012

Researchers at Rice University and Lockheed Martin have developed a method for creating macroporous silicon thin films (MPSF) for use as cost-effective and high-performance anode materials in Li-ion batteries. The researchers infiltrate a polymer binder, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), to these thin films. Credit: ACS, Thankur et al.

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MARCH 24, 2013

NAMII , the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, awarded on August 2012 ( earlier post ), and driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), announced the awardees of its initial call for additive manufacturing (AM) applied research and development projects from NAMII members.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Lignin is a complex organic polymer found in plants; the more lignin there is in wood, the sturdier and stronger the wood is and the more efficiently it burns. Møller - Mærsk A/S, released in September 2012—“Global Biofuel Potentials For Marine Engines”—outlined the market potential for the marine fuels element of the project.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

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 Xiaodong Yang, Yongning Liu, Sai Li, Xiaozhu Wei, Li Wang & Yuanzhen Chen (2012).

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Mærsk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have teamed up with the University of Copenhagen and major customers including BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Lignin is a structural bio-polymer which contributes to the rigidity of plants. Copenhagen University is currently running the laboratory-scale development of this potential marine fuel.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

The GDL in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell provides a steady supply of gas to the catalyst layers, which are located on both sides of the ion exchange membrane and which convert hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy and water. W/cm 2 at 0.6 CNRS Montpellier, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., 2011.12.148.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

Researchers at Cornell University are proposing a new scheme for cathodes for lithium-sulfide batteries ( earlier post ) to prevent lithium polysulfide dissolution and shuttling during electrochemical cycling. The cross-linked polymer was then treated at 100 °C for 48 h under vacuum to remove the DMF. Credit: ACS, Guo et al.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Thus, we focus on molecules that consist of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and we found that the polymer (polymethacrylate) bearing pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone (PYT) as a redox-active core exhibited remarkable charge?discharge Extended charge?discharge discharge cycling of PPYT in LiNTf 2 /G4 at 45 °C, 1 C rate). Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 14, 2012

These consortia—led in theUS by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Florida, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)—will bring together experts from national laboratories, universities, and industry in both the US and India. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. .;

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APRIL 17, 2012

Kumta, University of Pittsburgh; Ji-Guang Zhang and Jun Liu at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and Yi Cui at Stanford University are pursuing different approaches to developing alternative silicon-based anode materials to replace graphite to provide higher gravimetric and volumetric energy density in Li-ion batteries.

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MARCH 27, 2013

A chart from EnerG2’s 2012 DOE Merit Review presentation shows different pore profiles for different energy storage applications. EnerG2 has used the Carbon Technology Platform to molecularly engineer the polymer precursor to result in the desired carbon structure that has both high capacity and high first cycle efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Independent analysis commissioned by the Carbon Trust predicts current polymer fuel cell technology will cost $49/kW in automotive applications when manufactured at mass scale (i.e. Our new analysis shows that the future is bright but innovation is essential to unlock the market potential by driving down the costs of new polymer fuel cells.

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MARCH 30, 2012

These materials may replace fabrics, adhesives, reinforcement fibers, polymers, and other, more conventional, materials. Bio-based polymers can be made from a variety of sources including soybean, castor bean, corn, and sugar cane. Kim Hill, Bernard Swiecki, and Joshua Cregger (2012) The Bio-Based Materials Automotive Value Chain.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China designed and synthesized novel MnO 2 /Mn/MnO 2 sandwich-like nanotube arrays for supercapacitors. Various materials, including carbon materials, transition-metal oxides, conducting polymers, and hybrid composites have been widely studied as electrodes for these devices, the team notes.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have combined carbon coating and a carbon nanotube (CNT) framework to improve the cycling stability of Si (silicon) anodes for Li-ion batteries. After drying, active material particles are then connected with each other by the polymer binder to form an electrode. CNTs at 100 mA g ?1

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MARCH 30, 2012

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a iron-based metal organic framework (MOF) called Fe-MOF-74 that could potentially eliminate an energy-intensive gas-separation process currently required for the production of light hydrocarbons, thus resulting in energy and cost savings. Science , March 30, 2012.

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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. DLA contract.

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JUNE 20, 2011

Genomatica expects to begin commercial production of Bio-BDO in 2012. Greener reaction conditions: Kraton Performance Polymers, LLC, Houston, Texas. Kraton has developed a family of halogen-free, high-flow, polymer membranes made using less solvent. They plan to roll out plants in the United States, Europe, and Asia over time.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

A team at the University of St. 2012 AkzoNobel UK Science Award. He is noted for his groundbreaking research into nanostructured intercalation electrodes and polymer electrolytes that underpin rechargeable lithium ion batteries and for his seminal studies of the lithium-air battery. Andrews (Scotland) led by Prof. Muhammed M.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Researchers from University of Rome Sapienza (Italy), Hanyang University (Korea) and the Argonne National Laboratory (US) have shown that the highly reactive lithium metal anode typically projected for use in Li-air batteries can be replaced with a lithiated silicon-carbon anode. Cycling current: 200 mA g ?1 Credit: ACS, Hassoun et al.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

to develop and test a 25 kWh prototype battery system based on nanostructured polymer electrolytes. Seeo is targeting the production of a total of 1,000 cells with optimized power and energy by December 2011, with final pack design by June 2012. Funds for the 13 projects come from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Researchers from Tohoku University, Japan, have developed novel ultrathin Li 2 MnSiO 4 nanosheets for use as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries. Charge and discharge profile of first and second cycles of Li 2 MnSiO 4 samples measured at 45 °C at 0.02C rate. Credit: ACS, Rangappa et al. Click to enlarge. MWCNT coating.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A team of chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has identified a small molecule surrogate for cellulose—?-cyclodextrin—in Dauenhauer (2012)Revealing pyrolysis chemistry for biofuels production: Conversion of cellulose to furans and small oxygenates. Credit: Paul Dauenhauer. Mettler, Samir H.

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There won’t be Scotch tape on the final model,” says Costanzo , as he rearranges the gear in his lab at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), in Richmond. On a Sunday in 2012 he was demonstrating some moves in the driveway of his Indiana home when the skateboard hit a crack and flipped him off. The University of Manchester.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

The projects started in May 2012 and are ongoing; the new ALCC awards are the latest awards of processor time supporting the project. Schulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bernardi (University of Illinois). Titan’s CPU time is valued at $0.03/h; h; hence the two awards combined are worth about $975,000.).

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JUNE 19, 2014

A team led by Argonne National Laboratory and including Brookhaven and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories and the University of Utah, is developing a new high energy redox couple (250 Wh/kg) based on a high-capacity full gradient concentration cathode (FCG) (230 mAh/g) ( earlier post ) and a Si-Sn composite anode (900 mAh/g).

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Ten years ago, a group of Japanese scientists led by Takahira Ogawa at Sojo University was the first to try to produce ethylene via photosynthetic conversion in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus 7942. It could then undergo further processing, including a catalytic polymer process to produce fuels and chemicals. Energy Environ.

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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% —Sadiktsis et al.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

However, the enzymes in Agaricus such as heme-thiolate peroxidases and etherases predominate in the presence of humus-rich soil habitats, suggesting a higher ability to metabolize complex mixtures of derivatives of lignin and other polymers. To our knowledge, Agaricus had not been shown in nature to decompose wood. Burton, Richard W.

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JUNE 30, 2012

Robert Blanchette, University of Minnesota) Click to enlarge. The evidence, presented in the journal Science , suggests that the evolution of fungi capable of breaking down the polymer lignin, which helps keep plant cell walls rigid, may have played a key role in ending the development of coal deposits. Punctularia strigoso-zonata.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Cornell University. Stanford University. The Ohio State University.

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MARCH 23, 2012

Replacing cast iron and traditional steel components with lightweight materials—including advanced high-strength steel, magnesium, aluminum, and polymer composites—allows manufacturers to include additional safety devices, integrated electronic systems, and emissions control equipment on vehicles without increasing their weight, DOE notes.

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APRIL 26, 2012

This will include accelerating progress to market; enhancing entrepreneurship at universities; and utilizing Federal procurement authority. A dedicated commitment to translational efforts will accelerate movement of bioinventions out of laboratories and into markets, the Blueprint says.

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A team led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has adapted the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system for use in a yeast strain that can produce useful lipids and polymers. The development will lead to new precursors for biofuels, specialty polymers, adhesives and fragrances. —Schwartz et al. 5b00162.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Additive manufacturing can encompass metals, polymers, and electronics ( earlier post ) and will have implications in a wide range of industries including defense, aerospace, automotive, and metals manufacturing. Synonyms include additive.

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