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New high-activity, low-cost nickel-based catalyst for fuel cells exhibits performance similar to Pt; hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells

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Owing to its high activity and low cost, the catalyst shows significant potential for use in low-cost, high-performance fuel cells, the team suggested. This new hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell can offer high performance at an unprecedented low cost. —Zhuang et al. —Zhuang et al.

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Researchers develop optimal silicon disulfide production technology for solid-state batteries

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Researchers from the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), have developed a low-cost production technology for silicon disulfide (SiS 2 ) for solid-state electrolytes (argyrodite-type) that has potential to accelerate the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).

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Video Friday: Loco-Manipulation

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In this work, we present LocoMan, a dexterous quadrupedal robot with a novel morphology to perform versatile manipulation in diverse constrained environments. Boston Dynamics ] Here’s some video of Field AI’s robots operating in relatively complex and unstructured environments without prior maps. CMU ] Thanks, Changyi!

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That Awesome Robot Demo Could Have a Human in the Loop

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Last year, I wrote an article for the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS) with some tips for making a good robot video, which includes arguably the most important thing: context. Here’s an excerpt from the RAS article: It’s critical to provide accurate context for videos of robots. This takes time.

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New Panasonic CEO talks Tesla battery partnership and 4680 cell production

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We believe it’ll contribute to the environment, and we intend to see it grow further. It’s important to work with manufacturing techniques to efficiently produce batteries in low cost facilities. . Quotes from the article courtesy of Bloomberg.). Do you have anything to share with the Teslarati Team?

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Virginia Tech researchers develop high-energy-density sugar “biobattery”, an enzymatic fuel cell

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In the US alone, billions of toxic batteries are thrown away every year, posing a threat to both the environment and human health, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Then, low-cost biocatalyst enzymes are used as catalyst instead of platinum. Zhiguang Zhu, Tsz Kin Tam, Fangfang Sun, Chun You & Y.-H.

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The Coming Construction Boom

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It is now used on construction sites to reconstruct a full three-dimensional model of an environment, just by walking around with one of the latest smartphones, which incorporate depth sensors. Now, with 3D printing along with general-form geometric CAD, new shapes will become possible even for low-cost buildings.

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