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Sandia team boosts hydrogen production activity by molybdenum disulfide four-fold; low-cost catalyst for solar-driven water splitting

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The improved catalyst has already released four times the amount of hydrogen ever produced by MoS 2 from water. To determine what was happening, and the best way to make it happen, the Sandia team used computer simulations generated by coauthor Na Sai from the University of Texas at Austin that suggested which molecular changes to seek.

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SpaceX performs first fueling tests on Super Heavy Booster

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Over the weekend, SpaceX continued its test campaigns at Starbase, Texas. Ship 27 was cut in half as mentioned in a prior article, however, a local photographer took photos during a flyover and noticed the common dome appeared to have imploded. Booster 9 was fully filled with cryogenic liquid oxygen and liquid methane.

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Researchers take first 3D images of microscopic hydrogen-embrittled cracks in metal

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Microfractures in metal alloys, though impossible to see with the naked eye, can easily spread when exposed to water or hydrogen and lead to major problems in structures such as bridges, electrochemical and nuclear plants and hydrogen storage containers, leading to failures and expensive repairs. ak & Michael J.

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Tesla considers acquiring Sigma Lithium

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Furthermore, with a nearby abundant supply of water and hydropower on the Jequitinhonha River, the operation can achieve this growth at a lower cost than other operations. What do you think of the article? It remains unclear if other automakers will follow in Tesla’s footsteps. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Why I Became An Advocate for Girls and Women

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Readers of my “ A Father’s Perspective About Daughters and Engineering ” and “ Fathers Can Be Gender Equity Advocates ” articles often ask what inspired me to become such a strong advocate for girls and women. All my siblings are accomplished and living in either Texas or the United Arab Emirates. The answer? She was my mentor.

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Engineers propose new waterflood method for significant increase in oil recovery

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Engineers from the University of Houston and the University of Texas report that waterflooding with a surfactant—thereby altering the wettability of oil reservoir rocks—can increase oil recovery from 62 to 85%. in contact with an oil phase rather than a water or gas phase. Oil-wet rocks preferentially imbibe oil.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer. This story looks at promising research out of Japan’s Shinshu University on light-absorbing materials to split water into hydrogen and oxygen directly—cutting the electrolyzer out of the equation.

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