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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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Consumption has benefited from the restructuring of the Chinese steel industry and from the new regulations prescribing stricter standards for construction. Another key characteristic of the niobium market is its highly concentrated supply. Another key characteristic of the niobium market is its highly concentrated supply.

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Kandi advances plan for EV rental system pilot in China

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The fully integrated system will allow for monitoring, charging and maintenance of the EVs, parking, an energy supply and an automated mechanism for handling all related transactions. Other features of the system include vehicle locating devices to ensure easy arrivals, departures and safe parking.

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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The Iowa farm boy was introduced to science by Illa Podendorf , an author of children’s science books and a family friend who kept the young Craford supplied with texts that suited his interests. Craford met him at a seminar, where Holonyak was ex­plaining his work in LEDs. It was the adventure of outer space that called to him.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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He cooperated with and even shared laboratory space with other KAIST professors, and he liked to visit other departments and universities to give seminars or simply to gain new ideas and perspectives—behavior that was, and still is, very unusual in South Korean academic culture. In academia, meanwhile, Kim had become a model to emulate.