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Rice, Penn State study shows machine learning can improve catalyst design

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Chemical engineers at Rice University and Pennsylvania State University have shown that combining machine learning and quantum chemistry can save time and expense in designing new catalysts. The metals used in catalytic converters are typically part of a wire mesh. Their study is published in the journal Nature Catalysis.

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ABTC inferred resources report finds Tonopah Flats may hold 15.8 million tons lithium carbonate equivalent

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The sample was homogenized by cone-and-quarter methods and pulverized to 100 mesh to obtain a statistically repetitive sample. ABTC is now in the process of detailed construction design for this commercial scale lithium hydroxide refinery based on these fundamental metallurgical and mineral processing techniques. Next steps.

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Innovative hybrid rotor compressor design can extend productive life of stripper wells; improved transport and efficiency, lowered operating costs

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OsComp Systems, a startup formed by MIT alumni, has developed , with support from the US Department of Energy (DOE), a hybrid rotary compressor design that decreases the energy required to compress and transport natural gas, lowers operating costs, improves efficiencies and reduces the environmental footprint of well site operations.

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BETO establishes a consortium of national laboratories to streamline biomanufacturing

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The system will be an iterative Design-Build-Test-Learn process that involves the following: Design —Selecting microorganisms and biochemical pathways through integrated analysis, and planning how to achieve increased product output using computer-assisted design. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is leading the consortium.

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Understanding bacteria’s metabolism could improve biofuel production

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The insight could lead to organisms that are more efficient at converting plants into biofuels. One of the barriers to creating biofuels that are cost-competitive with petroleum is the inefficiency of converting plant material. The open-access study appears in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. —William Cannon.

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Researchers Take the Guesswork Out of PET Imaging

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PET uses a process called tomographic reconstruction, in which algorithms used statistical methods to compensate for limited data, to form images. So an algorithm uses all the data it has on other photon lines combined with statistical models to guess where each positron originated from. But it's still a guess."

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Cyclone Power Technologies Unveils Scalable Waste Heat Power Generator in $200 Million GE Challenge

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The patent-pending unit, which converts waste heat from furnaces, flares, kilns and ovens to mechanical power and electricity, is scalable from 10kW to 500kW or larger. Based on US Department of Energy statistics, Cyclone estimates that there are well over 5,000 of such facilities nationwide that could benefit from a WHE/Generation system.

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