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Weizmann Institute team engineers E. coli to eat carbon dioxide

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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel have created a strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli that grows by consuming carbon dioxide instead of sugars or other organic molecules. coli bacterium (left) to producing all of its biomass from CO 2 (autotrophic), using metabolic engineering combined with lab evolution.

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General Motors acquires battery software startup ALGOLiON

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General Motors has acquired substantially all the assets of Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON Ltd. ALGOLiON employees, including the company’s founders, will remain based in Israel and join more than 850 employees at the GM Technical Center in Herzliya, Israel. for an undisclosed sum.

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China EV day-to-day: CAAM revises honest marketplace layout constancy, Voyah Zhuiguang PHEV debut, BYD ATTO 3 tops EV gross sales in Thailand and Israel

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engine + entrance and rear twin motors + battery bind, and so forth.), Pacific Auto [BYD] On July 8, BYD’s reliable Weibo submit mentioned lately that, consistent with Autoliofethailand information, BYD ATTO 3 used to be the top-selling electrical car in Thailand within the first part of 2023. . plug-in hybrid gadget (1.5T

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NYU Biomedical Engineering Speeds Research from Lab Bench to Bedside

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This is a sponsored article brought to you by NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering. Hielscher , the chair of the biomedical engineering (BME) department at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering , arrived at his new position, he saw raw potential. He also noted that the current Dean of NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, Jelena Kova?evi?

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EVR Motors signs fourth commercial agreement in India and establishes Indian manufacturing facility

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Israel-based EVR Motors has signed an agreement with RSB Group, one of India’s Tier-1 automotive suppliers. EVR India will include a team of about 30 people for engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and customer support. The agreement with RSB is EVR’s fourth commercial agreement in India signed during the past eight months.

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PSA evaluating Aquarius Engines’ free-piston linear generator for range-extender

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PSA Groupe is evaluating a free-piston engine linear-generator under development by Israel-based start-up Aquarius Engines for use as a range-extender in its electric vehicles. I.e., the exhaust openings constitute exhaust valves that are an integral part of the piston rods; each of the piston rods constitutes a sliding valve.

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Camry in Europe features new 2.0L engine with VVT-iW for both Atkinson and Otto cycles; 13% lower fuel consumption

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The 2014 Camry in Europe is benefitting from a new, Euro V-compliant, 4-cylinder, 1,998 cc, 16v, DOHC petrol engine mated to a 6-speed Multi-mode automatic transmission which replaces the existing 2.0-liter mpg US), fuel consumption is a substantial 13% less than that of the outgoing engine. turbo 8AR-FTS engine. l/100 km (32.7

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