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UK Carbon Trust Launches PEM Fuel Cells Challenge, Striving for a Critical Reduction in Costs

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The UK Carbon Trust launched the “Polymer Fuel Cells Challenge”, which aims to accelerate the commercialization of UK technology that could see the mainstream cost-effective mass production of fuel cell powered cars and buses, as well as providing electricity and heat in homes and business. The £8 million (US$12.8 million, €8.7 million, €8.7

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Can We Extend the Life of EV Batteries and Reduce Fire Risks?

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Known as a gel polymer electrolyte, the material contains silica, nanoparticles and liquid electrolytes. Other ideas in development include sodium-ion batteries, batteries with solid-state electrolytes , seawater batteries and nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum batteries, which produce more stable cells.

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Matician Brings a Service Model to Home-Cleaning Robots

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This service includes renting the robot itself, but it also includes stuff like installation, maintenance, repairs, tech support, software updates, and all of that good stuff that you’d otherwise have to worry about separately.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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9 Universities and Labs: Colorado School of Mines; Michigan State University; Michigan Tech University; The Ohio State University; University of Kentucky; University of Michigan; University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee; Wayne State University. Caterpillar; CG Tech; Cincinnati Inc.; ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.;

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Generating Power on Earth From the Coldness of Deep Space

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Thermodynamics on Earth and in space Before we tell you about those ideas and prototypes, you need to understand the role radiation plays in maintaining Earth’s energy balance. The idea of using such a wavelength-selective emitter for radiative cooling dates back to the pioneering work of Claes-Göran Granqvist and collaborators in the 1980s.

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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Italy); and Delta-Tech S.p.A. As part of the work, a novel graphene-based polymer material will be investigated, modeled, and designed to enhance both vehicle and occupant safety while remaining very light. The other partners are Centro Ricerche FIAT (Italy); Fraunhofer ICT (Germany); Interquimica (Spain); Nanesa S.r.l.

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Finally, an eVTOL You Can Buy (Soon)

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Nobody had an idea that this was going to be happening,” recalls Leng. The batteries were modified model-aircraft lithium-polymer types. But as he looked to set his craft down, he saw a wing starting to dig into his lawn. “Uh-oh, Uh-oh, this is not good,” he thought. The main objective behind this was proof of concept,” he says.“I

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