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DARPA selects 3 university teams to investigate small-footprint recycling of critical elements in e-waste; RPOD

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DARPA has selected multiple teams of university researchers for the Recycling at the Point of Disposal ( RPOD ) program. Iowa State University will develop an innovative surface and interface engineering approach for driving alloy de-mixing to recover target materials of interest.

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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Lithium water study in cooperation with University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Massachusetts Amherst. Working towards strict IRMA standard for lithium mining. The BMW Group has set itself the goal of having mining suppliers certified according to this standard in the future.

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BMW Group commissions study on sustainable lithium extraction

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The BMW Group has commissioned two US universities to conduct a scientific analysis of water consumption in the lithium extraction process. The aim of the University of Alaska-Anchorage and University of Massachusetts-Amherst study will be to investigate the impacts of lithium extraction on the hydrologic environment in Latin America.

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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Phinix,LLC; Rare Earth Element Separation Using Gas-Assisted Micro-Flow Extraction with Task-Specific Ionic Liquids Partners: NICHE Industrial Chemicals, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University DOE share:$500,000; Cost share $225,000; Total costs: $725,000. Topic 2, Area of Interest 2: Conversion to Rare Earth Metals (RE-metals).

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Vertical Flight Society hosting first hydrogen aviation symposium in US

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The first day and a half of the Symposium will feature keynote presentations by executives from aircraft developers Airbus, Bartini, Piasecki Aircraft and ZeroAvia, as well as hydrogen companies Shell, Plug Power, Universal Hydrogen and ZEV Station.

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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

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As the company readies for the transition from technology and standards development to broad market adoption, WiTricity has secured advisory support from several of the world’s leading authorities on designing consumer experiences, building leading edge technology, and monetizing intellectual property. Marin Solja?i?,

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Nissan says it will have first commercially-viable autonomous drive vehicles by 2020; across the range in 2 vehicle generations

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Nissan said that its engineers have been carrying out intensive research on the technology for years, alongside teams from universities including MIT, Stanford, Oxford, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Tokyo. Nissan Motor Co., Autonomous drive will have implications throughout the design and construction of cars.

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