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Fraunhofer leading “MaSSiF” research project on solid-state sulfur-silicon batteries

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden is leading a research project targeting a new generation of sulfur-based batteries. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is providing nearly €2.9 Current research aims to use metallic lithium as negative electrodes in solid-state batteries.

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DOE awards $875k Early Career Research Award to UMD professor; advancing alternative fuels research

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University of Maryland Chemistry and Biochemistry Assistant Professor Leah Dodson received a 2023 Early Career Research Award from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The grant supports researchers who show great promise and will be instrumental in meeting big scientific challenges.

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Researchers use quantum computing method to optimize molecular photoswitches for solar energy harvesting

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A team of researchers has used a quantum computing method to find a particularly efficient molecular structure for this purpose. The procedure was based on a dataset of more than 400,000 molecules, which the researchers screened to find the optimum molecular structure for solar energy storage materials.

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IIT researchers develop electrolyzer that converts CO2 to propane

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Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed an electrolyzer capable of converting carbon dioxide into propane in a manner that is both scalable and economically viable. Resources Esmaeilirad, M., Harzandi, A.M.

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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

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Stanford researchers, with a colleague from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, have developed a simple and environmentally sound way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air. In contrast, the innovative method debuted by the Stanford researchers requires less specialized circumstances.

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NIMS researchers report 500 Wh/kg+ Li-air battery

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Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the NIMS-SoftBank Advanced Technologies Development Center have developed a lithium-air battery with an energy density of more than 500 Wh/kg—significantly higher than currently lithium ion batteries.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center expands latest phase of research with 3 new projects

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) today announced plans to launch three new projects as part of its next phase of research, dedicated to advancing safety in mobility technologies. These new initiatives join CSRC’s roster of 98 research projects with more than 30 different institutions. respectively.

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