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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Using the 30m-telescope of the Institute for Radio Astronomy (IRAM) for astronomical observations in the millimeter range of wavelengths, researchers from France, Spain and Germany have detected for the first time the l-C 3 H + hydrocarbon molecule in interstellar space—specifically in the Horsehead Nebula. Resources. Pety et al.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Researchers at the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre and the IdAB-Institute of Agrobiotechnology in Spain have genetically modified tobacco plants from which it is possible to produce between 20 and 40% more ethanol; this would increase their viability as a raw material for producing biofuels.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The system can be easily adapted to non-static energy generation and use systems, such as automobiles; the use of silane-alcohol as LOHC allows working at low temperatures in obtaining the gas and the technology circumvents the safety problems of hydrogen storage. Ventura-Espinosa, D., Carretero-Cerdán, A., and Mata, J.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, with colleagues from the University of Seville (Spain) and Universidad Central de Venezuela, have discovered a new, highly active catalytic system for converting carbon dioxide to methanol. Source: BNL. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 6, 2014

an actual car that has become a platform for research and experimentation for University faculty and students, also incorporates other artificial vision systems that allow it detect other vehicles and highway lines, read traffic signals, alert the driver with a sound if he or she starts to fall asleep, and warn of any driving danger.

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JUNE 16, 2017

University of British Columbia (UBC) engineers have used polymeric scrap tire fibers (STF) to develop a more resilient type of concrete that could be used for concrete structures such as buildings, roads, dams and bridges, while reducing landfill waste. Relative to a plain reference mixture, 0.4% STF and 0.3% and 99.4%, respectively.

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MAY 15, 2018

Global Bioenergies will lead a consortium including Sekab, Graanul Invest, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol, Peab Asfalt, SkyNRG, Ajinomoto Eurolysine, IPSB, TechnipFMC and Linz University in a 3-year project (called REWOFUEL) to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood residuals.

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JUNE 13, 2017

Now, researchers from the University of Nevada and Washington State University have developed a novel efficient biphasic tandem catalytic process (biTCP) for synthesizing cycloalkanes from renewable terpenoid biomass (such as 1,8-cineole). Cyclic hydrocarbons (i.e. —Yang et al.

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JUNE 1, 2016

Researchers in Sweden and Spain have devised a three-step process for the conversion of precipitated kraft lignin from black liquor into green diesel. In a paper describing the kraft recovery process, Honghi Tran from the University of Toronto and Esa K. Their paper appears in the journal ChemSusChem. tons of black liquor dry solids.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

A total of 41,072 people living in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Spain participated in the study, which was part of the “European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects” (ESCAPE) project that is investigating long-term effects of exposure to air pollution on human health in Europe. Kateryna B. Fuks et al.

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AUGUST 5, 2016

A team from CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, the University of Oslo (Norway), and the Instituto de Tecnología Química (ITQ) (Spain) has developed a new process for the direct, non-oxidative conversion of methane to liquids—reducing cost, eliminating multiple process steps, and avoiding CO 2 emissions. Resources. Morejudo et al.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Now, Frontex is refocusing its resources from shipboard patrols to aerial and remote sensing, according to its. When the 2015 migration surge to Europe began, Spain employed one of the most technologically advanced border-control systems in Europe: the Integrated External Vigilance System, or SIVE (the Spanish acronym).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

They include an automatic soil-monitoring and irrigation system, remote-education resources for underserved communities, and pandemic-related technologies. The committee also for the first time awarded funding for projects in Fiji and Spain. HAC members also spoke at other U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

A team led by researchers at the University of Cordoba (Spain) have used a CaO alkaline heterogeneous catalyst to produce what they call a “second-generation biodiesel” blend composed of 2:1 molar mixture of conventional fatty acid methyl esters (FAME, or regular biodiesel) and monoglyceride (MG). —Calero et al. 2014.01.033.

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MAY 20, 2022

—co-author Irene Yuste, chemical engineer at CoorsTek Membrane Sciences and PhD candidate at the University of Oslo. —co-author Jose Serra, professor with Instituto de Tecnología Química in Spain. The result is a thermally balanced process that makes hydrogen with near zero energy loss. Clark et al.

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JULY 13, 2011

The new Center of Competence also will be the interface to co-operation partners and suppliers as well as to further experts, such as from universities. The hybrid bus received the “red dot award: product design 2011” for high quality design earlier this month, and in February was voted ”Bus of the Year 2011” in Spain.

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JULY 20, 2021

At the same time, however, we can already measure solid improvements in productivity and innovation: Since February 2020, some 60 percent of firms in the United Kingdom and in Spain have adopted new digital technologies, and 40 percent of U.K. Resources then move from the weaker to stronger entities, and average productivity increases.

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JUNE 30, 2022

—Series coordinator Professor Adnan Hyder from The George Washington University, USA. Tackling speeding would be the single most effective measure to reduce road fatalities in most countries, preventing an estimated 88,374 deaths in China, 1,027 in Spain, and 815 in the UK.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Nevada developed a novel process for synthesizing dense jet fuel from mint, pine, gumweed, eucalyptus or other plants. Spain, Brian J. Xiaokun Yang, Teng Li, Kan Tang, Xinpei Zhou, Mi Lu, Whalmany L. Ounkham, Stephen M. 19, 3566-3573 doi: 10.1039/C7GC00710H.

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, along with collaborators from Italy and Spain, have designed new core-shell type catalysts inspired by the concepts of supramolecular chemistry that oxidize methane 30 times better than do currently available catalysts. Resources. Click to enlarge. Cargnello, J.

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JUNE 3, 2016

Researchers at the University of Manchester (UK) have developed a graphene-based nano-rectifier (“ballistic rectifier”) that can convert waste heat to electricity. The nano-rectifier was built by a team led by Professor Aimin Song and Dr. Ernie Hill, in collaboration with a team at Shandong University (China). Manchester University.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

May, 2009 : Testifying at a public hearing conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stanford University professor Mark Jacobsen urged the EPA to incorporate black carbon into calculations of greenhouse gases. Earlier post.)

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JULY 3, 2012

A group of researchers from UNED (National Distance Education University) in Spain reports developing an optimized electrospray method for manufacturing the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) in PEM fuel cells with ultra-low platinum loadings that exceed US Department of Energy (DOE) targets. Resources. Source: UNED.

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JUNE 13, 2016

The team used computing resources at NERSC, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at LBNL. To find the best MOF for xenon and krypton separation, computational chemists led by Haranczyk and Smit screened 125,000 possible MOFs for their ability to trap the gases. Simon, Anna M.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2011

One of single largest projects comes from Jeff Dangl at the University of North Carolina and his colleagues and focuses on the rhizosphere—the narrow region where microbes in the soil colonize and interact with plant roots. —Eddy Rubin, DOE JGI Director.

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JULY 30, 2022

The technology behind this new ceramic membrane reactor for hydrogen production has been developed by researchers at CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, the University of Oslo and Instituto de Tecnologica Quimica in Valencia, Spain. The project is also being funded by Gassnova as part of the CLIMIT CO 2 management research program.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A team of scientists from CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, the University of Oslo (Norway) and the Instituto de Tecnología Química (Spain) have successfully completed laboratory testing of a ceramic membrane that generates compressed hydrogen from natural gas and electricity in a one-step process with near-zero energy loss. Morejudo, Per K.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Data came from Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; China; Croatia; the Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Greece; Germany; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; the United Kingdom, and the United States. Sierzchula, W.,

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APRIL 11, 2009

Researchers from Australia, Ukraine and Spain have found that phosphorus-rich microporous carbons (P-carbons) used in supercapacitors exhibit enhanced supercapacitive performance, are capable of stable operation at voltages larger than 1.3 Energy density of the P-carbon supercapacitors compared to commercial carbon (Norit). Credit: ACS.

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