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Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

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To validate the data by measuring where the lithium ions were at different states during charging, the team worked with researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research using a technique called neutron depth profiling that can measure where lithium ions are at a particular moment. Elliot J.

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Albemarle expands Nevada site to increase domestic production of lithium

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and begin a program to evaluate clays and other available Nevada resources for commercial production of lithium. Additionally, in 2021 the company plans to commence exploration of clay and evaluate technology that could accelerate the viability of lithium production from clay resources in the region.

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Orange County orders 10 New Flyer hydrogen fuel cell buses

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This project is sponsored by a grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and is supported by the California Climate Investments (CCI) program. The FCEBCC project is managed by the non-profit Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE).

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The Metals Company completes latest deep-sea research campaign

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Over the course of more than 390 ROV operational hours, researchers from the UK National Oceanography Center conducted visual observations of over 30-square-kilometers of seafloor, capturing more than 35,000 high-resolution images and extensive video data which will be used to identify megafauna at depths of 4,000 meters.

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MIT engineers create 2D polymer that self-assembles into sheets

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The research was funded by the Center for Enhanced Nanofluidic Transport (CENT) an Energy Frontier Research Center sponsored by the US Department of Energy Office of Science, and the Army Research Laboratory. Gordiichuk, P., Ichihara, T. 2022) “Irreversible synthesis of an ultrastrong two-dimensional polymeric material.”

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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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The legislation is also co-sponsored by US Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03). The bill maintains the $7,500 tax credit for the first 200,000 units sold. ITC Holdings Corp.,

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ACU’s NEXT Lab submits application to NRC to build molten-salt research reactor

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million research agreement sponsored by Natura Resources to design and build a university-based advanced molten salt research reactor. The first milestone was completed last year when the Science and Engineering Research Center design was completed. Its completion next summer will mark another milestone.