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Mie University team working on aqueous li-air batteries; 300 Wh/kg

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Researchers at Mie University in Japan have developed a new protected lithium electrode for aqueous lithium/air rechargeable batteries. In 2004, a research team developed a composite lithium anode with a three-layered structure to overcome this problem.

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Colorado State University Spinoff to Commercialize 3D Li-ion Battery Technology for Higher-Capacity, Longer-Life Cells

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In a 2004 paper in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , Long et al. She again uses electrodeposition to coat these tiny structures with a polymer electrolyte. proposed configuring charge insertion batteries (i.e., —Long et al. The cathode material is added around the coated nanowires, resulting in a three-dimensional battery.

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Obama to Nominate Father of Green Chemistry to head EPA RD

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John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment at Yale University and also the Director of the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. Anastas , considered the ”Father of Green Chemistry“ is the Teresa and H. He has published widely on topics of science through sustainability.

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INCITE supercomputing grants awarded to 56 projects; sustainable energy to next-gen materials

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The INCITE program issued its first awards in 2004, when three projects received an aggregate five million core hours. Gregory Voth, University of Chicago, received 100 million core hours to investigate charge transport in thin-film ionomers. Today’s collective allocation of 5.8

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New Nanoporous Material Has Highest Surface Area Yet

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UMCM-2 is a coordination polymer comprising three different types of cages. Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) have developed a new nanoporous material with a surface area of more than 5,000 square meters per gram—significantly higher than that of any other porous material reported to date. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Their outer skin is made from aluminum-coated polymer and this in turn brings weight advantages. The stack comprises more than 300 individual cells; the core of each of these individual cells is a polymer membrane, with a platinum-based catalyst on both sides of the membrane. The tanks can store around five kilograms (11.0

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