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UT Austin team identifies promising new cathode material for sodium-ion batteries: eldfellite

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Professor John Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have identified a new cathode material made of the nontoxic and inexpensive mineral eldfellite (NaFe(SO 4 ) 2 ), presenting a significant advancement in the quest for a commercially viable sodium-ion battery.

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Sandia team boosts hydrogen production activity by molybdenum disulfide four-fold; low-cost catalyst for solar-driven water splitting

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To determine what was happening, and the best way to make it happen, the Sandia team used computer simulations generated by coauthor Na Sai from the University of Texas at Austin that suggested which molecular changes to seek. The Texas Advanced Computing Center also added value. Chou, Na Sai, Ping Lu, Eric N. Luk, Bryan Kaehr & C.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. “DUSST”: NREL’s Low Maintenance Soiling Station, $50,000 Atonometrics Inc., Montgomery Center, Vt.

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6 DOE-funded applied battery research projects targeting Li-ion cells with >200 Wh/kg for PHEVs and EVs

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The projects end in 2015. While HCMR offers high capacity and safety and low cost, it can be challenged by high DC-Resistance, voltage fade upon cycling and poor durability. Penn State/University of Texas at Austin. One common attribute of all the projects is the use of some form of silicon-based material for the anode.

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Mattershift scales up CNT membranes; potential for zero-carbon fuels for less than fossil

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For 20 years, researchers have shown that CNT membranes offer tremendous promise for a wide variety of uses including the low-cost production of ethanol fuel, precision drug delivery, low-energy desalination of seawater, purification of pharmaceutical compounds, and high-performance catalysis for the production of fuels.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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So imagine a million electric cars on US roads which all need to change these batteries in say 2015. She spent the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and before that she was the Southwest correspondent for The Economist based in Austin, Tex. Li though have many different types, weigh less and more power.

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