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Iowa State team develops hybrid technology to create biorenewable nylon

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Hybrid conversion of glucose into UPA-6,6. The process uses an engineered strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as the initial biocatalyst for the conversion of glucose into muconic acid, with the highest reported muconic acid titer of 559.5 mg L Their study is published in the 12 Feb. Suastegui et al. Click to enlarge. mg L −1 in yeast.

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UK team produces hydrogen from fescue grass via photocatalytic reforming

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The aim of the UK work was to study the conversion of cellulose into hydrogen by means of the photoreforming reaction, using cellulose as the sacrificial agent. Our results show that significant amounts of hydrogen can be produced using this method with the help of a bit of sunlight and a cheap catalyst. Resources. Caravaca, W.

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Univ. Houston, Caltech team develops new earth-abundant, cost-effective catalyst for water-splitting

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In an open-access paper in the journal Nature Communications, the team said that their advance provides a different pathway to design cheap, efficient and sizable hydrogen-evolving electrode by simultaneously tuning the number of catalytic edge sites, porosity, heteroatom doping and electrical conductivity.

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S. Korean researchers develop new catalytic pathway for direct conversion of CO2 to liquid hydrocarbon fuels

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A team led by Professor Jae Sung Lee at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), with colleagues at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), have developed a new pathway for the direct conversion of CO 2 to liquid transportation fuels by reaction with renewable hydrogen produced by solar water splitting.

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CRU: Lithium prices plunging as hype meets reality; impact of new supply, disappointing BEV sales

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Weaker-than-expected demand in China is partly responsible, but the main driver has been the ongoing avalanche of new supply into the market, as plentiful cheap spodumene meets ample conversional capacity in China, the CRU analysts said. Another key factor which has contributed to the decline in lithium prices is the surge in mine supply.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. Every time there is a conversion of energy from one form to another there are efficiency losses – a concept known as ‘energy vector transition’. 2016) Elon Musk explains why hydrogen cars are ‘incredibly dumb’ Business Insider [link].

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Best smart helmets – keep your head safe while you ride!

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Do keep in mind Sena products are not cheap. However, the company crashed and burned in 2016 without delivering on its promise. It also includes a Smart Remote that can be attached to your bike handles, and lets you control things like music tracks, phone conversations and more. Sena is not exactly cheap. Interested?