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APRIL 18, 2017

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed and demonstrated at laboratory scale a novel process to synthesize low-cost, polymeric valerolactones with tunable mechanical properties and low glass transition temperatures. The University is seeking to license the technology. Brutman, Guilhem X.

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JULY 7, 2015

BioSolar’s research program with UCSB started in July 2014 with a focus on low-cost and high performance materials and structures for supercapacitors and batteries. High energy, low cost. High energy, low cost, rapid charge. Thermal safety, low cost, rapid charge. Startup BioSolar, Inc.

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MAY 31, 2016

A team from Brown University and Lakehead University (Canada) have developed a method for the facile and cost-effective synthesis of NiFe-layered double hydroxides (LDH) nanosheets to serve as efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction in an alkaline environment. 2015.11.004.

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APRIL 13, 2017

Two-dimensional layered transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials such as Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) have been recognized as one of the low-cost and efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Platinum is a perfect material for the job, but is it very expensive. —Lain-Jong Li. 2016.09.010.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a novel electrode for lithium-sulfur batteries that improves cyclic stability and rate capability significantly. In a paper published in the ACS journal Nano Letters , they report using polypyrrole-MnO 2 coaxial nanotubes to encapsulate sulfur. Credit: ACS, Zhang et al.

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MARCH 31, 2022

to pursue opportunities in large-scale, low-cost and permanent carbon capture and storage (CCS). Importantly, FPX will have the right to use any intellectual property developed by CO 2 Lock, further raising the potential for development of a low- or zero-carbon nickel mining operation at Decar. FPX Nickel Corp.,

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Now, team of researchers at the University of Maryland Energy Research Center and A. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas (who was also unaffiliated with the study) commented : Xiaogang Han et al. James Clark School of Engineering report developing a solution to this problem. Goodenough, Virginia H.

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MAY 16, 2016

Researchers from Hunan University and Changsha University in China have designed 3D hierarchical porous nitrogen-doped aligned carbon nanotubes (HPNACNTs) with well-directed 1D conductive electron paths as scaffold to load sulfur for use as a high-performance cathode in Li-S batteries. 2016.05.024.

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JANUARY 28, 2016

A team from Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has developed a new practical, high-energy-capacity lithium-ion battery anode out of silicon by encapsulating Si microparticles (∼1–3 µm) using conformally synthesized cages of multilayered graphene. —Yi Cui. 2015.29.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A team of researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea University, and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a new type of multilayered (Au NPs/TiO 2 /Au) photoelectrode that could boost the ability of solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen. 2016.01.004.

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MARCH 10, 2016

Researchers at Stanford University have devised a new strategy for using CO 2 in the synthesis of multi-carbon compounds. Despite the many desirable attributes of PEF, the plastics industry has yet to find a low-cost way to manufacture it at scale. —Banerjee et al. Aanindeeta Banerjee, Graham R.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found that adding tin nanoparticles—even in small amounts—to a silicon-based anode provides significant improvements in performance in terms of both charge capacity and cycling stability. Resources. Beaudette, J. Bozhilov & L.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). ORNL began accepting license applications in March 2016. Earlier post.)

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JULY 27, 2016

Wolfgang Schuhmann of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum describes the results of their work together with colleagues from the Max-Planck-Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim an der Ruhr and the Technical University of Bratislava in an open-access paper published in Nature Communications. —Konkena et al.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

While the MOF material has advantages in the simplicity and potentially low cost of manufacturing, the materials used to make it are more expensive than conventional carbon-based materials, Dincă said. We have a new material to work with, and we haven’t optimized it at all. It’s completely tunable, and that’s what’s exciting.

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JULY 21, 2016

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. California Air Resources Board. PNM Resources. Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5 Berkshire Hathaway Energy. ChargePoint.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

While we are open to the idea that very low-cost lithium-ion batteries can be produced, our comprehensive analysis does not show a clear pathway to this based on what we know today. —Rebecca Ciez. This work was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. 2016.11.054.

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APRIL 11, 2016

Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a new high-performance Li-ion battery anode material combining silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) glass and graphene. Silicon oxycarbide electrodes are expected to be low cost because the raw material—liquid resin—is a byproduct of the silicone industry.

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MAY 9, 2016

Researchers at Columbia University are investigating the use of membraneless electrochemical flow cells for hydrogen production from water electrolysis that are based on angled mesh flow-through electrodes. Esposito (2016) “Hydrogen Production with a Simple and Scalable Membraneless Electrolyzer” J. —O’Neil et al. Electrochem.

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JUNE 20, 2018

The new Advanced Metal Processing Center (AMPC) has opened at Brunel University London. The AMPC’s 1,500 square meters of working space, in a bespoke building on Brunel’s campus in Uxbridge, is the second phase of BCAST’s scale-up facility, following on from 2016’s launch of the Advanced Metal Casting Center (AMCC).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Stanford University scientists have identified a new solid-state Li-ion electrolyte predicted to exhibit simultaneously fast ionic conductivity, wide electrochemical stability, low cost, and low mass density. The few that can usually degrade once they come in contact with the battery electrodes. ”. Sendek, Evan R.

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MAY 20, 2016

Researchers from Hanyang University in Korea and the BMW Group have developed a new fully operational, practical Li-ion rechargeable battery combining high energy density with excellent cycle life. A report on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. O 2 (NCM) and Li[Ni 0.8

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JUNE 25, 2016

Researchers at Tsinghua University, along with Professor Rolf Reitz at the Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, have investigated for the first time the the characteristics of homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether (PODE). PODE can be synthesized from methanol.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Stanford University scientists have proposed a design strategy for electrolytes that enable anode-free Li metal batteries with single-solvent single-salt formations at standard concentrations. Furthermore, the 1 M LiFSI/FDMB electrolyte is less flammable than commercial electrolytes and can be synthesized at large scale with low cost.

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MARCH 10, 2018

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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MARCH 23, 2016

Their work, reported in an open-access paper in the journal Nature Communications, could make liquid metal battery technology even more practical and affordable, and open up a whole family of potential variations that could make use of local resources. Takanari Ouchi, Hojong Kim, Brian L. Spatocco & Donald R.

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APRIL 20, 2016

Researchers at Tsinghua University have compared the performance of two different powertrains for fuel cell hybrid buses. Powertrain A—with the centralized IM—is low cost and easier to install in a conventional vehicle. The fuel cell stack is connected in parallel to the battery system via a DC/DC converter. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. It is much more than that. Table of Contents. Engineering Advantages of PHEV.

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