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PNNL’s hydrothermal liquefaction shows promise for turning toxic algal blooms into biocrude

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One year into the ERDC project, the team demonstrated a three-step approach that “cleans” the water, removes the algae and entrained nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the water, and transforms the algae into a potential energy source. Algae biorefinery concept through HTL. 2017) in the book Algal Biofuels.

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Koito and Quanergy collaborate to design automotive headlight concept with built–in solid-state LiDAR

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a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, are collaborating to design an automotive headlight concept with built-in Quanergy S3 solid state LiDAR sensors ( earlier post ). The Koito headlight with built-in sensors is on display at CES 2017. Koito Manufacturing Co.,

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BMW Group opens new Additive Manufacturing Campus

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Our goal is to industrialize 3D printing methods more and more for automotive production, and to implement new automation concepts in the process chain. With IDAM, the BMW Group and its 12 project partners are paving the way for the integration of additive manufacturing into series production environments within the automotive industry.

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Toyota, Kenworth, POLA and CARB unveil next-gen heavy-duty fuel-cell truck; ZANZEFF

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The new generation zero-emission truck expands on the capabilities of Toyota’s first two Project Portal Proof-of-Concept trucks through enhanced capability, packaging, and performance while offering an estimated range of more than 300 miles per fill, twice that of a typical drayage trucks average daily duty cycle.

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HYON receives PILOT-E funding for two zero-emissions maritime projects using fuel cells and green H2

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HYON is a joint venture established in 2017, owned wholly by Nel ASA, Hexagon Composites ASA and PowerCell Sweden AB. The vessel will utilize foils that lift the vessel out of the water and will have cruise speed between 25 and 45 knots. The projects are: Project ZEFF – Zero Emission Fast Ferry.

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Lancet Commission report estimates pollution responsible for 9 million premature deaths globally in 2015; 16% of deaths

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To provide a framework for organizing scientific knowledge about pollution and its effects on human health and to help focus pollution-related research, the Commission developed the concept of the pollutome. 2017) “The Lancet Commission on pollution and health” The Lancet doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32345-0. Landrigan, Philip J et al.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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One way teachers are trying to help students grasp difficult concepts is through virtual-reality technology. In the chemistry module on acids and bases, for example, students are shown a computer-generated version of a wastewater-treatment plant in Baltimore, and they try to make chemically contaminated water safe to drink.