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Elemental boron effective photothermocatalyst for the conversion of CO2 for fuels and chemicals

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Working with a team for the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, and Hokkaido University in Sapporo (Japan), as well as Tianjin University and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China), Ye is now pursuing a strategy that uses both the light and thermal energy provided by sunlight.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads.

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Study: expanding Brazilian sugarcane for ethanol could reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 5.6%

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Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. Deepak Jaiswal, Amanda P. De Souza, Søren Larsen, David S. LeBauer, Fernando E.

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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Saracco also taught courses on technology forecasting and market impact at the University of Trento in Italy. In 2017 and 2018 he served as head of EIT’s Industrial Doctoral School , headquartered in Palaiseau, France. students from European universities to help them transform their research into marketable products and solutions.

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Researchers developing free-piston linear generator for exhaust waste heat recovery

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Beijing University of Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, and Datong North Tianli Turbocharging Technology Co., reports that the energy conversion efficiency of the FPLG can reach up to 45.82% with an intake pressure of 2.6 the internal combustion engine is the power system of most vehicles.

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New mesocrystal photocatalyst enhances light-driven hydrogen production

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The discovery was made by a joint research team led by Associate Professor Takashi Tachikawa (Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University) and Professor Tetsuro Majima (Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University). Their findings were published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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Study shows alkanes can rapidly acquire oxygen atoms in a free radical chain reaction; significant for fuel combustion and air pollution

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An international team of researchers has shown that alkanes participate extensively in autoxidation reactions with oxygen molecules. The process is critical for the timing of fuel combustion in engines and is a key step in the atmospheric conversion of volatile organic molecules into particulate matter. Popolan-Vaida, D. Moshammer, K.,

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