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Toyota establishes joint research institute with Tsinghua University; hydrogen and advanced mobility

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Toyota Motor Corporation and Tsinghua University are establishing the Tsinghua - Toyota Joint Research Institute (Joint Research Institute). Toyota and Tsinghua University have engaged in research projects together since 1998, conducting technology courses and pursuing other related activities.

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U of Birmingham, Bentley and partners in rare-earth recycling project; RaRE

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The University of Birmingham is working with Bentley Motors and others on a three-year research project to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles. Hydrogen preferentially enters the rare earth metal, and causes an expansion in volume. million (US$3.6-million) Source: HyProMag.

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Hyundai Motor Group opens CRADLE Beijing

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CRADLE Beijing will construct interactive business and investment collaborations with leading ICT companies, start-ups, government institutions, key universities, investment institutions and other strategic partners in China, while contributing to global efforts to foster disruptive innovation.

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Taking Cosmology to the Far Side of the Moon

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A team of Chinese researchers are planning to use the moon as a shield to detect otherwise hard-to-observe low frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum and open up a new window on the universe. If it launches in 2025 as planned it will offer one the very first glimpses of the universe through a new lens.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. Following World War II, he pursued a doctorate in physics at the University of Chicago. Nobel Laureate John B. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S.

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Purdue study highlights lifecycle benefits of neodymium-iron-boron magnet-to-magnet recycling for electric vehicle motors

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At that time, Roskill suggested that neodymium (Nd) and praseodymium (Pr)—the two rare earth elements which form the majority of rare earth permanent magnets—would see further price increases as as demand increased and the Chinese dominance of supply restricts availability for many consumers. between 2010 and 2017. 7b05442.

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