Cars That Think

APRIL 19, 2022

A recent United Nations provision has banned the use of mercury in spacecraft propellant. Although no private company has actually used mercury propellant in a launched spacecraft, the possibility was alarming enough—and the dangers extreme enough—that the ban was enacted just a few years after one U.S.-based Mercury is a neurotoxin.

Mercury 101

Mercury Fusion United States IDEA 101

Cars That Think

AUGUST 10, 2021

White was the first American chair of the International Conference on Large High-Voltage Electric Systems. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now Virginia Tech, and received a master's degree in industrial management as a Sloan Fellow at MIT. He closed the business in 2018.

Power 89

Power Powered Virginia Los Angeles 89

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2018

KULR Technology has reached agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to be the exclusive manufacturing and distribution partner for the patented Internal Short Circuit (ISC) device which causes predictable battery cell failures in lithium-ion batteries, making them easier to study and, therefore, safer. Click to enlarge.

International 150

International Li-ion Lithium Ion Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2021

As countries invest in large-scale clean energy transition programs and begin to phase out internal combustion engines, securing the minerals required to build batteries for storing renewable energy and powering electric vehicles is increasingly critical. You can actually see the nodules lying on the seafloor.

Nauru 355

Nauru Waste Mercury Batteries 355