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APRIL 22, 2019

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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OCTOBER 31, 2018

A University at Buffalo-led research team has developed an efficient platinum group metal (PGM)-free catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in PEM fuel cells that consists of atomically dispersed nitrogen-coordinated single Mn sites on partially graphitic carbon (Mn-N-C). and Harbin Institute of Technology.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

According to the latest report from the United Nations (UN), the global population in 2018 was 7.6 Credit: The University of Hong Kong. The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5% billion and the urban population was 4.2

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AUGUST 18, 2022

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Northwestern University are collaborating to help accelerate new materials discovery, design and development with the world’s first nanomaterial “data factory.”. —Chad Mirkin, director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and the George B. Earlier post.). Kluender, Edward et al.

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JUNE 3, 2022

He was responsible for US market sales and was based in San Jose, California, from 2015 to 2018. He holds a master’s degree in international studies from Korea University, as well as an MBA from Duke University. Lee will be moving to Windsor, Ontario, in the coming months.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

International cooperation will be necessary to resolve problems in maritime and air transport, but action on cars and trucks can be taken at a national or state level. by about 1.9%. For MY 2026 and following, the reduced compliance obligation goes away.). California has a much more ambitious long-term policy commitment to EVs.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2018

New research by George Mason University found that exposure to certain air pollutants is linked to increased emergency department (ED) visits for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. The study is published in the journal Environment International. We estimated associations between twelve ambient air pollutants of both primary (e.g.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its five-year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. Contribute to international efforts to address global climate change. Conduct discovery-focused research to increase the understanding of matter, materials and their properties through partnerships with universities, national laboratories, and industry.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Researchers at Wuhan University of Science and Technology in China have proposed a control method based on a speed loop structure-variable sliding mode controller (SMC) for interior permanent magnet synchronous motors in electric vehicles. The method combines maximum torque per ampere with a vector control strategy. —Liu et al.

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APRIL 21, 2020

Under its X-Ahead project, Wärtsilä will form and lead a strong network of universities, research industries, and small and medium-sized enterprises on a national, as well as a global scale. Wärtsilä has been actively working on the Power-to-X concept since 2018, during which we have gained a thorough general understanding of the technology.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

An international team of researchers has discovered a new family of enzymes found in fungi (fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases, LPMOs) that are capable of breaking down xylans—a recalcitrant polysaccharide abundant in wood biomass.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

The researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington and Victoria University studied the impact of new cycling and walking paths built in New Plymouth and Hastings in 2011. Researchers in New Zealand have shown that investing in cycle lanes and walkways encourages people to drive less and cuts carbon emissions.

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JANUARY 27, 2018

de Souza (2018) “Substantial convection and precipitation enhancements by ultrafine aerosol particles,” Science doi: 10.1126/science.aan8461. —Jiwen Fan. The work was supported by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and other organizations. Jiwen Fan, Daniel Rosenfeld, Yuwei Zhang, Scott E. Barbosa, Ramon C. Braga, Jennifer M.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

—Kjersti Dahle Since 2011, the NPD has collected data in the deepwater areas in the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea in cooperation with the University of Bergen (UiB). The University of Tromsø (UiT) has also been included since 2020.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at US$351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). Renewable energy investment slightly declined in 2018, with modest growth through 2019.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

SAE International and General Motors have partnered to headline sponsor AutoDrive Challenge, the latest of SAE International’s Collegiate Design Series. The competition will consist of up to 10 teams from select universities that were invited to participate in the inaugural competition.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Demand for these vehicles and their batteries is growing swiftly: In 2018, the global electric car fleet numbered in excess of 5.1 million, up 2 million from the prior year, according to the International Energy Agency.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) have developed a method to assess the maximum current for commercial 18650 Li-ion batteries, using novel instrumentation methods enabling in operando measurements. times higher than the manufacturer-stated maximum. —Amietszajew et al. 2018.01.076.

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MARCH 20, 2014

During the company’s Annual Accounts Press Conference, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said the automaker will ramp up production of its lightweight i models by 2018, then by 2020 would be build them “ in a six digits figure to comply with stricter emission rules. ”. At its technology center for lightweight composites, which opened in 2012 in St.

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APRIL 23, 2019

A new study carried out by University College Dublin (UCD) academics has found that under typical Irish commuting conditions, the Toyota Prius IV (fourth-generation) hybrid ( earlier post ) drives in zero emissions mode (ZEV) for significantly more than half (62%) of the time and more than 40% (40.4%) of the distance covered.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 23, 2018

Now, a new study of children and young adults in Mexico City by a team of researchers at the Universities of Montana, Valle de México, Boise State, Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría and Paul-Flechsig-Institute for Brain Research has identified evolving axonal damage using a novel Non-P-Tau assay for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

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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.

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MARCH 22, 2018

From 10 March to 9 April 2018, the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting research flights from Tainan in Taiwan more closely to examine the spread and transformation of emissions from major cities such as Manila, Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. HALO in-hangar in Taiwan.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

The concept vehicle, which FEV developed in cooperation with SEG Automotive and the Chair of Internal Combustion Engines at RWTH Aachen University, uses a 48V BRM in combination with an electric compressor to significantly improve responsiveness, efficiency and comfort. FEV A48V Demonstrator (Source: FEV).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The team’s first step in February 2018 was to use GRIDSMART cameras to create an image dataset of vehicle classes. Paper presented at IS&T International Symposium on Electronic Imaging Science and Technology, Burlingame, CA, 26-30 January 2020 doi: 10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2020.6.IRIACV-070 Eicholtz, J. Price, and T. 2470-1173.2020.6.IRIACV-070

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JULY 26, 2019

LG Chem will host the 2nd Global Innovation Contest (GIC) for leading universities and research institutions worldwide. LG Chem will form a judging panel of internal experts to evaluate the research proposals based on the company’s business strategies of each division. The nominees will be notified individually in December.

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DECEMBER 22, 2018

Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries, with potential applications ranging from electric vehicles to battery storage for renewable energy systems. Dong et al. 2018.11.022.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors. University of California, San Diego.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values. This would have been a big win for climate. —co-author Dr Matt Rigby.

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JUNE 28, 2018

Now, an international research team has discovered and characterized a new family of cytochrome P450 enzymes critical to improving the conversion of lignin. McGeehan (2018) “A promiscuous cytochrome P450 aromatic O-demethylase for lignin bioconversion” Nature Communications volume 9, Article number: 2487 doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04878-2.

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JULY 6, 2020

In an open-access study in the EGU journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , an international team of researchers reports that the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) is rapidly accumulating in the atmosphere, driven by the demand for SF 6 -insulated switchgear in developing countries. Simmonds et al. —Simmonds et al.

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JUNE 19, 2019

GKN Automotive, Drive System Design and the University of Nottingham are collaborating on an £8-million (US$10 million) project to design and develop a world-leading electric vehicle powertrain for the global market. The University of Nottingham is noted for its expertise in thermal management, semiconductor technology and high-speed motors.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

The Mobility Center is envisioned as a public-private partnership of governmental entities, leading universities, electric utilities, technology and automotive companies, and venture capitalists.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Baowu Steel Group (China’s largest steel producer) and Tsinghua University to develop and implement new methods to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental performance across the steel value chain.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Years of government support for corn farmers—paying Chinese corn producers more than twice the international price level until 2016—have left China with a substantial stockpile. China’s end-of-year corn stock estimates (2017/2018 values forecasted). 2018 fuel ethanol production is forecast at 1.04 Source: USDA FAS.

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