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Brookhaven, U Arkansas team develop new core-shell catalyst for ethanol fuel cells

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Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Arkansas have developed a highly efficient catalyst for extracting electrical energy from ethanol. The platinum and iridium form monoatomic islands across the surface of the gold nanoparticles. Adzic, Jingyi Chen, and Jia X. 9b03474.

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Researchers design nanoparticles for cost-effective hydrogen production process

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Researchers at the University of Arkansas, with colleagues from Brookhaven National Lab and Argonne National Lab, have found that nanoparticles composed of nickel and iron are more effective and efficient than other more costly materials when used as catalysts in the production of hydrogen fuel through water electrolysis. —Manso et al.

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NASA awarding $6 million to 3-year ULI project to develop approach to electric aircraft fueled by liquid hydrogen

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The project includes participation from eight additional institutions: the Air Force Research Laboratory, Boeing Research and Technology, General Electric Global Research, The Ohio State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Arkansas, the University of Dayton Research Institute, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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was largest around Los Angeles and in some southern states, such as Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama. 2019) “Particulate matter air pollution and national and county life expectancy loss in the USA: A spatiotemporal analysis.” These deaths would lower national life expectancy by 0.15 years for women, and 0.13 years for men. At any PM 2.5

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States with the highest and lowest truck traffic on interstate highways

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The data are for 2019. For both rural and urban interstates, truck traffic was proportionally highest in Arkansas (36.1% The 2019 data presented in this analysis somewhat underestimate the percentage of current truck traffic. There are no rural interstates in the District of Columbia and Delaware.). Percentage of truck traffic.

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Electric bus revolution 

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Facts and Factors new research report says the global electric bus market sales were estimated at 135 thousand units in 2019 and is expected to reach 600 thousand units by 2026. Global electric bus market sales. The global electric bus market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25% from 2020 to 2026.

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Democrats continue to drive less than Republicans in response to the pandemic

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compared with July 2019. in Arkansas. March 2020 vs. March 2019. June 2020 vs. June 2019. July 2020 vs. July 2019. The present analysis examined whether the pattern was still present in July 2020—the month with the most current available data. in Hawaii to 3.9% Political preference. Solid or Likely Democrat.