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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. This work was funded by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science and the National Science Foundation. Adzic, Jingyi Chen, and Jia X.

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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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The tiny particles, around 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair, can be inhaled deep into the lungs, and have been associated with increased risk of a range of conditions including heart attack and various forms of lung disease. was largest around Los Angeles and in some southern states, such as Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama.

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U.S. Commercial Drone Delivery Comes Closer

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We’ve been covering the drone delivery company Zipline in Spectrum for several years, and I do encourage listeners to check out our great onsite reporting from Rwanda in 2019 when we visited one of Zipline’s dispatch centers for delivering vital medical supplies into rural areas. Your range and long range and low cost.

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Electric bus revolution 

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The bus is equipped with a 180kW high-capacity hydrogen fuel cell system, made up of two 90kW fuel cell stacks and with five hydrogen tanks storing 34kg of hydrogen in its roof, the bus has a 500km range. The Type D can seat up to 84 passengers and has a range of up to 155 miles on a single charge. Global electric bus market sales.

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

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compared with July 2019. However, the decrease in VMT varied widely by state, ranging from 27.3% in Arkansas. March 2020 vs. March 2019. June 2020 vs. June 2019. July 2020 vs. July 2019. According to the Federal Highway Administration , in July 2020, VMT decreased by 11.2% in Hawaii to 3.9%