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Houston Autopilot Crash: What We Know So Far (For One, Autopilot Wasn’t On)

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On Saturday night, a 2019 Tesla Model S crashed into a tree in a suburb of Houston, Texas. The crash was severe enough to compromise the battery pack, causing a fire that took hours and a call to Tesla to extinguish. Normally, a car crash, even one with a fire, wouldn’t be newsworthy because they […].

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Monitoring shows plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston’s Ship Channel

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Air pollution monitoring by the Houston Health Department in 2019 and 2020 recorded levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, along the Houston Ship Channel that pose potential health risks to surrounding neighborhoods. — “Formaldehyde Air Pollution in Houston”. parts per billion. Secondary formaldehyde (i.e.,

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New organic cathode for high performance solid-state sodium-ion battery

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Researchers at the University of Houston have now developed an organic cathode that improves both stability and energy density. Credit: University of Houston. 2019) “Taming Active Material-Solid Electrolyte Interfaces with Organic Cathode for All-Solid-State Batteries” Joule doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.03.017. 2019.03.017.

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Volkswagen Group of America opens new Tradepoint Atlantic vehicle terminal at Port of Baltimore; formerly site of Bethlehem steel

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Tradepoint Atlantic Terminal is VWGoA’s eighth port in the US, which includes locations in Benicia, CA, Davisville, RI, Houston, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Midlothian, TX, San Diego, CA and the Volkswagen Assembly Plant in Chattanooga, TN. The Port of Baltimore transported approximately 857,890 vehicles in 2019.

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Arbor Renewable Gas evaluating West Baton Rouge for $800M renewable gasoline and green hydrogen plant

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Arbor Renewable Gas LLC , a Houston-based company formed in 2019 that produces renewable gasoline and green hydrogen from wood waste and forest residue ( earlier post ), is evaluating West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana for a planned $800-million manufacturing and distribution facility employing carbon capture and sequestration emissions-reduction technology. (..)

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UH team reports new catalyst efficiently produces hydrogen from seawater; promising for large-scale hydrogen production, desalination

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Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a significant breakthrough with a new oxygen evolution reaction catalyst that, combined with a hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst, achieved current densities capable of supporting industrial demands while requiring relatively low voltage to start seawater electrolysis.

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Boeing’s Starliner slightly delayed, but ready for launch

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The capsule assigned to this mission is Spacecraft 3, aka Calypso, which flew the first Orbital Flight Test in 2019 and was unable to make it to the ISS due to numerous issues that arose after separating from the Atlas V second stage.

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