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Northwestern team develops new approach to catalyst design using SPBCL and DFT; new HER catalyst 7x more active than Pt

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Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new approach for creating new catalysts to aid in clean energy conversion and storage. It is a major challenge in catalysis to uncover structure–performance relationships that drive the design and optimization of high-performance/low-cost catalysts. —Professor Chad A.

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A $275 Bus Ticket to the Hamptons

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Those who spring for one of seven premium seats, which cost $275, can also ride with a pet (for an additional fee). Each bus cost about a million dollars to buy and outfit, said Chad Scarborough, the founder of the Jet.) This level of service is commensurate to what you would see in private aviation,” she said.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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He's currently a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute , where he specializes in the history of technology. James Cortada It became a commodity business not only because of the chips and the operating system, but because other companies were able to put it all together at a lower cost than IBM.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Will we have a universal standard for charging? But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. Putting in a charging station will cost you some money; it depends on a few things. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? What exactly is fast charging?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Will we have a universal standard for charging? But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. Putting in a charging station will cost you some money; it depends on a few things. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? What exactly is fast charging?