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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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Overall, the new battery system is “ very scalable, cheap, and much safer ” than lithium-air batteries, Li says. The research team included MIT research scientists Akihiro Kushima and Zongyou Yin; Lu Qi of Peking University; and Khalil Amine and Jun Lu of Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. 2016.111.

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Shell Recharge massively expands with Volta acquisition

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Volta Charge has the highest concentration of its chargers in California, Texas, and Illinois, with metro areas being the main focus of the company. The company is also one of many that have attempted to make charging as cheap as possible by selling “billboard space” on each of its chargers.

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Researchers Model Hydrogenase Active Sites to Create Synthetic Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

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Chemists at the University of Illinois have described a catalyst that acts like nature’s most pervasive hydrogen processor by creating a model of the active site found in iron-iron hydrogenase and nickel-iron hydrogenase. Soc. , , Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ja902570u. Matthew Whaley, Thomas B. Rauchfuss and Danielle L.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

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In this follow-up to our article covering commercial incentives from last month, we’ll explore some of the rebates that can help you bring EV charging home on the cheap. Ameren Illinois. Ameren Illinois is an electric utility company that serves the majority of the State of Illinois.

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Polymer microcapsules with liquid carbonate cores and silicone shells offer a new approach to carbon capture

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These permeable silicone beads could be a “sliced-bread” breakthrough for CO 2 capture—efficient, easy-to-handle, minimal waste, and cheap to make. Hardin IV of Harvard University; and Elizabeth Glogowski of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Nature Communications 6, Article number: 6124 doi: 10.1038/ncomms7124.

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Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

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It’s not even cheap at twenty five cents an issue. I intend to read the Breeze’s few local articles of community interest for free on their highly unattractive website. And when I say ‘now,’ I mean as in hours ago ,&# said Galliani who informed the three editors of their termination via e-mail.

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Future Transistors, Plastic Processors, and 3D Chips

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That seems to have been the reaction you (dear devoted IEEE Spectrum reader) took with your semiconductor article consumption. The First High-Yield, Sub-Penny Plastic Processors I’ve been listening to promises of cheap, flexible electronics my whole career. So where’s my smart-banana?

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