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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. All active masses of the cathode throughout cycling are solid, which presents not only large energy density but compatibility with the current battery manufacturing infrastructure. 2016.111.

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Request government for protectionist measures in Budget; remove duty on raw materials: Abhyuday Jindal – ET Auto

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He suggested levying Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on imports as the domestic market is being affected by cheap and sub-standard stainless steel products from select group of countries like China and Vietnam. At present, 2.5 % import duty is levied on ferro nickel and 5 % on ferro molybdenum.

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KTH team develops new cost-effective water-splitting electrocatalyst for H2 production

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The new catalyst also offers a competitive, cheap alternative to catalysts that rely on more expensive, precious materials, such as iridium oxide (IrO 2 ) or ruthenium oxide (RuO 2 ). The half reaction of the water splitting process, water oxidation, remains the bottleneck of the whole process at present.

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Boston Dynamics’ Founder on the Future of Robotics

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I was taught that when you wrote a paper or gave a presentation, you showed what you had accomplished. You could talk about what you want to do, but people talk about all kinds of things that way—the future is so cheap, and so variable. This article appears in the August 2023 print issue as “5 Questions for Marc Raibert.”

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

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Our method is a huge improvement in terms of environmental impacts because we are able to use simple baking soda—present in every kitchen—as the active chemical. These permeable silicone beads could be a “sliced-bread” breakthrough for CO 2 capture—efficient, easy-to-handle, minimal waste, and cheap to make.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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At present, the main issue being reported on is that there has been corrosion of the water injection system, which is used to keep pressure in the reservoir. His assessments are based on regional (OPEC) developments, as production of oil and gas in the so-called cheap oil regions is also under threat.

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Wireless Worries Overshadow Triumphs of RF Research

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For a good review of 5G bio-effects studies, see [Ken] Karipidis’s article that found ‘no confirmed evidence that low-level RF fields above 6 GHz such as those used by the 5G network are hazardous to human health.’” —Kenneth Foster, University of Pennsylvania In your opinion, is exposure assessment a solved problem? The list goes on.