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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

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EnergyX uses a proprietary system to create pure lithium from brines that would typically not work as part of the “evap.” Thus far, no DLE refining companies have achieved commercialization, with the most prominent long-lasting project being the BMW-backed Lilac Solutions Inc. What do you think of the article?

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Researchers developing salt-tolerant enzymes tailored to ionic liquid processes for production of advanced cellulosic biofuels

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The group plans to expand this research to develop a full complement of enzymes that is tailored for the ionic liquid process technology with the goal of demonstrating a complete biomass-to-sugar process, one they hope can enable the commercial viability of advanced biofuels. Advance Article doi: 10.1039/C1GC15193B. —Zhang et al.

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IKEA Teams Up With Electrify America To Provide Charging in The United States.

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The furniture retailer has announced a partnership with Electrify America and Electrify Commercial to install new charging stations in over 25 IKEA stores in the US. This new increase in charging infrastructure will further support our customers, as part of our customer experience journey.” ” Committed Ever Since.

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The Cold War Arms Race Over Prosthetic Arms

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The Boston Arm, in turn, influenced the Utah Artificial Arm , developed by Stephen Jacobsen , who had completed his Ph.D. in 1973 at MIT under Robert Mann and then returned to his alma mater, the University of Utah. The Utah Arm went on to become one of the most widely used myoelectric prosthetics. Was the Boston Arm a success?

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

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Nevada, which has the only commercial U.S. Clean Water Act gives Washington regulatory power over water extraction and reinjection across the country, state officials have autonomy to govern other parts of the process. Nevada, which has the only commercial U.S. While the 1972 U.S.

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50 Years Later, We’re Still Living in the Xerox Alto’s World

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The people who developed the Alto came to Xerox PARC from universities, industrial labs, and commercial ventures, bringing with them diverse experiences and skills. Alan Kay Metcalfe left PARC in 1979 to found 3Com, which, along with other startups, commercialized Ethernet. The two were disciples of J.C.R.

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Eavesdropping on the Brain with 10,000 Electrodes

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That would mean building a digital probe long enough to reach any part of the thinking organ, but slim enough not to destroy fragile tissues on its way in. The most common neural recording device today is the Utah array [top image, at left], which has one electrode at the tip of each of its tines. A next-gen design, Neuropixels 3.0,