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European team discovers new top-performing solid-state fast ionic conductor for Li-ion batteries

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The researchers need further study and to improve the material to enable its future commercialization. Toyota supported the study scientifically and financially. This frustrated energy landscape leads to a high diffusion coefficient, combining low activation energy with a high pre-factor. —Di Stefano et al.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 If the acceleration we have seen since 1990 were to continue, the result would be even higher. Chris Malins.

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Field trials with genetically modified poplars shows potential for efficient conversion to sugars but with impact on biomass yield

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The results of field trials with genetically modified poplar trees in Belgium and France shows that the wood of the modified poplar trees—down-regulated for cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR), an enzyme in the lignin biosynthetic pathway—improved saccharification yield—i.e., Van Acker et al. Click to enlarge. —Prof.

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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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A study describing the research is published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , a publication of the American Geophysical Union. Their study regions focused on North America, Europe and East Asia during the summer months, when abundant sunlight triggers the highest rates of ozone formation.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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Accordingly, there have been a number of recent studies working to assess the impact of non-exhaust emissions from EVs and suggesting a regulatory or policy response (e.g., A 2014 study by Weinbruch et al. Compared to earlier studies, Weinbruch et al. earlier post ). Background. The pan-European team of van der Gon et al.

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Global Ice Age Climate Patterns Influenced by Bering Strait

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The international study, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., Using the NCAR-based Community Climate System Model, a powerful computer tool for studying worldwide climate, the researchers compared the responses of ice age climate to conditions in the Bering Strait. Meehl, Bette L.

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Purdue Researchers Detail Mechanisms of Fluid Boiling in Microchannels; Commercializing Hybrid and EV IGBT Cooling Systems with Delphi

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Researchers at Purdue University have determined precisely how fluid boils in microchannels, and as a result have created formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers, and other applications. Garimella 2009. Click to enlarge. Eugene and Susie E.