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This lithium-free battery startup just raised $78M in Series C funding

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Photo: Alsym Energy Boston-based Alsym Energy, which is developing a nonflammable rechargeable battery that’s cobalt and lithium-free, has announced a $78 million funding round. Alsym Energy will use the funds to grow its Boston-based team and expand its prototyping and pilot lines. Get started here. –

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation. Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation will employ support from the US Steel industry to accelerate the development of molten oxide electrolysis (MOE), a new technology for production of primary iron and steel from ore. Solar Turbines Incorporated. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries. in civil engineering in 1981, Brooks had joined AeroVironment, where he managed the development of Sunraycer , an advanced solar-powered demonstration EV built for GM, and the Impact.

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White House announces new commitments in support of Materials Genome Initiative

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The goal of this new center is to create a collaborative environment and concentration of technical capability to accelerate materials discovery and development, provide opportunities to transition new breakthroughs in advanced materials to industry, and offer training opportunities for young scientists and engineers.

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Video Friday: Agilicious

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features the Spot robots from Boston Dynamics in relation with human beings. Coperni ] Meet the third-generation prototype Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV), a new category of capable work vehicle that can operate autonomously in a variety of dynamic work environments. Please send us your events for inclusion. Paper ] Roboball?

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

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Constant Gardener ] via [ RobotStart ] Engineers at MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have designed a soft, lightweight, and potentially low-cost neuroprosthetic hand. Boston Dynamics ] This video shows the evolution of a dynamic quadruped robot Panther. During my Ph.D. ANYbotics ] Thanks Cheila! ElliQ ].

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

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Constant Gardener ] via [ RobotStart ] Engineers at MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have designed a soft, lightweight, and potentially low-cost neuroprosthetic hand. Boston Dynamics ] This video shows the evolution of a dynamic quadruped robot Panther. During my Ph.D. ANYbotics ] Thanks Cheila! ElliQ ].