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Tesla invited to build battery facility in Indonesia’s giant 30k-hectare industrial area

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Tesla’s potential battery facility in Indonesia will likely be built on one of the country’s most ambitious integrated industrial areas to date, according to Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. At up to 30,000 hectares (115.8 “This is groundbreaking.

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The LEO Satellite Industry Needs More Engineers

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Other companies are entering the market, not only to provide broadband access but also to build the smaller rockets. The project’s leaders also are looking to increase collaborations among academia, industry, governments, and space agencies. The group is building a database of the lesson plans to simplify matters, Gardill says.

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SAE and ISO publish joint automotive cybersecurity standard

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The standard helps the industry define a structured process to ensure cybersecurity is incorporated into the design of road vehicles, including systems, components software and connections of any external device or network.

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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TSMC), which was already building a $12 billion fab in Arizona , upped the investment to $40 billion with a second plant. economy, there’s a potential problem: Where will the industry find the qualified workforce needed to run these plants and design the chips they’ll make? Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing C o.

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Unifrax introduces new silicon fiber anode technology

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SiFAB is Unifrax’s first step into silicon fiber for the lithium-ion battery manufacturing market, building on its experience with fiber-based technology and manufacturing. The company expects SiFAB production to come online in early 2022 with plans to build thousands of tons of long-term manufacturing capacity.

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Norwegian shipping industry pursuing battery-powered ships

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The Norwegian shipping industry is teaming up to develop battery-powered ships. Some 120 managers representing the entire maritime cluster gathered at a DNV seminar last week. Norled intends to use this experience in building and operating their fully electric ferry. The first four hybrid vessels will start to sail in 2013/14.

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UC San Diego launches Institute for Materials Discovery and Design

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The Institute will build on UC San Diego resources such as the Nano3 Facility and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. The Institute will also work towards establishing new graduate fellowships in materials science through collaboration with industry, foundation and community partners.

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