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Researchers achieve highest specific capacitance of 638 F g-1 using covalent triazine-based framework on nanostructured spherical carbon

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Researchers from the University of Bialystok (Poland), the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and colleagues have achieved the highest specific capacitance value reported of 638 F g −1 in aqueous acidic solutions by combining spherical carbon nanostructures with covalent triazine-based frameworks. Resources Hryniewicka, A.,

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Kinder Morgan to purchase El Paso for approximately $38B to form largest natural gas pipeline network and largest midstream energy enterprise in North America

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KMI) and El Paso Corporation on Sunday announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines.

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Texas Mineral Resources to establish lithium subsidiary to market Round Top lithium

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Texas Mineral Resources Corp. Column leach tests were conducted by Resource Development Inc (RDI) of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, an independent laboratory testing company which provides technical and consulting services to the international mining industry. Texas Mineral Resources Corp.’s Texas Mineral Resources Corp.’s

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NREL researchers point toward building energy efficiency instead of long-term storage

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The other zones encompassed the cities of New York, El Paso, and Denver. Instead of focusing on storage, the researchers emphasized the optimal mix of renewable resources, oversized generation capacities, and investments in energy efficiency. They also determined that oversizing renewable capacities by a factor of 1.4

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Rice University study of lung cells suggests anthropogenic carbon nanotubes are common pollutants

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Rice University scientists, working with colleagues in France, have detected the presence of anthropogenic carbon nanotubes (CBTs) in cells extracted from the airways of Parisian children under routine treatment for asthma. Carbon nanotubes and carbon nanoparticles (a) in vehicle exhaust and (b) inside a lung cell vacuole.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Jonathan’s other professional experience includes working for local governments, start-ups, and institutions of higher learning in the El Paso-Las Cruces region. Angelina Rodriguez Current Profession: Project Manager, Transportation Electrification at El Paso Electric Company, El Paso, TX How will you add value to the EAA Board?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Jonathan’s other professional experience includes working for local governments, start-ups, and institutions of higher learning in the El Paso-Las Cruces region. Angelina Rodriguez Current Profession: Project Manager, Transportation Electrification at El Paso Electric Company, El Paso, TX How will you add value to the EAA Board?