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Unifrax introduces new nano-structured alumina catalyst support technology for a greener catalytic conversion option: Eco-lytic

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Unifrax, a leading manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, introduced a new, nano-structured alumina catalyst support technology for the transportation market: Eco-lytic. Eco-lytic is poised to be a game changer for any conventional engine, large or small, mobile or stationary.

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that a dispensed cost of about $7/kg must be achieved to make FCEVs competitive with gasoline internal combustion engine vehicles in early FCEV markets. —Penev et al.

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New DuraBlue ultracaps from Maxwell increase shock and vibration tolerance, energy and power capacity

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volt, 3400-farad DuraBlue ultracapacitor cell increases the range of available specific power by 17% and stored energy by 23% in the industry-standard 60 mm cylindrical “K2” form factor. The ultracapacitor industry is relatively young, and volumes in certain applications have just started to ramp over the last three to four years.

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Nth Cycle says its electroextraction tech significantly reduces transportation costs for Li-ion battery recycling

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Charged spoke with Megan O’Connor, the founder and CEO of Nth Cycle, about the company’s process and how it fits into the recycling industry. Megan O’Connor: My background is in environmental chemistry, and I got my PhD in civil and environmental engineering.

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The Race for the Next-Gen Space Station

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On any list of humanity’s greatest engineering achievements, the ISS almost always ranks near the top. NASA’s plan, for some years, has been for private industry to take over the routine work of space operations, with NASA as “one of many paying customers.” It is as long as a football field, as spacious as a jumbo jet.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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A scholarly literature has documented this process in fields as diverse as engineering, risk reduction, management, and urban studies. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images. China enters world markets as major exporter of industrial products. Icelandic volcano eruption of 1973.

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Ioxus Introduces 1,000-, 3,000- and 5,000-Farad Ultracapacitor Cells with Higher Power Densities

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launched a new family of large cell prismatic electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLC) for transportation and utility applications that are lower in cost for the overall system design. Chad Hall, Ioxus COO. Ioxus, Inc. Earlier post.). We have an extremely good electrode, and even at lower capacitance, our ESR is extremely good.

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