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Brown Chemists Develop Process to Simplify Waste Vegetable Oil to Biodiesel Process, Chart Progress of Transesterification Reaction

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In a separate yet related paper published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , a team led by Brown chemistry professor Paul Williard has created a new technique to chart the progress of the transesterification reaction in which virgin and waste oils are converted into biodiesel fuel. That makes the process less efficient.

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DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with a Raspberry Pi Pico

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So when I decided to build a cheap DIY scintillating gamma spectrometer, it was the natural choice—although I didn’t realize I’d find myself navigating around teething problems of the sort that often affect a first-generation integrated circuit. James Provost. V the SiPM needs. On paper, the Pi Pico’s ADC looks very good.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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Their goal is to test an innovative electrolyzer concept for the cheap production of green (CO 2 -free) hydrogen for a decarbonized future. Hago Energetics, Inc aims to help farms become more profitable by converting farm waste to high-value products, such as hydrogen and valuable carbons.

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