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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. —Brian Cull, Senior Intelligent Transport Systems Engineer, Highways England.

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Oleophobic hydrophobic magnetic sponge selectively soaks up oil, sparing water and wildlife

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A Northwestern Engineering-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. The research was published in the ACS journal Industrial Engineering and Chemical Research. The OHM (oleophobic hydrophobic magnetic) nanocomposite slurry can be used to coat any cheap, commercially available sponge.

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We Don’t Need a Jetsons Future, Just a Sustainable One

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What we need is something called cozy futurism, a concept I first encountered while reading a blog post by software engineer Jose Luis Ricón Fernández de la Puente. What about reducing pollution in urban and poor communities? Where everyone had access to preventative health care that was both personalized and less invasive?

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Danish Power Systems sets new record with degradation rate in high-temperature polymer fuel cells

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The company was founded in 1994 by three researchers at DTU and two development engineers from the battery factory Hellesens, Denmark. Methanol is cheap to produce and it is easy to extract methanol from biological resources. HTPEM operates at 160-200 °C and can use several fuels such as natural gas, biogas or methanol.

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Singapores A*Star Awards S$27.5M In Research Grants for Technologies for Sustainable Development

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The funding from A*STAR’s Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) will support research teams from A*STAR research institutes and local institutes of higher learning to develop solutions to manage environmental deterioration, pressures on natural resources and climate change brought on by rapid growth and urbanization.

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U.N. Kills Any Plans to Use Mercury as a Rocket Propellant

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Because mercury pollutants easily find their way into the oceans and the atmosphere, it’s virtually impossible for one country to prevent mercury poisoning within its borders. Mercury—it’s an intercontinental pollutant,” Bender says. “So And it’s cheap—there’s not a lot of competition with anyone looking to buy mercury.

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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge Money Savings

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With the increased costs of BS6 engines, the rates of petrol scooters has gone up. Cost of electricity is fairly cheap at Rs 10 per unit in the commercial location of cities and Rs 3 - 4 small towns and villages. Petrol scooters have a lot of complex parts and an engine that needs oiling. These are mid range. Get one now!

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