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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a membrane-based extraction system for the production of biofuels which uses less than 25% of the energy of current processes and produces ten times more biofuel with more than 99.5% The open-access findings are published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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Scientists create cheap and safe electro-catalysts for anion-exchange fuel cells

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In a study published in the Journal of Power Sources , the team from Surrey worked with colleagues from Queen Mary University of London to create low-cost carbon based electro-catalysts for anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFC). 2017.10.037.

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Boston Dynamics’ Founder on the Future of Robotics

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At the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics at Automation (ICRA) in London this past May, Raibert gave a keynote talk that discussed some of his specific goals, with an emphasis on developing practical, helpful capabilities in robots. And we’ll give them the resources they need to go after problems that way. “If

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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There is going to be value in distributed energy resources at the customer's home; Whether that is a battery, an electric vehicle charger, a heat pump or other forms of flexible load, and managing these in a way that provides value to the grid will create revenue opportunities.". Harmony Energy seems pretty pleased.

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STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab spin-off seeking to develop and commercialize a novel solid-state hydrogen storage technology; transportation applications

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The material could allow hydrogen to be stored in a cheap and practical way for transport applications, the company says. Many are also difficult to handle in that they degrade rapidly in air. —Professor Stephen Bennington, lead scientist on the project for STFC and Chief Scientist at Cella. Zeynep Kurban, Arthur Lovell, Stephen M.

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MIT professor pursuing direct sulfide electrolysis for copper production

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Ward and published in the London-based Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 1958. Experience in the aluminum industry shows that it is actually fairly cheap to make the electrolysis device, Allanore said. Hoar and R.G. The research funds are managed through the Materials Processing Center. 2013.04.095.

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Researchers from MIT and Sun Catalytix develop an artificial leaf for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen

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This is a major achievement, which is one more step toward developing cheap and robust technology to harvest solar energy as chemical fuel. ”. There will be much work required to optimize the system, particularly in relation to the basic problem of efficiently using protons generated from the water-splitting reaction for hydrogen production.

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