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Researchers develop shape-memorized current collector to brake battery thermal runaway

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Researchers from Renmin University and Tsinghua University in China have developed a novel shape-memorized current collector (SMCC), which can successfully brake battery thermal runaway at the battery internal overheating status. 2c03645.

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Study finds COVID-19 lockdown in China brought only slight reduction in PM2.5 and ozone

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Large improvements of air quality in China during the lockdown have been widely reported, but new research shows that two pollutants harmful to human health—fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and ozone—were only slightly reduced. µm—had a modest reduction of 11% across China, and was not reduced in north-east China.

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China study finds finer particulate matter (PM1) could increase cardiovascular disease risk

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Now, researchers in China report in an open-access paper in Environmental Science & Technology Letters that particles with diameters less than 1 ?m Pooled associations between size-fractioned PM and cause-specific mortality in 65 cities in China. m in diameter (PM 2.5 ). g/m 3 increase in two-day moving average PM 1. 9b00735.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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China, for one, is expected to meet its own 2030 EV adoption target: 40 percent of vehicles sold. By decade’s end, China is expected to be selling only EVs in regions like the island province of Hainan. According to the WRI’s analysis, above, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and China are the leading EV adopters after Norway.

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EcoMotors establishes R&D Center with Hunan University to develop opoc engine technology in China

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(EM), developer of opposed-piston opposed-cylinder (opoc) engine technology, has established a joint research and development center together with Hunan University (HNU) in Changsha to further develop and adapt their technology for the Chinese market. Earlier post.). —Amit Soman, EM’s president and chief operating officer.

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Researchers detect broad range of emerging synthetic antioxidants in dust in e-waste recyling centers

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Lixi Zeng and colleagues at Jinan University in China wanted to investigate the occurrence of emerging HPAs and SAs in dust from e-waste recycling centers. The toxicological effects and environmental occurrence of most of these new compounds are unknown. 1c00866.

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New electrocatalyst converts CO2 into ethanol, acetone, and n-butanol with high efficiency

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Now, researchers in China have developed a new electrocatalyst that yields ethanol, acetone, and n-butanol as major products with a total C 2-4 faradaic efficiency of about 49?% Conversion into liquid fuels would be advantageous because they have high energy density and are safe to store and transport. Credit: Angewandte Chemie. and Xiong, Y.

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