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CritMET team examines distribution of germanium and gallium in deep-sea crusts

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In 2020, 66% of global germanium production came from China; for gallium, Chinese market dominance is even greater at 97%. Gallium-aluminum systematics of marine hydrogenetic ferromanganese crusts: Inter-oceanic differences and fractionation during scavenging.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 310, 187–204 doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.05.019.

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New study on Holocene conundrum suggests need for reexamination of both proxy data and climate models

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In an open access paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers from the US, China and Europe re-examine the “Holocene conundrum”—a contradiction between the results of reconstructed data records and model-based climate simulations. Liu says climate scientists plan to meet this fall to discuss the conundrum.

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MAN propane-fueled ME-LGIP to power Chinese VLGC

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Jiangnan Shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has ordered an LPG (liquefied propane gas)-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine in connection with the building of an 86,000-m 3 VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) for Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM), the Chinese shipping company.

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International study of role of soots impact on Arctic climate

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Scientists from the US, Norway, Russia, Germany, Italy and China are participating in a study examining the potential role of black carbon, or soot, on the rapidly changing Arctic climate. The Arctic climate is changing faster than some scientists expected.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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Electric & Hybrid Marine - In the commercial marine sector, batteries are starting to saturate early adopter segments, such as ferries, and reach their limitations in others, such as the short and deep-sea vessels (which produce the majority of the sector’s emissions). Electric Vehicles in Construction - 1 GWh.

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Researchers find new class of catalysts producing ammonia under mild conditions

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In addition, demand for ammonia is only expected to increase in the coming years—mainly due to its use in synthetic fertilizers needed to feed an increasing global population, although it is also being considered as a marine fuel. Today it is made in some of the largest factories in the world.

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U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund 6 energy and biomedical projects; batteries, policy and fuels

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This project will discover, isolate, evaluate, and develop natural therapeutic agents derived from microorganisms found in China's terrestrial and marine ecosystems. In 2001, U-M became the first non-Chinese academic institution approved to offer graduate engineering degrees in China, at SJTU.

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