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University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

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Researchers from the University of Houston (UH) have developed a cobalt(II) oxide (CoO) nanocrystalline catalyst that can carry out overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of around 5%. They report on their work in a paper in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

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The BYD Atto 3 and MG4 are great, but there is one cheap Chinese electric vehicle that’s not quite there yet…. Opinion

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This a five-star NCAP rated car, and it has more bongs, whistles, alarms and flashing lights connected to its safety systems than the entirety of the control panels at Mission Control in Houston. I don’t know, even after a week together, what most of them mean.

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KED Energy, a Singapore CPO, Deploys First Noodoe EV OS-powered Charging Station

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KED Energy, a Singapore CPO, Deploys First Noodoe EV OS-powered Charging Station KED Energy deployed their first Powered by Noodoe EV charging stations at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre on September 30.

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Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe

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This service is now available at more than 5,000 intersections in the US, for example in cities including Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland and Washington D.C. In the large east Chinese city of Wuxi, Audi and partners are testing networks between cars and traffic light systems in the context of a development project.

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US Hybrid unveils new Class 8 fuel cell port drayage truck for San Pedro Ports

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million (RMB 300 million) investment in Chinese fuel cell production and establishment of a $428 million (RMB 3000 million) industrial fund. Dewei is committed to the successful development of fuel cell technology for commercial buses and trucks, as evidenced by our $42.8

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GE signs MOU with China’s Endurance Industry for 260 CNG In A Box systems; fueling for natural gas vehicles

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This new capacity for the China market is in addition to GE’s primary HSR manufacturing facility, located near Houston, Texas. The first sets of HSR units produced from the Shenyang facility already have been purchased by Chinese customers CIMC Enric and Jerrywon Energy Equipments Co.,

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5 Big Ideas for High-Temperature Superconductors

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“Over the past 15 years, the emphasis has moved toward using [these materials] less as high-temperature superconductors and more as high-field superconductors,” says Venkat Selvamanickam , who directs the Applied Research Hub of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston.

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