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SiTration raises $2.35M in pre-seed funding to support development of new separation processes for battery recycling

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SiTration , an MIT spinoff developing new separation processes for materials extraction, raised $2.35 million in pre-seed funding led by Azolla Ventures with participation from the MIT-affiliated E14 Fund. Smith invented the technology during his PhD research at MIT and launched SiTration as an Activate Fellow.

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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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Armstrong, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT. The study team of MIT faculty, researchers, and students focused on five main. —Sergey Paltsev, deputy director of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and senior research scientist at MITEI. —MITEI Director Robert C. —William H.

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Optimus: The Tesla Bot Here’s What We Know…Or, At Least Been Shown

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He is not mistaken if Tesla or any other company can develop workable, functional, and useful robots that are widely available at a low cost, it will revolutionize nearly impossibly large areas of current economies and societies. However, roboticists doubt Tesla’s ability to deliver them anytime soon. The Hurdles.

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CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

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Propane is a cleaner burning fossil fuel, yielding 87% less hydrocarbons and 50% fewer toxins than gasoline, and is more economical compared to petroleum-based options, roughly 40 to 50% less than gasoline/diesel per gallon, although less attractive on a cost per energy equivalent basis due to its lower energy content.

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