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Polestar quadruples number of partners working on climate-neutral Polestar 0 car project

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Polestar is welcoming twelve new partners to the Polestar 0 project to develop a climate-neutral car. The transport sector is the fastest-growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sector, expected to reach a share of more than 30% of total GHG emissions in the future, according to the United Nation’s Environment Programme. Earlier post.)

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Motherson Group collaborating with UBQ to bring carbon-negative thermoplastics into auto parts

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The unsorted waste stream is reduced to its most basic natural components and then reassembled and bound together into a matrix, creating a novel climate-positive material with applications across industries. UBQ GHG Neutralizer additives enable processors to directly compensate cO 2 -equivalent emissions (GHG) generated by plastic polymers.

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BNL Researchers Identify Enzyme That Could Help Biofuel Crops Grow In Harsh Environments

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Plants use different polymers in constructing cell walls, each with unique qualities essential for growth and survival. Suberin, the polymer analyzed in this study, is mostly located in the cell walls of seed and root systems. Liu also studies the biosynthesis of lignin, the polymer mostly responsible for strength in plant cell walls.

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A New Energy-Efficient Hydrogel Pulls Water From Air

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The material is a hydrogel, a polymer network that naturally retains a lot of water. On the absorption side, the advantage comes from immobilizing salt ions in the polymer structure. Yu’s team has developed a new synthetic material to potentially address this key complication.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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AOI 08: Lightweight and High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Vehicle Applications. Developing an Energy-Conscious Traffic Signal Control System for Optimized Fuel Consumption in Connect Vehicle Environments. Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Georgia Tech Research Corporation plans to develop and test MIL-101(Cr)-based sorbents in the form of powders, in composite polymer/MOF fibers and on the surface of monoliths. Harvard University plans to perform an experimental demonstration of a novel process for capture of CO 2 from the air and release into a concentrated CO 2 environment.

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Solar Impulse 2 used Kokam Ultra High Energy NMC batteries in round-the-world solar flight

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The Solar Impulse team also ensured that future flight plans provided the batteries with sufficient time to cool between flights, and adjusted its flight planning to avoid overheating batteries in tropical climates. —André Borschberg. Source: Kokam.

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