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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

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The conversion rate reaches 32.9 ± 1.38 This one-step nitrogen-fixation strategy to produce ammonia is eco-friendly and low cost, which converts widely available starting materials into a value-added product. The resulting splash of microdroplets enters a mass spectrometer and is found to contain ammonia (NH 3 ).

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Georgia Tech team develops conversion-type iron-fluoride Li battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. In addition, iron is 300 times cheaper than cobalt and 150 times cheaper than nickel.

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Ford first automaker to use captured CO2 to develop foam and plastic for vehicles

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Novomer is commercializing a proprietary catalyst system that transforms waste CO 2 into high performance, low-cost polymers for a variety of applications, including foam and plastic that are easily recyclable. Low Finished Polymer Cost. Among these companies is Novomer. Tunable Molecular Structure.

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New aluminum-cerium alloys could boost rare earth production; improved energy efficiency of engines

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The commercialization path in part will depend on the cost of cerium. At an alloy cost of less than $10.00/kg, At alloy costs in the $10 to $20 range, commercialization activities would concentrate on military application, where the alloy strength could be used advantageously for lighter weight structures.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.)

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