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Johnson Matthey to exit battery materials business; increased commoditization, lower returns

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Johnson Matthey (JM) has been working to commercialize its eLNO range of high-nickel cathode materials ( earlier post ), principally for the automotive industry. The first facility in Poland is under construction and is to be completed in 2022, for commercial production in 2024. A second eLNO plant is also planned in Finland.

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VTT study concludes gasification-based pathways can deliver low-carbon fuels from biomass for about 1.90-2.65 US$/gallon

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Summary of levelized production cost estimates of fuel (LCOF) for the examined plant designs. A study by researchers at Finland’s VTT has concluded that it is possible to produce sustainable low-carbon fuels from lignocellulosic biomass for as estimated gasoline-equivalent production cost of 0.5–0.7 Source: VTT.

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Satellite Signal Jamming Reaches New Lows

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Many of the agencies and organizations launching the latest generation of low-cost satellites haven’t addressed the biggest security issues they face, researchers wrote in one review of LEO security in 2022. These strategies come at a cost to data transmission and complexity. Satellites are becoming smaller.

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NSF leads $400M federal effort to boost advanced wireless research

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Verizon will contribute technical expertise to the testing platforms, such as staff engineering assistance in the design and deployment of the testing platforms, and in fixed and mobile systems, indoor and outdoor environments, and residential and commercial buildings. Both challenges will officially launch later this year.

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EU NELLI project delivers new generation solid-oxide fuel cell; efficient and lower cost

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Key challenges such as high costs, production at scale and capital investment have hampered widespread deployment of SOFCs. The design was patented during the project and is now commercially available from UK company Flexitallic. NELLHI received €1.6 million (US$1.9

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New non-noble-metal nanoparticle catalyst performs as well as platinum in HER

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Researchers in Finland and Russia report the development of a non-noble-meal catalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) that exhibits catalytic properties superior to previously studied non-precious materials and comparable to those of platinum. Their paper is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

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