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Taiwan team engineers E. coli to produce n-butanol from glycerol

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Researchers at Feng Chia University in Taiwan have engineered the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce n-butanol from crude glycerol—a byproduct of the production of biodiesel. Overall, the team concluded, the technology platform may be useful for the economic viability of glycerol-related industries. g/L/h, respectively.

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Nanodiamonds enable efficient hydrogen purification

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ShanghaiTech University (China) and National Central University (Taiwan) were involved in state-of-the-art materials characterizations. Sivaniah is the founder of OOYOO , a start-up which aims to be instrumental in commercializing membrane technology for a zero-carbon future. Pournaghshband Isfahani, A.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.”

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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Yuh-Jier Mii started on the ground floor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The commercial term nanometer refers to a new, improved generation of silicon semiconductor chips.). I found out there were many outstanding leaders in this industry who have also received this award, such as Dr. Gordon Moore.

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Stanford team develops ultra-fast aluminum-ion battery with stability over thousands of cycles

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A team at Stanford University, led by professor Hongjie Dai, has developed a high-performance, safe, fast-charging aluminum-ion battery that can last for thousands of cycles. For decades, researchers have tried unsuccessfully to develop a commercially viable aluminum-ion battery. Resources. “An

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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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These flagship technology companies like Alibaba can help jumpstart the semiconductor industry by building very advanced chips," said Linley Gwennap , a semiconductor consultant. Around 80 percent of the world's semiconductor production capacity is in Asia, and nearly all the most advanced logic chip production is in Taiwan.

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Nanostructures Bring Gains for Phase Change Memory

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Engineers in the United States and Taiwan say they have demonstrated a promising new twist on nonvolatile memory that’s small enough, miserly when it comes to energy, and works at low enough voltage that it could boost the abilities of future processors. If not, industry is not going to take it seriously.”

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