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New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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Although the researchers demonstrated this method in a small-scale, highly controlled environment with dimensions of just nanometers (billionths of a meter), they have already come up with concepts for scaling up the method and making it practical for real-world applications.

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Stellantis and Saft reveal prototype of battery that integrates charger and inverter functions in battery modules; IBIS

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A demonstrator, operational since summer 2022, is the subject of numerous patents and marks a major break from electrical energy conversion systems currently used. The project has made it possible to validate many new technical concepts and master their control and operation in preparation for automotive or stationary applications.

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Kia reveals PBV concepts, roadmap and strategy at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

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Kia’s PBV business will initially be based around the introduction of an all-new, modular vehicle, previewed by the Kia Concept PV5. As a Platform Beyond Vehicle, Kia PBVs will open the door to new businesses and lifestyles by redefining the concept of space thanks to advanced, tailored interiors that provide ultimate freedom and flexibility.

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Researchers show mixotrophic fermentation process improves carbon conversion, boosting yields and reducing CO2

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One way to mitigate high feedstock cost is to maximize conversion into the bioproduct of interest. This maximization, though, is limited because of the production of CO 2 during the conversion of sugar into acetyl-CoA in traditional fermentation processes. Acetogens are anaerobic bacteria, which cannot grow in oxygenated environments.

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New efficient biphasic catalytic process for conversion of biomass to dense jet-range fuels

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In the proposed biTCP for cylcoalkane production, both hydrophilic and hydrophobic catalysts are added into two immiscible solven—an organic phase and an aqueous phase—creating a biphasic environment for a “cascade” of chemical reactions in both phases. —Yang et al. —Yang et al. —Yang et al.

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Has Nikola’s Founder’s Fraudulent Activity Changed the EV Conversation?

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Then Nikola’s Founder’s fraudulent activity was uncovered, and the conversation surrounding EVs has changed for better or worse. The revelation that not everyone is putting the environment over profit caused a “disturbance in the Force,” as some might call it. Now they’re rolling under their own power.

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Hyundai “Mobility Vision” concept for integration of car and home; Health + Mobility Cockpit

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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 in Las Vegas, Hyundai Motor revealed its Mobility Vision concept that, in the future, will connect autonomous cars to living and working environments. The Smart House concept shown at CES places connected car technologies at the center of the home. Health + Mobility cockpit.

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