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Sumitomo Rubber and Sumitomo Electric to join Sumitomo Riko, LanzaTech project

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This will accelerate Sumitomo efforts to create a sustainable society characterized by carbon neutrality and a circular economy—the goals of its circular economy concept, “TOWANOWA.” The partners are also contemplating the idea of recycling the metals recovered during the gasifying process and reusing them as raw materials.

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5 Big Ideas for High-Temperature Superconductors

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Brookhaven National Laboratory PROOF OF CONCEPT: A research team led by Brookhaven National Laboratory and ABB built a magnetic energy-storage system using HTS that achieved a 12.5-tesla HTS induction heaters promise to halve energy use, along with greenhouse gas emissions. tesla magnetic field in 2014.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk acknowledges ambitious Cybertruck camper concept

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Tesla is, by all definitions, a perfect example of how moonshot ideas could eventually turn into something tangible and disruptive. Elon Musk is thus prone to entertaining ideas that some might consider downright insane, such as the next-generation Tesla Roadster’s cold gas thrusters.

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ARPA-E announces up to $10M in funding to identify and support new energy technologies; CREATE

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CREATE will collect outside-the-box ideas from businesses, laboratories, and universities for a wide range of energy technologies, so we can pursue as many energy solutions as possible. ARPA-E’s mission is to support high-impact, potentially transformative energy solutions, and we like to look at a variety of options to solve a problem.

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New split-cycle concept to control diesel HCCI combustion

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A team from Universita degli Studi di Pisa (Italy) and Rolf Reitz at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are proposing a novel combustion concept—Homogenous Charge Progressive Combustion (HCPC)—based on a split-cycle principle to control HCCI combustion in diesel-fueled engines. —Musu et al., SAE 2010-01-2107. Tamagna, D.,

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QOTD: Are You Feeling Bad?

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I found myself giggling a bit at the concept as I edited it -- aren't people who buy Bentleys showing off? Perhaps some S-Class owners, or Lexus LS owners, or.you get the idea. We had a piece on Bentley owners feeling just a wee bit guilty about conspicuous consumption today. At the very least, don't they not care what others think?

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Toyota Land Cruiser could spawn two new EVs to rival Mercedes, Land Rover

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However, this will likely be the final gas-powered version. Toyota Land Cruiser Se EV concept (Source: Toyota) Toyota’s branding chief explained, “Our customers trust in us to keep Land Cruiser relevant and thriving toward the future.” The compact EV concept is designed for “young, professional urban dwellers” who are active outdoors.