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Startup SG Biofuels to Develop Jatropha as Source for Low-Cost, Sustainable Oil

Green Car Congress

Following three years of research, a team of energy, biotechnology and agribusiness veterans has formed SG Biofuels , a San Diego, CA-based plant oil company specializing in the development of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainably produced source of oil. Daou founded Daou Systems, Inc.,

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

Cars That Think

Just last year, a half dozen precisely targeted malicious drones managed to slow oil production in Saudi Arabia for days, and more recently, several low-cost drones caused significant damage to oil tankers in the UAE. In 2017 IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), pp.

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Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Nickel tumbled 45% last year, weighed down by a flood of low-cost supply from Indonesia, where new techniques to produce battery-grade material are threatening to completely upend the industry. The price plunge has made it more difficult for companies seeking to sell mines or stakes.

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