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Queen’s University Belfast researchers synthesize “porous liquid”; applications in more efficient chemical processes

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Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, have synthesized a porous liquid with the potential for application in a wide range of new, more efficient and greener chemical processes including carbon capture. Materials which contain permanent holes, or pores, are technologically important.

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Bernal Institute leading €8M EU project to advance batteries for electric vehicles

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Researchers at the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick, Ireland are leading an €8-million EU-funded project called Si-DRIVE, which aims to develop battery technology to support higher performance electric vehicles.

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Queen’s researchers discover first species endangered from deep sea mining

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Queen’s University Belfast researchers have discovered that the scaly-foot snail, otherwise known as the sea pangolin, is the first species at risk of extinction due to potential deep sea mining by humans. —Dr Julia Sigwart, Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology and Associate Director at Queen’s University Belfast’s Marine Laboratory.

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

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The cargo eBikes will operate in the historic Pike Place Market and downtown Seattle area on sidewalks and in designated bike lanes. While we have launched cycle logistic projects in other cities, this is the first one designed to meet a variety of urban challenges.

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DEMA consortium targeting direct production ethanol from algae at less than $2/gallon

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This process design enables the economic and energy efficient production of ethanol at a reduced capital and operational expenditure. It is coordinated by the University of Limerick in Ireland and has received almost €5 million (US$6.6 LCA (life cycle analysis) performance is excellent, the team says.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The technology is to be commercialized by a spin-out from the University, MOF Technologies. Example of mechanochemical production of a MOF. Pichon et al.

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Stanford team increases power of corrosion-resistant solar cells; advance for solar fuels

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Researchers at Stanford, with colleagues at University College Cork in Ireland, have shown how to increase the power of corrosion-resistant solar cells, setting a record for solar energy output under water. McIntyre (2015) “Design principles for maximizing photovoltage in metal-oxide-protected water-splitting photoanodes”.

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