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VTT and Neste to build integrated Power-to-Liquids demo facility; CO2 capture, green hydrogen and e-fuels production

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E-fuels offer a way to expand the carbon-neutral transport fuel pool beyond biomass-based renewable fuels to replace fossil fuels in existing internal combustion engines. The end product is a transportation fuel suited for aircraft, ships as well as heavy and light road vehicles.

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IEA: steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy security and climate goals

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With nuclear power facing an uncertain future in many countries, the world risks a steep decline in its use in advanced economies that could result in billions of tonnes of additional carbon emissions, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Policy makers hold the key to nuclear power’s future.

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Researchers report first direct observation of anionic redox in a lithium-rich battery material

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Now, an international team of researchers reports in the journal Nature the first direct observation of this anionic redox reaction in a lithium-rich battery material. This scientific first can be game-changing for future battery technology. —Li et al. —Hafiz et al. Compton scattering becomes visible.

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Soletair demo plant produces renewable hydrocarbon fuel from CO2 captured from the air

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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. In larger refineries light olefins—ethylene, propylene and butenes—are separated from this fraction.

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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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In future research, the team wants to explore how to program reactions from the swipe or pinching motions used on a touchscreen. [ This work will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA 2023 ) in London next week. CMU ] DEEP Robotics Co. Mateo Guaman Castro ] Thanks, Mateo!

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NSF leads $400M federal effort to boost advanced wireless research

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Samsung will contribute research design and engineering expertise to the testing platforms, with a particular emphasis on technologies for future wireless networks in the 28GHz and other millimeter wave bands, as well as continued enablement for the Internet of Things. Both challenges will officially launch later this year.

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Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

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Up there, 10 to 50 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, ozone molecules absorb the sun’s ultraviolet light, protecting life far below. Solar geoengineering could be a “painkiller” for the planet—not a substitute for curbing emissions, but a balm that makes life on Earth more bearable in a sweltering future. Not everyone agrees.

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