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ICL breaks ground on $400M LFP battery materials manufacturing plant in St. Louis

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ICL, a global specialty minerals company, celebrated the groundbreaking of its battery materials manufacturing plant in St. Louis, which is expected to be the first large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) facility in the US. ICL’s investment in the plant was augmented by a $197-million grant from the US Department of Energy.

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NSF awards UIC $1.44M to discover new 2D materials for better batteries

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million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to discover new 2D materials that can be used to manufacture better and cheaper batteries. During the four year grant cycle, Salehi-Khojin and Klie will be assisted by researchers at Washington University of St. The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $1.44-million

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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In the second study, researchers looked at NO 2 (nitrogen dioxide gas), an air pollutant mainly emitted by vehicles, powerplants, industrial manufacturing, and agriculture. The first study was funded by grants from NASA and the Wellcome Trust. Two-thirds of pediatric asthma cases linked to air pollution in cities.

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7 Scholarships Exclusively for Women Studying Engineering

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WIE offers three grants. The 2U Scholarship program is available only to students at George Washington University , American University , Syracuse University , Washington University in St. Louis , and the University of California, Berkeley. One industry that was ahead of its time in female inclusion was aviation.

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CleanFUEL USA and Ferrellgas Working Together on Propane Refueling Network in US

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The companies expect to break ground on the first Dallas-Fort Worth station in the third quarter of 2010, which will be followed with projects in Austin, Baton Rouge, Chicago, Indianapolis, Lake Charles, New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio and St. Tony Dale, Ferrellgas national director of engine fuels/Autogas.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that.

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Founder of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Labs Dies at 88

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He authored and edited many technical manuals and was granted several U.S. He enjoyed fishing, studying birds, and collecting limericks, and he volunteered at St. Axelrod worked as an engineer for a number of companies in various industries. Louis, Axelrod joined the U.S. Life senior member, 92; died 11 February.

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