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RSB & Bioledger release biofuels blockchain case study

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The project was made possible by a grant from the ISEAL Innovations Fund, which is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The report summarizes the results of a project which ran between January and November 2020.

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New ultrafast camera for self-driving vehicles and drones

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Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an ultrafast high-contrast camera that could help self-driving cars and drones see better in extreme road conditions and in bad weather. —Asst. The response time to the pixel event is at nanosecond scale.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Even in his home of Singapore, few people know of Tan or Trek. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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Elevance Renewable Sciences to Form Joint Venture With Wilmar International To Build World-Scale BioRefinery

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ERS) has entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar), one of the largest global agribusiness groups, to construct a biorefinery based on Elevance’s core olefin metathesis technology for the production of high-value performance chemicals, advanced biofuels and oleochemicals from renewable oils.

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Oxis Energy polymer Li-S pouch cell surpasses 450 cycles

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Sion Power, supported by an ARPA-E grant, also has a 600 Wh/kg in 2016 target for its Li-S batteries. A lithium-sulfur couple has theoretical specific energy in excess of 2,700Wh/kg. Oxis demonstrated 300 Wh/kg in 2010; the company has a target of 600 Wh/kg in 2016. Earlier post.). Batteries'

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Scientists synthesize first functional designer chromosome in yeast

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An international team of scientists led by Dr. Jef Boeke, director of NYU Langone Medical Center’s Institute for Systems Genetics, has synthesized the first functional chromosome in yeast, an important step in the emerging field of synthetic biology—designing microorganisms to produce novel medicines, raw materials for food, and biofuels.

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New “2-in-1” EV unit integrates traction motor and A/C compressor for increased range in hot climates

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In tropical countries like Singapore, up to half the battery’s capacity is used to power the air-conditioning system. With the potential boost in range through the efficient use of energy, the joint invention recently won the Best Originality Award in the TECO Green Tech International Contest held in Taiwan.

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