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Rio Tinto to invest ~$200M to progress the Jadar lithium project to feasibility study stage; jaderite

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Rio Tinto has approved an additional investment of almost $200 million to progress the next stage of the development of the lithium-borate Jadar project in Serbia. The unique mineral— jadarite —was discovered by Rio Tinto geologists in 2004 near the city of Loznica in Western Serbia.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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A green industrial policy focused on batteries with EU-wide support for scaling up production is urgently needed to react to US subsidies and China’s years of dominance. The report also places question marks over projects in Serbia and Spain by InoBat, which recently secured incentives for a joint venture with an American company in Indiana.

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Audi partner TTTech acquires 35% of RT-RK; automotive electronics

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RT-RK is a long standing engineering partner of TTTech, especially in the field of automotive electronics and industrial applications. Vienna-based technology company TTTech delivers robust networked control systems based on Deterministic Ethernet, including the emerging IEEE Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) standards.

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Rio Tinto declares maiden ore reserve at Jadar; major potential source of battery-grade lithium carbonate

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Rio Tinto disclosed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) a maiden Ore Reserve and updated Mineral Resource at its 100% owned Jadar lithium-borates project in western Serbia. The project under study consists of an underground mine, sustainable industrial processing and waste facilities as well as associated infrastructure.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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Kunsan National University , in Korea; Miicevic is an assistant professor of telecommunications and IT at the University of Belgrade , in Serbia; and Bojkovi? He also conducted workshops and tutorials on video and audio coding and standards around the world. Hwang is a professor of IT convergence and communication engineering at.

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Rio Tinto commits $2.4B for Jadar lithium project; planning 58,000 tons/year lithium carbonate by 2029

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billion to the Jadar lithium-borates project in Serbia, one of the world’s largest greenfield lithium projects. The project remains subject to receiving all relevant approvals, permits and licences and ongoing engagement with local communities, the Government of Serbia and civil society. Rio Tinto has committed $2.4 Earlier post.)

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