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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. Rio Tinto’s lithium project pipeline is an important part of our vision to pursue opportunities which are part of the transition to a low-carbon future.

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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 then moved to the United States and earned two master’s degrees from the University of Florida , in Gainesville: one in EE in 1959 and the other in nuclear engineering in 1960.

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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The joint venture will also pave the way for Asia’s fourth-largest economy to take part in a project to develop lithium carbonate in the region, officials said. million tons of identified lithium resources, respectively, while Brazil, Congo, and Serbia each contain approximately 1 million tons. million tons, respectively.

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U.S. vs. China Rivalry Boosts Tech—and Tensions

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Ironically, China is a competitor that the United States abetted. What’s less well-known is how a handful of technology companies transferred the know-how and trained the experts now giving the United States a run for its money in AI. China is a competitor that the United States abetted. A handful of U.S.

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

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Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Consent to email * Yes, please email me the whitepaper.

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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In most of sub-Saharan Africa, and in parts of Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, recent reductions in fertility have caused the population at working ages (25-64 years) to grow faster than at other ages, creating an opportunity for accelerated economic growth thanks to a favorable population age distribution. A fertility level of 2.1

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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The study was conducted as part of its What the Future series, which couples survey data and interviews with experts in the field to see what “big questions” companies should be asking themselves about the future of their industries. Data is weighted to match the profile of the population.