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Penn State, EC Power use internal thermal modulation to enable stable fast charging

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A team from Penn State University and start-up EC Power has developed a material-agnostic technology based on asymmetric temperature modulation with a thermally stable dual-salt electrolyte to achieve stable fast charging for Li-ion batteries. This is equivalent to a half million mile range in which every charge is a fast charge.

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Headwaters and University of Utah Form JV for Carbon Storage

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Headwaters Incorporated has formed a joint venture with the University of Utah—Headwaters Clean Carbon Services LLC (HCCS)—which will provide a full range of services for CO 2 geologic storage and CO 2 used for enhanced oil recovery and enhanced coalbed methane recovery. Jim Lepinski, President of HCCS.

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Insomniacs Rejoice! This Headband Helps You Fall Asleep

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It uses straightforward signal processing with band pass filtering to isolate the activity in the 8 to 12 Hz frequency range—the alpha band.” “As soon as you put the headband on,” he says, “the EEG system starts running. Source: Elemind These auditory stimuli, he explains, create ripples in the waves coming from the brain.

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Study Concludes Cash for Clunkers Program Is an Expensive Way to Reduce Carbon; Paying Nearly 10x the Projected Price of Carbon Credits

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do not discuss the merits of the program in terms of stimulus. While the program is an expensive way to reduce greenhouse gases, it is certainly possible that the stimulus benefits outweigh the added environmental costs. pollutants.I Christopher Knittel. A gallon of gasoline creates roughly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide when combusted.

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Scientists design adaptive material with tunable transparency and wettability; applications in pipelines, textiles, optical systems

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A team of researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have designed a new kind of adaptive material with tunable transparency and wettability features. In addition to Yao and Aizenberg, the paper’s coauthors included Wyss Core Faculty member L. Mahadevan, Ph.D.,

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Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power announces $125M in new financing; focus on and support from China

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Additionally, through its stimulus programs and local industrial policies, the Chinese government is providing a range of grants, low-interest loans and related financial and tax incentives. GSR Ventures has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley.

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Saskatchewan and Montana Partner on Major Carbon Capture and Storage Project

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Development of a North American training facility to meet the needs of a growing CCS industry and regulators, based primarily at the University of Regina and Montana State University. The goal for the reference plant is to test a range of technologies in the capture of up to one million tonnes of CO 2 over a four-year period.

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