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DECEMBER 2, 2018

a developer of low-cost, high-performance polymers for electrochemical applications, announced its selection by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for an award that will support the continued development of its alkaline exchange ionomers and membranes. 3) Perfluorinated polymers (i.e.,

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AUGUST 9, 2019

SYMPA started end of 2018 and involves five partners bringing different expertise along the entire value chain of the SLA technology. The project partners believe that the SLA technology has a huge potential to enable the production of customized parts and products specifically designed for customer needs especially in automotive.

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APRIL 26, 2018

Researchers at Zhejiang University of Technology in China have fabricated magnesium borate (of the form Mg 2 B 2 O 5 ) nanowire-enabled poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) for solid-state lithium-ion batteries (SSLIBs). Polymer electrolytes such as PEO may show low conductivity near 10 ?6 8b00659.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. University of California, San Diego.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

The researchers formed 1D nanostructures by electrospinning polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers containing transition metal (Co, Ni, and Fe) salts and annealing in a reducing atmosphere to yield metal nanoparticles/nanoclusters that catalyze graphitization of the surrounding polymer matrix at greatly reduced temperatures (?800 Tang et al.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a gel-like electrolyte induced by fumed alumina for dendrite-free Li deposition, lower over-potential and better cycle stability in lithium-sulfur batteries. An open-access paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Chemical Communications. after 300 cycles and 76.5%

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JULY 31, 2019

million in 2018 and is estimated to reach at least 130 million by 2030. Circa’s solvent Cyrene—dihydrolevoglucosenone—is specifically being used to recover polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)—a high performance polymer widely used as a binder in Li-ion battery cathodes.

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APRIL 19, 2018

Researchers at Jilin University in China have developed a new class of self-assembled crystalline porous organic salts (CPOSs) featuring high proton conductivity for applications such as proton-exchange membranes for fuel cells. Crystal structure of four different CPOSs. Xing et al. Click to enlarge. These new salts may be candidates.

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MARCH 21, 2018

Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have developed a polymer binder—PAA-P(HEA-co-DMA)—for use with silicon microparticle (SiMP) anodes. Its network structure and special self-healing capability not only provides enough mechanical support but also buffers the strain caused by the volume change of SiMPs.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A new study, led by academics at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, has used semi-artificial photosynthesis to explore new ways to produce and store solar energy. Effective electronic communication at the enzyme–material interface was engineered using an osmium-complex-modified redox polymer on a hierarchically structured TiO 2.

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APRIL 6, 2018

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new approach for creating new catalysts to aid in clean energy conversion and storage. SPBCL confines metal precursors within individual polymer nanoreactors. Mirkin (2018) “Catalyst design by scanning probe block copolymer lithography” PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1800884115.

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

Inspired by the breathing process of mammalian alveoli, scientists at Stanford University have developed a breathing-mimicking, pouch-type, nanoporous polyethylene (PE) structure for two-way efficient gas transport from and to an electrocatalyst/electrolyte interface. Their research is published in the journal Joule. 2018.11.015.

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MAY 10, 2018

In order to tackle fundamental issues mentioned above, two main approaches have been intensively attempted by a) putting sulfur into meso-/microporous carbon, and b) optimizing carbon scaffold with functional polymers or hydrophilic functional groups. The next step for the team is fabricating a larger battery utilizing this concept.

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JANUARY 20, 2018

Researchers at Northwestern University and Tianjin University now report an effective approach to avoiding dendrite growth on Li-metal anodes by using a scaffold based on crumpled paper ball-like graphene (CGB) particles. —Jiayan Luo, the paper’s co-corresponding author and professor of chemical engineering at Tianjin University.

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AUGUST 18, 2019

Through the patented process, magnets are dissolved in nitric acid, and the solution is continuously fed through a module supporting polymer membranes. The second phase of separations began in July 2018 with an effort to separate dysprosium from neodymium and praseodymium. A mixture of the three oxides sells for $50 a kilogram.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

There won’t be Scotch tape on the final model,” says Costanzo , as he rearranges the gear in his lab at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), in Richmond. Krishna Persaud is advising the Virginia Commonwealth University team on e-nose sensors. The University of Manchester. He’s also an advisor to Costanzo and Coelho.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Cornell University. Stanford University. The Ohio State University.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Researchers at the University of Maryland have designed a flexible lithium-ion conducting ceramic textile featuring fast lithium-ion conductors, good electrochemical stability, and scalable processing approaches to device integration for solid-state lithium metal batteries. Flexible lithium-ion conducting ceramic textile. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 10, 2018

A) SEM image of the CNT membrane surface, showing CNT tips emerging from the polymer. The difficulty and high cost of making CNT membranes has confined them to university laboratories and has been frequently cited as the limiting factor in their widespread use. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Yale University.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“This is in fact a fairly conventional NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) cell with a gel electrolyte that has been in production for 15 years and is typically referred to as lithium-polymer,” noted Sam Abuelsamid, principal research analyst for Guidehouse Insights. I haven’t seen anyone publish life-numbers that make any sense.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Scientists at Stanford University have developed electrochemical cells that convert carbon monoxide (CO) derived from CO 2 into commercially viable compounds more effectively and efficiently than existing technologies. —senior author Matthew Kanan, an associate professor of chemistry at Stanford University. Ripatti et al.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), with colleagues from the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), have evaluated the current challenges and requirements for the large-scale production of all-solid-state lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries. —Schnell et al. 2018.02.062.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Carbon fiber currently is produced by converting a carbon-containing polymer precursor fiber to pure carbon fiber through a carefully controlled series of heating and stretching steps. The first commercially available product will be ready in Q1 of 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Any whisper of production bottlenecks at Tesla inevitably recalls the Model 3's troubled launch in 2017 and 2018 , the one that had Musk sleeping in his office. Internal crash testing of our structural pack architecture with a single-piece front casting has been successful. It shows it's no longer a one-horse race."

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Covered in greater detail in an earlier post , the battery-electric e-tron quattro concept provides a very close foreshadowing of the production model to follow in 2018. Their outer skin is made from aluminum-coated polymer and this in turn brings weight advantages. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV.

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