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Northwestern team develops new approach to catalyst design using SPBCL and DFT; new HER catalyst 7x more active than Pt

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The design method, reported in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , (PNAS) also has the potential to impact the discovery of new optical and data storage materials, catalysts that impact pharmaceutical synthesis and catalysts that allow for higher efficiency processing of petroleum products at much lower cost.

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ORNL team recommends focus on isostatic pressing for solid-state battery manufacturing

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Following months of promising test results, battery researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are recommending that the solid-state battery industry focus on a technique known as isostatic pressing as it looks to commercialize next-generation solid-state batteries. 2c01936

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XALT Energy, HED develop XBV telematics system for battery-electric powertrains

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As commercial vehicle manufacturers and fleet owners transition to battery-electric powertrains, they must manage a new set of mobility variables. —Chad Repp, Business Development Manager, Telematics, HED. XALT Energy, a part of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, is a Midland, Mich.-based —Casey Hourtienne.

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Unifrax introduces new nano-structured alumina catalyst support technology for a greener catalytic conversion option: Eco-lytic

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Housed within a vehicle’s catalytic converter, the Eco-lytic catalyst support fiber is designed to replace the existing catalytic converter or add to existing systems in order to enhance emission reduction, consume fewer precious metals and raw materials, and drive lower energy usage through vehicle weight reduction.

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Verdezyne groundbreaking for first bio-based DDDA plant; replacing petroleum

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a synthetic biology company producing bio-based chemicals, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its VerdePalm plant, Verdezyne’s first commercial-scale renewable chemicals manufacturing facility, in southern Malaysia. —Chad Waite, Chairman of the Verdezyne Board of Directors. Verdezyne Inc.,

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Video Friday: ICRA Turns 40

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Kowalewski, Chad C. Kessens, and Jeffrey Ian Lipton from Northeastern University Transformative Robotics Lab [ Northeastern University ] We introduce a newly developed robotic musician designed to play an acoustic guitar in a rich and expressive manner. More than 50 iCub have been built and used worldwide for various research projects.

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The Race for the Next-Gen Space Station

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million to three aerospace consortiums to develop a new “commercial low Earth orbit destination.” Northrop Grumman Keeping It Simple Starlab, from Nanoracks, Voyager Space, and Lockheed Martin, is a free-flying commercial space station concept. Meanwhile, it’s trying to get the next station into orbit as quickly as possible.

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