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Researchers successfully engineer E. coli to produce renewable propane; proof-of-concept

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Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland, Imperial College London and University College London have devised a synthetic metabolic pathway for producing renewable propane from engineered E. coli strain to increase propane yield, although the amounts are still far too low for commercialization. coli bacteria.

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Researchers from MIT and Sun Catalytix develop an artificial leaf for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen

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If placed in a container that has a barrier to separate the two sides, the two streams of bubbles can be collected and stored, and used later to deliver power: for example, by feeding them into a fuel cell that combines them once again into water while delivering an electric current. The H 2 evolving catalyst is a ternary alloy, NiMoZn.

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Dearman-led consortium awarded $3.1M to develop waste-heat-recovery system using liquid air engine

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million) in the latest round of IDP10 funding from the UK’s Technology Strategy Board to support the development of a heat-recovery system for urban commercial vehicles. —Chris Reeves, Commercial Manager of Future Transport Technologies at MIRA. A consortium led by the Dearman Engine Company has been awarded £1.86 million (US$3.12

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Could Zinc Gel Chemistry Outperform Flow Batteries?

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In theory, they should be a good choice for applications, such as storing surplus energy from renewables. To commercialize the technology, the company is preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange to raise 16 million pounds sterling (US$22 million). Zinc-bromine technologies can do well due to the low cost of materials."

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Could Zinc Gel Chemistry Outperform Flow Batteries?

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In theory, they should be a good choice for applications, such as storing surplus energy from renewables. To commercialize the technology, the company is preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange to raise 16 million pounds sterling (US$22 million). Zinc-bromine technologies can do well due to the low cost of materials."

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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

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Hybrid Integrated Urban Commercial Vehicle. The Hybrid Integrated Urban Commercial Vehicle (HIUCV) is a lightweight Heavy Goods Vehicle designed for refuse collection in an urban environment. Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Ford Motor Company, IAV (UK), CPT, BP, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London.

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In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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A receiving apparatus converted the signals into light, to reconstruct the image. Nipkow never commercialized his electric telescope, though, and after 15 years the patent expired. Part of the receiving apparatus, housed at the Science Museum in London, is shown at top.) Lawrence dabbled for a time in commercial TVs.

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