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UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

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And I started connecting it to our catalyst problem. —Navid Attarzadeh Attarzadeh wondered what if they designed a 3D nickel-based catalyst in the shape of the prickly pear cactus? Every day, I passed this same plant. Resources Navid Attarzadeh, Debabrata Das, Srija N. Chintalapalle, Susheng Tan, V. Shutthanandan, and C.

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Altair acquires Powersim to expand electronic system design technology into power electronics

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Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), acquired Powersim , a provider of simulation and design tools for power electronics, including power supplies, motor drives, control systems, and microgrids. —James R. Scapa, founder and CEO, Altair. Altair SimLab for combined cooling/thermal analysis.

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Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

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Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. of hydrogen is currently produced via water electrolysis and only a fraction of this production is powered by renewable energy.

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Moog and Komatsu to demonstrate fully electric wheel loader

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The companies will demonstrate the connected and automation-ready, zero-emission, battery-powered machine at bauma 2022 from 24-30 October at Messe München. The integrated software connects and intelligently coordinates actions across the machine while the all-electric actuators and motors provide the muscle.

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Volkswagen testing 5G for production on its way to smart factories; Wolfsburg, Transparent Factory in Dresden

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A local 5G campus network is now available at its main plant in Wolfsburg that initially covers the main production development center and the pilot hall. The pilot project will test whether the 5G technology meets the demanding requirements of vehicle production with a view to developing this for industrial series production in the future.

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Fraunhofer team developing continuous rapid production line for fuel cell components

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A team from Fraunhofer IPT is developing a continuous production line that will be able to process fuel cell components in cycles lasting just seconds. Moreover, they plan to transfer the action plan and the individual technologies for the production of fuel cells from research to industrial application. © Fraunhofer IPT.

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Toyota to collaborate with the American Center for Mobility; $5M to support connected and automated vehicle testing

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The ACM is a non-profit testing and product development facility for future mobility, designed to enable safe validation of connected and automated vehicle technology, and accelerate the development of voluntary standards.

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