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Tokyo Tech team develops low-cost germanium-free solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

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Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have devised a low-cost, scalable approach to developing all-solid-state batteries, improving prospects for scaling up the technology for widespread use in electric vehicles, communications and other industrial applications. Si 1.08 ]P 1.65 S 12 (Li 3.45 [Sn 0.09 Si 0.36 ]P 0.55

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NGen Canada awarding $76M to 15 zero-emission vehicle projects

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NGen has now announced $76 million in funding for 15 new industry-led consortia that will execute projects in strategic areas such as critical minerals & metals, traction battery & efficiency gains, power electronics, fuel cells, and lightweight materials. Lead: Cnem Corporation; Partners: Talon Metals Services Inc.,

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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While advanced composites are used in selective industries such as aircraft, satellites and cars, these materials remain expensive, require large amounts of energy to manufacture and are difficult to recycle. PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.; PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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Ernie Smith For years, 3M’s reel-to-reels had one of the strongest reputations in the music industry; they were built to be of superhigh quality. IEEE Spectrum But 3M, much as with mechanical tape, was well positioned to improve on it, leveraging its skills with mechanical media in the budding computing industry. inch floppy disk.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors. Ecolectro is developing alkaline exchange ionomers (AEIs) to enable low-cost fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies. Superstrong, Low-cost Wood for Lightweight Vehicles – $3,600,000.

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XG Sciences launches graphene-stabilized silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries

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We expect initial adoption in the highly-competitive consumer electronics markets that are dominated by Asian battery makers, but we also have research and development partners that are focused on hybrid and electric vehicles, grid storage, military, and specialty industrial applications. —Rob Privette.

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1.136 billion in turnover, 6.7 per cent more customers and 247 new products at the Hannover Messe | Autocar Professional

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More favourable and better solutions for lubrication-free movements, low-cost automation and CO2-reducing products are the focal points. Following the breakthrough to the first billion euros in sales in 2022, igus set a new target: one million industrial customers per year. At the time, this represented a 5.5-fold fold increase.