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First project in European BATTERY 2030+ research initiative begins this month

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The BATTERY 2030+ research initiative is coordinated by Kristina Edström, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Uppsala University in Sweden. With BATTERY 2030+, we address all challenges encountered in the manufacture of high-performance batteries,” the scientist says.

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Hydrogenics to supply 1MW electrolyzer to project converting CO2 to methanol; Power-to-Gas

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Hydrogenics Corporation will supply a 1MW electrolyzer and provide engineering expertise to a consortium of companies working on the European project MefCO2 (methanol fuel from CO 2 ) in Germany. The project has a budget of €11 million (US$12.4

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VTT Launches European NEMO Project for Cellulosic Ethanol

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Novel enzymes are identified and improved through various approaches, based on screening, broad comparative genomics analyses, and protein engineering. The project is focusing on: Identifying and improving enzymes for hydrolysis of biomasses relevant for Europe. cerevisiae strains used in ethanol production.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. Frontex , which has in turn issued contracts worth hundreds of millions of euros to major engineering firms for remote border-control hardware, software, and know-how. Dan Fisher of the University of Glasgow, who has published on SIVE.

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Thermal Transistors Handle Heat With No Moving Parts

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Now, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have developed a solid-state thermal transistor—the first device of its kind that can use an electric field to control the flow of heat through electronics. Electronic transistors are central to modern electronics.

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

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Peter Kovatchev was a naval engineer who raised his son, Boris, as a problem solver, and who built model ships with his granddaughter, Anna. William Clarke/University of Virginia. To design a controller, you must have a way of testing it, for which biomedical engineering has typically relied on animal trials.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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The Climate Change Commission has recommended setting a time limit on light vehicles with internal combustion engines entering, being manufactured, or assembled in Aotearoa as early as 2030. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines.