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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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Niobium is a metal primarily used by the steel industry as a ferroalloy strengthening element. Adding niobium reduces the amount and weight of steel required, an important feature for the automotive industry but also for infrastructure. The Award Seminars were added to the annual Award event in 2008. Niobium and batteries.

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24M to unveil novel dual electrolyte system for high energy density (>350 Wh/kg) batteries

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24M CTO Naoki Ota will present the Dual Electrolyte System at the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit in Fort Lauderdale, Florida later this month. This work has laid the foundation for the development of the Dual Electrolyte System, the initial testing of which will be discussed at the seminar. Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen Group of America launches technology startup accelerator at Plug and Play Tech Center

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The new Silicon Valley-based program is designed to accelerate 10 select startups from various industries to help develop next-generation technologies that can be applied in the automotive domain. Plug and Play Tech Center is an accelerator specializing in growing technology startups.

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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economy, there’s a potential problem: Where will the industry find the qualified workforce needed to run these plants and design the chips they’ll make? The United States today manufactures just 12 percent of the world’s chips, down from 37 percent in 1990, according to a September 2020 report by the Semiconductor Industry Association.

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Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

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Hyundai Motor Group announced the inauguration of its Joint Battery Research Center with Seoul National University (SNU). This collaborative effort between the Group and SNU aims to advance battery technologies and foster industry-academia cooperation to establish global leadership in the battery field. million) by 2030.

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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This is to engage recognized experts in CCS and CES to provide advice and assistance to decision makers, stakeholders, state and local government officials, non-profit organizations, universities, non-governmental organizations, and the public as appropriate. Carbon Capture and Storage and Clean Energy Systems Outreach.

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XG Sciences silicon graphene anode material shows stability over 400 cycles with 600 mAh/gram

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We foresee a wide range of applicable battery applications in any market where energy storage is a high priority—like handheld electronics, automotive, and industrial energy storage. Doron Aurbach (Bar Ilan University) for a 3-day technical seminar on batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells and electric vehicles.

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