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LLNL-led team to use microorganisms to separate and purify rare-earth elements; biomining

[ad_1] Using naturally occurring and engineered proteins and bacteria, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and collaborators will separate and purify rare-earth elements for use in the defense sector. Under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource (EMBER) program (earlier post), the team was awarded an initial $4 million […]

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GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

[ad_1] GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, is deploying a fleet of electric freight vehicles on routes between the company’s inbound warehouses and its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. The move will increase efficiency, reliability and lower the cost of moving manufacturing materials and components in a critical segment of the company’s supply

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Elon Musk suggests Tesla will make \’highly configurable Robovan\’ for people and cargo

[ad_1] Elon Musk suggests that Tesla will make a “highly configurable Robovan” to transport both people and cargo. The comment comes after the CEO announced that Tesla will make a dedicated electric vehicle to work as a “robotaxi.” Tesla hasn’t unveiled a new vehicle in a long time. In a product roadmap update earlier this

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Tesla still leads battery EV market by a mile

[ad_1] Tesla is still the leading automaker in the battery electric vehicle market. General Motors and Volkswagen have set their eyes on taking Tesla’s crown, but the Elon Musk-led company isn’t letting up, so it won’t be easy. Tesla delivered approximately 310,048 vehicles in the first quarter and 254,695 in Q2 2022. Despite a rough second

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Energy Superhub Oxford officially opens at Redbridge Park and Ride

[ad_1] Pivot Power, Oxford City Council, Fastned, Tesla Superchargers and Wenea have this week officially opened the Energy Superhub Oxford, Europe’s most powerful electric vehicle (EV) charging hub. The project is part of a nationwide network of Energy Superhubs developed by Pivot Power, which combine transmission-connected batteries and power infrastructure for EV charging to enable

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Charged EVs | Green Watt Power releases new 48-volt EV charger

[ad_1] EV charger and DC/DC converter maker Green Watt Power has introduced a new 2,400-watt AC charger designed for EVs, including material handling vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and carts. It will be available in August of 2022. The EVD2400 has a universal input range of 90 to 264 VAC and an input frequency range of 47

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Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

[ad_1] Researchers from the University of Michigan and McGill University in Canada report photochemical syngas synthesis using a core/shell Au@Cr2O3 dual cocatalyst in coordination with multistacked InGaN/GaN nanowires (NWs) with the sole inputs of CO2, water, and solar light. Their paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). If we can

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Tesla (TSLA) achieves best solar deployment in years, but solar roof is still at a crawl

[ad_1] Tesla has achieved its best solar deployment in the US residential solar market since back in 2017 after acquiring SolarCity, but its solar roof deployment is still at a crawl. While Tesla fans and shareholders often like to say that Tesla is not just an “automaker” but a tech company, or even an AI-company

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Safety: Is Public Transit Safe Post-COVID-19?

[ad_1] BART Prepares for a Gradual Reopening This article may contain affiliate links. This article originally ran June 7, 2020, and has been updated with current information. During the COVID-19 shutdown, public transportation ridership has plummeted, both because offices are closed and because people are afraid to ride it. BART, the San Francisco Bay Area’s multi-county

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SpaceX closing in on South Korean Moon launch

[ad_1] After years of development and delays, South Korea has completed its first deep space spacecraft and sent it on its way to the United States. Once it arrives in Florida, the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) – recently christened “Danuri” – will begin final preparations for its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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