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Sandia develops new Low-cost, Low-temperature Batteries
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have designed a new kind of grid-scale molten sodium batteries which can be used at lower temperatures than conventional battery types. The novel battery types can also use lower cost materials than conventional ones. Molten…
Pivot Bio Raises $430m for Technology to Replace Synthetic Fertilisers
California-based startup Pivot Bio has announced it raised $430m in its latest funding round, bringing the company’s total value to nearly $2bn. The company, which started at the University of California, has been working to develop microbes that can act…
Stora Enso’s Pilot Plant making Bio-based Carbon has Opened its Doors
Finnish forestry firm Stora Enso has announced the opening of its pilot plant making bio-based carbon from lignin - a type of organic polymer. The wood-based product (dubbed Lignode) is intended for use in batteries for products such as electric…
Commentary: A Deep Dive into How Synthetic Biology Allows Us to Gain Crucial Knowledge from Microalgae
A deep dive into how synthetic biology allows us to gain crucial knowledge from microalgae Reference：https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/speaking-algae-tapping-the-ancient-power-of-microalgae-using-synthetic-biology-351022
Food or Fuel? Australian Biotech Adapts Yeast to Give us Both
Biofuels. They’re the cornerstone of so much of the environmental legislation of today, anticipated to provide pivotal savings in carbon emissions without endangering our natural resources. Yet they’re not a perfect art, with concerns raised over their encroachment on food…
Commentary: Here, Cosmos examines the role AI and machine learning have in our future renewable energy mix.
Here, Cosmos examines the role AI and machine learning have in our future renewable energy mix. Reference：https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/ai/renewables-make-it-into-the-grid-better-with-ai/