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One KW wind turbine without civil engineering
24 days ago
- The first 1 kW wind turbine without civil engineering, designed for mass production and global scalability.
- A patented invention uses aluminum tubes and plastic tarpaulins for an economical, transportable solution with easy assembly and minimal environmental impact.
- Performance certified by CFD simulation with a power coefficient (Cp) of 0.32 and exponential efficiency gains with size.
- Silent operation, no terrain modification, and recyclable materials ensure sustainability and neighborhood respect.
- Founded by Fabien Brun, with industrial partnership from Reynald Romelard and MSE, ensuring solid production capacity.
- Modular, low-tech design validated internationally, entering industrialization with over 90 strategic contacts across multiple regions.
- Key milestones include prototype validation, aerodynamic optimization, trade show presence, and plans for PCT patent filing in April.
- Offers pre-order models at 990€, 4,900€, and 9,990€ with priority access and a 48-hour response time.
Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of lithium from used EV batteries
12 days ago
- Japanese scientists developed a method to recover up to 90% of lithium from used EV batteries.
- The method uses recovered lithium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide, producing high-purity lithium.
- This process reduces carbon emissions by about 40% compared to conventional recycling.
- Lithium recovery can reduce Japan's reliance on imports and stabilize supply chains.
- Current recycling rates are low, with only 14% of used batteries in Japan being officially recycled.
- The innovation aims to scale up production by 2027 and extract tens of thousands of tons annually by 2035.
- Global adoption could significantly impact EV battery sustainability and geopolitics.
Metal-Organic Frameworks, Chemistry's New Miracle Materials
10 days ago
- MOFs are a new class of crystalline solids designed to trap various substances like greenhouse gases, harvest water, and deliver drugs.
- They are highly porous with the greatest internal surface area of any known material; a single gram can theoretically cover a football field.
- MOFs originate from reticular chemistry, pioneered by Omar Yaghi, and include related structures like COFs and ZIFs.
- Yaghi's team created a water-harvesting MOF that extracts water from dry air using solar energy, producing about 1.3 liters per pound every 12 hours.
- The technology is scalable for various applications, from small-scale to village-level water supply, and is being commercialized.
- Yaghi developed MOFs 20 years ago by combining metals with organic molecules, leading to over 20,000 types with diverse applications.
- Applications include carbon capture from power plants, safer pesticide delivery, and targeted chemotherapy drug delivery due to biodegradability.
- The future goal is widespread deployment to address societal problems in energy, environment, and medicine.
- Yaghi has received numerous awards for his work, including the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, and is considered a Nobel contender.

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One KW wind turbine without civil engineering

Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of lithium from used EV batteries

Metal-Organic Frameworks, Chemistry's New Miracle Materials