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Japanese automaker Honda and battery materials manufacturer Princeton NuEnergy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies. Since 2022, the companies have conducted joint technical validation of Princeton NuEnergy’s plasma-based direct cathode-to-cathode recycling and upcycling technologies for lithium-ion battery manufacturing scrapContinue Reading

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This week, both our winners on the insightful side come in response to Tom Homan’s complaints about people calling ICE murderers. In first place, it’s Bloof with a translation of his words: ‘People need to be civil and helpful when masked thugs come for their friends and neighbours, and toContinue Reading

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Commercial EV manufacturer Harbinger Motors is branching out into a new line of business. The new Harbinger Industria division will offer Harbinger battery technology as standalone products for energy storage and auxiliary power. Airstream, the iconic manufacturer of handcrafted, riveted aluminum travel trailers, is the first customer to integrate Harbinger’sContinue Reading

Canada, China reach deal to bring in some Chinese EVs

Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government have reached a deal with China to allow “tens of thousands” of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) into the domestic market, in exchange for dropping the duties on canola products. According to both CBC and Reuters, Canadian canola meal…Continue Reading

An insider’s guide to Oklahoma City

Intersected by America’s legendary Route 66, Oklahoma City exemplifies the bold spirit of the modern American West. In this welcoming city, travellers can visit a working cattle stockyard, shop for authentic Western wear, tour world-class museums or kayak down a wild river under the vast prairie sky. Visitors will find inventive cocktails, stellar Mexican cuisineContinue Reading

This is the sharpest view ever seen of a black hole’s dusty disk

This artist’s concept depicts the central engine of the Circinus galaxy, visualizing the supermassive black hole fed by a thick, dusty torus that glows in infrared light.  (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)) The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its clearest view yet of a supermassive black hole’s immediate surroundings, NASA announcedContinue Reading