Materials science

Complete Solaria Announces Promotion of Arnaud Lepert to Chief Operating Officer

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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Complete Solaria, Inc. (“Complete Solaria” or the “Company”), a leading solar technology, services, and installation company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Arnaud Lepert to Chief Operating Officer, effective June 26, 2023.

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  • Complete Solaria, Inc. (“Complete Solaria” or the “Company”), a leading solar technology, services, and installation company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Arnaud Lepert to Chief Operating Officer, effective June 26, 2023.
  • “Arnaud comes from the semiconductor industry, which has the highest standards for quality, efficiency, and disciplined manufacturing,” said T.J. Rodgers, Chairman of the Board.
  • I expect Arnaud will have that kind of impact here.”
    Mr. Lepert was most recently SVP, Product and Technology at Solaria.
  • Prior to joining Solaria, Mr. Lepert served as Chief Product Officer for Energy Everywhere where he led the development of innovative perovskite-based solar cells.

Medaro to Explore Extension of its Spodumene Processing Technology to Include Production of Lithium Metal

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Motivation, MEDA, Maintenance, CSE, EV, Lithium carbonate, Lithium, Materials science

These enhancements, if realized at commercial scales, would result in longer EV driving ranges and less time required for battery recharging.

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  • These enhancements, if realized at commercial scales, would result in longer EV driving ranges and less time required for battery recharging.
  • At the same time, to facilitate this anticipated dramatic change, it would be important to lower the costs of manufacturing lithium metal.
  • It has already been shown that the Medaro spodumene processing technology is highly effective at extracting lithium from β-spodumene and subsequently converting it to high-purity lithium carbonate.
  • Therefore, if Medaro is successful in expanding its spodumene processing procedures to include the option of forming lithium metal, this would create a single “technological umbrella” under which lithium sourced from spodumene concentrate could be used to manufacture any desired proportion of lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide monohydrate, and lithium metal.

SOLiTHOR Expands its Expertise Platform

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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Dr. Moors joins SOLiTHOR from Tesla, the American multinational automotive and clean energy company where he played a significant role in developing the 4680 Tesla cell technology.

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  • Dr. Moors joins SOLiTHOR from Tesla, the American multinational automotive and clean energy company where he played a significant role in developing the 4680 Tesla cell technology.
  • His expertise in upscaling of process and manufacturing will be a big asset for SOLiTHOR when moving from laboratory to pilot line demonstration and increase the number of cells produced in the next 3-5 years.
  • Huw Hampson-Jones, CEO and co-founder of SOLiTHOR says, "We are delighted to welcome these eminently qualified scientists to our team.
  • Their appointment means that SOLiTHOR can move swiftly toward the deployment of its solid-state cell and battery systems into demonstrator battery systems.

SOLiTHOR Expands its Expertise Platform

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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Dr. Moors joins SOLiTHOR from Tesla, the American multinational automotive and clean energy company where he played a significant role in developing the 4680 Tesla cell technology.

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  • Dr. Moors joins SOLiTHOR from Tesla, the American multinational automotive and clean energy company where he played a significant role in developing the 4680 Tesla cell technology.
  • His expertise in upscaling of process and manufacturing will be a big asset for SOLiTHOR when moving from laboratory to pilot line demonstration and increase the number of cells produced in the next 3-5 years.
  • Huw Hampson-Jones, CEO and co-founder of SOLiTHOR says, "We are delighted to welcome these eminently qualified scientists to our team.
  • Their appointment means that SOLiTHOR can move swiftly toward the deployment of its solid-state cell and battery systems into demonstrator battery systems.

Menlo Micro Brings in Industry Veteran as Company’s First Chief Operating Officer

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), the company responsible for reinventing the electronic switch with its Ideal Switch® technology, today announced that it will be expanding its senior leadership team by hiring the company’s first Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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  • Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), the company responsible for reinventing the electronic switch with its Ideal Switch® technology, today announced that it will be expanding its senior leadership team by hiring the company’s first Chief Operating Officer (COO).
  • Yalcin Bulut has joined the company as COO and will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Russ Garcia.
  • Mr. Bulut joins Menlo Micro after serving the role of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at United Silicon Carbide (UnitedSiC, now Qorvo).
  • The newly created COO position will lead several key functions at Menlo Micro.

Transform Materials Appoints Dr. Nathan Ashcraft to Chief Technology Officer

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
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RIVIERA BEACH, Fla., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transform Materials, a sustainable chemical company that uses microwave plasma technology to convert hydrocarbons and natural gas into acetylene and hydrogen, has appointed Dr. Nathan Ashcraft as chief technology officer. He will oversee all of Transform's technology development and innovation programs and manage the lifecycle of Transform's breakthrough products and solutions.

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  • Ashcraft, who was the company's first hire in 2014, will spearhead Transform Material's development initiatives and expand the range of industrial uses for the company's innovative decarbonization technology
    RIVIERA BEACH, Fla., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transform Materials , a sustainable chemical company that uses microwave plasma technology to convert hydrocarbons and natural gas into acetylene and hydrogen , has appointed Dr. Nathan Ashcraft as chief technology officer.
  • Ashcraft has headed up research and development at Transform since its inception in 2014, playing a leading role in developing and commercializing the company's core technology platforms.
  • "I'm honored to take on this new role at Transform Materials," said Dr. Nathan Ashcraft, CTO of Transform Materials.
  • He brings polymer chemistry, materials science, and chemical engineering expertise to the Transform Materials team, and was instrumental in developing the company's core technology platforms and deploying them commercially.

Announcing 2023 F&L Asia Awards Winners

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Since 2017, F+L Week has honoured outstanding individuals and groundbreaking products with the prestigious F&L Asia Awards.

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  • Since 2017, F+L Week has honoured outstanding individuals and groundbreaking products with the prestigious F&L Asia Awards.
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    F&L Asia Person of the Year for 2023 Goh Koon Eng (Photo: Business Wire)
    We are proud to announce Goh Koon Eng of Chevron Oronite as the F&L Asia Person of the Year for 2023.
  • F&L Asia is excited to announce Russell as the recipient of the F&L Asia Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023.
  • Dr. Wenyang Zhang, senior staff mechanical design engineer at Tesla, Inc., is honoured with the F&L Asia Future Leaders Award for 2023.

HydroGraph's Graphene Outperforms Leading Cathode Catalyst in Li-O2 Battery Study

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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According to a study published in the Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, HydroGraph's graphene surpassed the performance of the leading cathode carbon materials in a lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery test.

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  • According to a study published in the Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, HydroGraph's graphene surpassed the performance of the leading cathode carbon materials in a lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery test.
  • Using HydroGraph's patented high-purity fractal graphene, battery scientists have overcome performance challenges, allowing for a better performing battery at a lower cost compared to the incumbent.
  • "Our graphene material showcases improved performance, surpassing the industry's leading catalyst and providing battery manufacturers and investors with renewed hope and confidence."
  • "HydroGraph's graphene showcases unparalleled capabilities in electrocatalysis, unlocking new possibilities for Li-O2 batteries and accelerating the transition to cleaner energy solutions," said Dr. Li.

DEEP-SOUTH RESOURCES APPOINTS RIVIERE AS DIRECTOR IN REPLACEMENT OF TUMOSCHEIT

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Deep-South Resources Inc. ("Deep-South" or the Company) (TSXV: DSM) announces the appointment of Alfredo Luis Riviere Rodriguez as Director.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Deep-South Resources Inc. ("Deep-South" or the Company) (TSXV: DSM) announces the appointment of Alfredo Luis Riviere Rodriguez as Director.
  • Mr. Riviere replaces Thomas Tumoscheit as the representative of Euro Alloys Ltd. Mr. Tumosheit is leaving Euro Alloys and has resigned as Director of Deep-South.
  • Euro Alloys has the right to appoint a Director to the Board of Directors of Deep-South further to a financing and off take agreement closed on March 8, 2019.
  • Mr. Riviere has over 28 years of experience in commodities trading, Investment banking, Hedge funds analyst and metals products manufacturing.

DataBank Celebrates the Opening of the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Wulver High Performance Computing Environment - Hosted within Its EWR2 Data Center

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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DALLAS, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity, and managed services, congratulates the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on the opening of its Wulver High Performance Computing environment, now live in DataBank's Piscataway, NJ EWR2 data center.

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  • DataBank is a leader in supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) environments, providing adequate power density and cooling requirements for college research institutions.
  • DALLAS, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DataBank , a leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity, and managed services, congratulates the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on the opening of its Wulver High Performance Computing environment, now live in DataBank's Piscataway, NJ EWR2 data center.
  • "Research has propelled NJIT's growth as a leading national university, and partnering with DataBank will dramatically improve the performance of our research computing environment," said Atam Dhawan, interim provost and senior executive vice president.
  • "This partnership supports NJIT's research mission to advance the knowledge base through new discoveries, and basic, applied and translational research and technology development."