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Tesla files patent for new type of stator

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The innovative automaker’s quest to improve its products is ongoing, and it recently published a patent for a new type of stator. Fascinating reading for electrical engineers. Presumably, Tesla’s new stator design mitigates these issues, making the motor easier to assemble, and hence, cheaper.

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Eco-friendly jetting backs super-thin tank technology at new hospital car park

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainable drain cleaning technology deployed by Lanes Group plc has supported the installation of a ground-breaking ‘super-thin’ source control stormwater attenuation system that has saved the NHS considerable costs during the construction of a new hospital car park, according to the group.

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NanoXplore acquires battery-related assets from materials manufacturer XG Sciences

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NanoXplore has agreed to purchase XG’s mechanical milling platform, R&D lab, all issued and pending patents, as well as its trademarks. “XG In 2023, the company also plans to use the assets to construct a silicon-graphene anode material production facility with a capacity of 100-200 tons per year.

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Low-carbon cement made from mining sidestream

Envirotec Magazine

Materials technology firm Betolar has been granted a patent for a method for converting mining waste material into a reinforcing binder. The method developed and patented by Betolar heat-treats the waste material generated in the bioleaching process, causing it to become a reactive substance with a binder potential.

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Creators of underwater, eco-friendly concrete are finalists in the European Inventor Award

Envirotec Magazine

Launched by the European Patent Office (‘EPO’) in 2006, it honours individuals and teams behind solutions tackling some of the biggest challenges of our times. Through research and innovation, Sella and Perkol-Finkel have transformed a standard construction material into a shelter for marine life,” EPO President António Campinos said. “As

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UK’s first all-electric cement mixer completes trial

Envirotec Magazine

Tarmac says the mixer fits within its strategy of offering decarbonised transport for the last mile of a construction project. Like Tarmac we share the highest ambitions to decarbonise the construction sector and see this as the first of many zero carbon vehicles which we can introduce together to help drive carbon out of construction.”

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Ojjo Earth Truss Now Compatible with PV Hardware Solar Trackers

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Ojjo says its patented Earth Truss System is now compatible with solar trackers from PV Hardware (PVH), providing more flexibility to utility-scale developers and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms.

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