PowerCo, a Volkswagen Group company dedicated to the battery business, and Umicore, a Belgian group specializing in circular technology, have obtained all regulatory approvals for the joint venture announced in September 2022. The two companies can now proceed with preparations for production large-scale industrialization of active cathode materials and precursors in Europe. Starting in 2025, […]
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The Dragon cargo docked with the Space Station
The Dragon cargo shuttle docked with the International Space Station (ISS) with a load of food, fresh fruit, various supplies and scientific equipment. Launched on March 15 from Cape Canaveral base with a Falcon 9 rocket, the SpaceX shuttle completed the entire approach and docking maneuver automatically.Called CRS-27, it is the 27th resupply mission to […]
Audi focuses on recycling with the MaterialLoop project
Audi focuses on recycling to be more sustainable also in the production cycle with the project called MaterialLoop. In fact, the house with the four rings announces that it intends to reverse the current trend in the automotive sector: that of using only a minimal part of the materials from end-of-life vehicles. An activity, that […]
Covid investigation, Bergamo prosecutors: ‘The red zone would have prevented the death of 4 thousand people’
Despite the surge in infections between the end of February and the first days of March and the “catastrophic” scenario ascertained, no red zone was established in Alzano Lombardo and Nembro, moreover already ready to ‘isolate themselves’ to avoid having to count beyond 4 thousand deaths from Covid. And the pandemic flu plan was not […]
Volkswagen ID.3, the revised and corrected version makes its debut
PHOTO Introduced in 2019, the ID.3 hatchback was the first electric model from Volkswagen based on the MEB platform. Two and a half years after the market launch of the first generation, and after several criticisms from users, the all-electric bestseller from the Wolfsburg manufacturer is now on sale with a complete upgrade. “The new […]
The first material that remembers electrical stimuli
(ANSA) – ROME, AUGUST 23 – Surprises from a material commonly used in electronics: vanadium dioxide is able to remember the electrical stimuli received for at least three hours and to ‘learn’ to react to new stimuli. It is a unique property of its kind that could open up new applications in many areas, including […]
Usa, Wp: FBI in the Trump house was looking for documents on nuclear weapons
(ANSA) – NEW YORK, AUG 11 – The FBI in the blitz at Donald Trump’s home was looking for top secret documents related to nuclear weapons. The Washington Post reports citing some sources, according to which the unusual search highlighted the deep concerns within the US government about the type of information in possession of […]
Earthquake: Arquata demolition plan worth 3 million euros
(ANSA) – ARQUATA DEL TRONTO, JUL 28 – A volume of 7,434 cubic meters of rubble ready to be processed, transported and recovered or disposed of. An overall weight that is around 11,895 tons. An intervention worth almost 3 million euros. An important intervention takes shape in the heart of the historic center of Arquata […]
Icam approves 2021 sustainability report, -10% Co2 emissions
(ANSA) – MILAN, 21 JUL – Co2 emissions in the atmosphere are reduced by 10% and the amount of energy that Icam self-produces thanks to the trigenerator is growing, from which 85% of the energy necessary for the needs arrived in 2021 production of the plant. To this are added renewable materials in the wrapping […]
Marmolada: operations to recompose bodies completed
(ANSA) – TRENTO, 16 JUL – Carabinieri operations aimed at recomposing the bodies of the victims of the Marmolada tragedy have ended. The activities took place at the rescue operations center used inside the Canazei fire brigade barracks, with the collaboration of the firefighters. The analyzes of the Carabinieri of the Ris di Parma ended […]