Panasonic opened its second battery plant in the U.S. on Monday. It’s located in De Soto, Kansas. Tesla is Panasonic’s largest customer, and local production will help protect the batteries from tariffs and global trade tensions. The 2170 cylindrical cells made in De Soto will have more energy capacity, the company claims. Tesla battery supplier Panasonic Energy on Monday inaugurated …
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Ultium Cells Spring Hill, TN. September 2022. Courtesy: Ultium Cells LLC Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, said Monday it’s upgrading its facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee, to make low-cost electric vehicle battery cells. GM said the lithium iron phosphate battery cells — abbreviated LFP based on the elements’ chemical symbols — could be …
Read More »This Jungle Plant Is a Good Landlord to Its Tenant Ants The New York Times This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival The Conversation Condo-style living helps keep the peace between homicidal neighbors inside these ant plants Phys.org Some plants have a strategy to prevent violent ant fights Earth.com How tropical plants …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌾 The Moon-Rice project is developing “super-dwarf” rice to support long-duration space missions and extreme Earth environments. 🛰️ Led by the Italian Space Agency, the project involves collaboration between three Italian universities specializing in rice genetics, crop physiology, and space crop production. 🔬 The research focuses on using CRISPR-Cas technology to create compact, productive rice varieties that …
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