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Todd County officials lifted a shelter-in-place order for Trenton around 11 a.m., about five hours after a train with hazardous chemicals derailed.
Indiana agronomists say sulfur near planting time delivers consistent yield increases for early soybeans on various soil types.
Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics have designed a rhodium catalyst whose microenvironment is tuned by both sulfur and phosphine ligands, based on an industrial single-site Rh1/POPs catalyst.
The cause of the Dec. 30 train derailment, which prompted a shelter-in-place after a chemical spill, is under investigation, officials said.
Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium get all of the publicity, but if there was an Academy Award for crop nutrients, sulfur would win best supporting actor. “A bushel of corn removes 0.08 lb. of sulfur in the grain and 0.09 lb. in the stalk—0.17 lb.
Even with current limitations, practical Li–S pouch cells already demonstrate ~700 Wh/kg — almost three times the energy density of commercial Li-ion batteries. This makes them attractive for electric vehicles (EVs), aerospace and portable electronics.
Who needs off dates? It turns out not Ov Sulfur or Atlas, as they added a handful of special tour dates around their previously announced run as supporting acts for Orbit Culture.