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52 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MAY 2024 As I said, it has been an honor and a privi- lege, and a whole lot of fun, too. The Final Story I hope you will indulge me for just a moment, but to finish this out, I would like to express my thanks to some people, starting with I-Connect007. I am extremely grateful to you folks for publishing my work over the past 10 years. ank you, Andy Shaughnessy, for tak- ing a chance on me and inviting me to be a regular columnist for Design007 Magazine as well as being just a great person to work with. Of course, a great many thanks to Michelle Te and the other editors who have made my work readable over the years. ere are also some family members I would like to thank, starting with Lexie, Luca, Lily, and Lucia—my grandchildren, who are a con- stant delight and inspiration. I am also very blessed to have three amazing daughters-in- law, Holli, Kayla, and Fernanda, who, in spite of a constant barrage of dad jokes, still seem to love and support me. My sons Peter, Bryan, and Spencer have taught me far more about what's important in life than I could ever teach them, but that's one of the wonderful things about being a father (even if they are yelling at you to leave the living room during a base- ball game). Finally, thank you to my wife Lois. Even though she has dealt with the late nights and frustrations that are common to writers, she has always patiently reviewed and helped improve my work. You are my ultimate muse, sweetheart. at's about it, it's time to close the curtain on this, or, as my friend and fellow designer Todd would say, "Let's put this one in the archives." I have thoroughly enjoyed writing the column, and I hope it has been both helpful and entertaining for you. As for me, I think I'm finally going to have time to finish that Seaview model now. To the rest of you, let me say it one last time: Keep on designing. DESIGN007 Tim Haag writes technical, thought-leadership content for First Page Sage on his long- time career as a PCB designer and EDA technologist. To read past columns, click here. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has recently launched a collab- oration with Toyota Motor North America that could reduce the nation's reliance on foreign sources of battery materials. Argonne, Toyota Research Institute of North America, and Toyota's Battery Lifecycle Solutions group are exploring an innovative approach to recy- cling battery components. If successful, this effort can make domestic battery sup- ply chains more robust and cir- cular, enabling the rapid deploy- ment of electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. In most battery recycling today, the chemical structure of end-of- life battery components is broken down into the raw materials used in manufacturing. Unlike this traditional approach, a technique called direct recycling carefully extracts components from spent batteries. The components' original structure is retained. If done well, manufac- turers can re-use the components, reducing costs and waste. Argonne and Toyota Motor North America have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to develop a direct recycling process for cathodes (positive electrodes) in lithium-ion batteries, which are prevalent in EVs. In particular, the team is looking at cathodes made of nickel, manganese and cobalt. The team will test various aspects of the cathodes' performance in coin cells. (Source: Business Wire) Argonne, Toyota Collaborate on Cutting-Edge Battery Recycling Process