article thumbnail

This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

Cars That Think

Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering.

Universal 123
article thumbnail

Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

Cars That Think

He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. Vijay Vittal Employer Arizona State University, in Tempe Title Regents professor of electrical, computer, and energy engineering Member grade Life Fellow Alma mater B.M.S. in EE at Iowa State University , in Ames.

Arizona 85
article thumbnail

Vattenfall and Aalborg University Partner with SCF Technologies on Near Supercritical Bio-oil Process

Green Car Congress

Vattenfall and Aalborg University are partnering with Danish startup SCF Technologies in a two-year project to design a demonstration plant based on SCF’s CatLiq process—an application of the firm’s supercritical fluid technology in the catalytic production of bio-oil from organic waste. Overview of the CatLiq process. Click to enlarge.

Oil 218
article thumbnail

Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

Green Car Congress

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants, especially O 3 (ozone), is significantly associated with increasing emphysema, according to a new study led by the University of Washington, Columbia University and the University at Buffalo. This work in the MESA Air study was led at the University of Washington.

Pollution 223
article thumbnail

Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?

Cars That Think

Ayman El-Refaie, Marquette University Now a sleeper option, synchronous reluctance motors , is getting a surge of interest, thanks to materials-science breakthroughs at GE Aerospace. El-Refaie originated the GE program in dual-phase materials in 2005. I am a believer that this type of material is a game changer.”

Motor 130
article thumbnail

Comment on Full text: Nio CEO William Li's 1st letter to employees in 2024 by John Hanna

CN EV Post

His formal education at highly regarded North American universities is only validated by his string tech business start-up successes - often in high-stress surroundings - that demonstrate his intuition, brilliance, and a resolution to do what needs to be done - whether popular or not. Or was there more of a causal connection?)

2000 66
article thumbnail

U.N.’s ITU Secretary-General Receives IEEE President’s Award

Cars That Think

The IEEE member has championed global connectivity and digital inclusion for more than 30 years. She was promoted in 2005 to head the agency’s regulatory and market environment division , managing programs on regulatory reform, economics, and finance. Bogdan-Martin is the first woman to head the ITU, a U.N.

Atlanta 81