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Researchers from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Imperial College London have designed an active control turbocharger consisting of a mixed-flow turbine with pivoting nozzle vanes to adapt to the pulsating exhaust flow. International Journal of Engine Research doi: 10.1177/1468087412472414.

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JUNE 25, 2013

A study by a team at Texas A&M University found that cylinder-to-cylinder variation in a multi-cylinder diesel engine increased substantially when transitioning to a low-temperature combustion (LTC) mode. International Journal of Engine Research doi: 10.1177/1468087413481345. —Bittle et al.

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Rolf Reitz of the University of Wisconsin found that reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) ( earlier post ) in a light-duty engine can meet Tier 2 Bin 5 NO x levels without aftertreatment, while offering a 4% improvement in fuel consumption and 7.3% Their paper is published in the International Journal of Engine Research.

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The international “ Science Award Electrochemistry ” from Volkswagen and BASF ( earlier post ) goes this year to Dr. Vanessa Wood , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH Zürich), Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Switzerland. García, R. and Wood, V. Energy Mater. , 4 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201301278.

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APRIL 15, 2011

At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate.

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Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Kennedy at Rice University , in Houston. He moved to the United States to pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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JUNE 9, 2013

Looking for an alternative to pure silicon for use as high-capacity and stable Li-ion anodes, a team led by researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM), with colleagues from Stockholm University, University of Augsburg and Arizona State University, have synthesized a novel framework structure consisting of boron and silicon.

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The BASF and Volkswagen international “ Science Award Electrochemistry ” is now in its fifth year ( earlier post ) and has opened the application period for this year’s award. Past awards have gone to: 2015: Dr. Bryan McCloskey, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, for Li-O 2 battery work.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) report on the combustion and emissions characteristics of dual-fuel compound homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion, with n-heptane as the port-injection fuel and oxygen-containing alcohols as the in-cylinder direct injection fuel. International Journal of Engine Research.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

According to report from a team at Tsinghua University, recently published by the the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), real-world emission factors of CO, HC, and PM from diesel trucks and buses in China have been reduced significantly as emission standards have become more stringent from Euro 0 to Euro III.

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Researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed a process for the production of branched C 7 –C 10 hydrocarbons in the gasoline volatility range from biomass-derived levulinic acid with good yield, operating under relatively mild conditions, with short reaction times. Source: Mascal et al. Click to enlarge. gallons US).

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Dan Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis, and member of the California Air Resources Board, has been appointed the 2015 chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Executive Committee, which provides independent scientific advice to the nation on transportation issues.

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The continent has the lowest number of Internet connections , according to the International Finance Corp. One way to tackle the issue is to leverage technology standards and data protocols, says Benjamin Hsueh-Yung Koo, director of international relations for the iCenter at Tsinghua University , in Beijing.

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MARCH 12, 2014

A group led by Dr. Maria Braga at the University of Porto (Portugal) reports in the RSC’s Journal of Material Chemistry A journal on the potential for a novel type of superionic glasses for use as a solid electrolyte in advanced Lithium batteries. Resources. 1 at 25 °C). Ferreira, V. Stockhausen, J. Oliveirad and A. 2013.519.

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JULY 7, 2013

Results from a new study by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge in the UK has suggest that the social cost of carbon dioxide is higher in a low economic growth world. —Mat Hope, Bristol School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate1935.

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Researchers from Uppsala University, KTH and the University of Bologna have reported that during a 32-day test, an “E-Cat” reactor developed by Andrea Rossi ( earlier post ) released an abundance of heat that cannot be explained by chemical reactions alone. Earlier post.) Those results prompted this current follow-on study.

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An international group of researchers, headed by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, have shown that graphene has a heat dissipating effect on silicon-based electronics. Yuen, Johan Liu (2013) Thermal chemical vapor deposition grown graphene heat spreader for thermal management of hot spots. 2013.05.014.

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John Goodenough at the University of Texas at Austin and colleague Kyu-Sung Park have written a perspective paper on Li-ion batteries (LIBs), published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. More recently, at the University of Texas, Austin, Dr. Goodenough patented a new class of iron phosphate materials. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 10, 2018

The difficulty and high cost of making CNT membranes has confined them to university laboratories and has been frequently cited as the limiting factor in their widespread use. Mattershift was founded in 2013 to realize the potential of molecular factories, with the ultimate goal of printing matter from the air. Source: Mattershift.

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In China, people breathe ozone-laden air two to six times more often than people in the United States, Europe, Japan, or South Korea, according to a new international study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. For China, sites in 74 major cities with continuous observations from 2013?2017 2014) are included.

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APRIL 9, 2013

A team from the University of California Riverside and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has found a declining emissions (NO x , PM) benefit from the use of California diesel compared to US Federal diesel fuels given the continuing advances in engine and aftertreatment technology. International Journal of Engine Research vol.

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—Sivak (2013). Michael Sivak (2013) “ Has Motorization In The U.S. Michael Sivak (2013) “ Has Motorization In The U.S. Part 3: Fuel Consumed By Light-Duty Vehicles ” UMTRI-2013-40. The future interplay of these factors will determine whether or not the 2004 peak will be surpassed in the future.

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In China in 2013, the leading source contribution to deaths attributable to PM 2.5 Its results are published each year in the international medical journal, The Lancet. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) leads an international team of more than 2000 scientists from 130 countries in conducting the analysis.

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APRIL 15, 2013

A University of Arizona-led international research team has developed a simple process for making lightweight plastics from elemental sulfur; the team has successfully used a new polymeric sulfur produced via the process as an electrode material for lithium-sulfur batteries. Chung et al. Click to enlarge. Woo Jin Chung, Jared J.

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— Oefelein (2013). Ultimately, this work will help inform new design concepts of internal combustion engines and gas turbines, which have the potential to provide significant increases in fuel efficiency with minimal emissions. Oefelein (2013). Lucas Visscher, Free University of Amsterdam. Click to enlarge.

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Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Of Hanyang University; Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft - Und Raumfahrt; Stena Recycling International AB; Johnson Matthey PLC; Rockwood Lithium GmbH; and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie.

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However, he added, the internal goal is “ significantly higher, ” and is targeting the GHG limit. In 2013, the Cummins-led team demonstrated a Tier 2 Bin 5 version of the engine on the dyno, and then on a vehicle, while development of the Tier 2 Bin 2 engine started. 6(2):372-381 doi: 10.4271/2013-01-0535. Source: Cummins.

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Located in Menlo Park, California, SLAC is operated by Stanford University for the US Department of Energy Office of Science. Resources. Nilsson (2013) Real-Time Observation of Surface Bond Breaking with an X-ray Laser. LCLS and SSRL are supported by the DOE’s Office of Science. Dell’Angela, T. Anniyev, M. Föhlisch, J.

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JULY 30, 2013

Researchers at Villanova University are developing a new method for optimizing the knock control threshold that significantly improves the performance of a standard knock controller in a spark ignition gasoline engine. The most recent paper on their work appears in the International Journal of Engine Research. Peyton Jones, J.

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A team from the Ohio State University and DNV Research and Innovation has found that dissolved oxygen in ethanol causes the cracking. The Pipeline Research Council International, a consortium of pipeline companies, and the U.S. The fundamental mechanism of how oxygen causes cracking of steel is described in a paper by Liu et al.,

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

On 14 Februar 2013, the agency solicited proposals from public entities, including state and local governments and eligible universities interested in operating the test sites. The six test site operators and the research they will conduct into future UAS use are: University of Alaska. New York’s Griffiss International Airport.

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Singh, a power-electronics engineer, has been working to replace the internal combustion engines used in the company’s equipment with hybrid (diesel-electric) and all-electric versions. This institution became the Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology in 2013). John Deere, headquartered in Moline, Ill.,

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin will receive two grants totaling $15 million to study switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), with a focus on how it can become a sustainable source of bioenergy. Interest in developing genomic resources for P. Both grants begin this fall. hallii var. Lowry, Samuel H. Aspinwall, Ashley L.

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The absence of turbulent metal flow, aided by the high applied pressure, can suppress gas porosity, notes Ohio State University Professor Alan Luo in a 2013 review of magnesium casting technologies. —Luo (2013). —Luo (2013). 6(b) shows a 6.9-kg kg magnesium IP beam casting for Buick LaCrosse. Earlier post.).

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In addition to developing neural networks to anticipate these collisions which can take time and considerable resources to train and test other researchers like Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bettinger are turning to computer simulations to anticipate satellite behavior.

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She also provides guidance to university students and young professionals through outreach programs at Dell such as STEM Aspire. She decided to give research a try and in 2009 became an intern at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. , Zakrzewska helps judge the entries. I couldn’t see myself as a lecturer,” she says. in Atsugi, Japan.

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Speaking at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change (ISCCC), which opened today in Copenhagen, Yale University president Richard Levin announced that the university’s new Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) will be led by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, who has headed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002.

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