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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $15-million grant to renew the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by the University of Michigan. The new additions are Northwestern University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin.

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Eaton to develop affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles; liquid piston technology

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The effort is funded in part by a $3.4-million million grant from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) MOVE project. Eaton will collaborate with the University of Minnesota on thermodynamic analysis and modeling to enable the efficient transfer of heat in the compression process.

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IEEE STEM Activity Kits Are In Demand at 150 U.S. Public Libraries

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Only public libraries in IEEE Region 4 currently are eligible for an SKPL grant. Currently all 80 branches of the Chicago Public Library have the kits, as do libraries in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The number of libraries applying for SKPL grants has grown.

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Details on how Enbridge will expand capacity of Alberta Clipper oil sands crude pipeline without US review

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The US State Department, which bears the responsibility for approving cross-border energy projects, said that Enbridge can indeed proceed with its plan under authority granted by previously issued permits. Enbridge is planning four interconnections between Lines 3 and 67 as part of this project. miles (2.4

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New diamine-appended MOFs can capture CO2 for half or less of the energy cost of current materials

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Long has already shown that some diamine-appended MOFs can bind CO 2 at room temperature and CO 2 levels as low as 300 parts per million. The current atmospheric concentration of CO 2 is now 400 parts per million (ppm). The pressure at which CO 2 binds to the amines can be adjusted by changing the metal in the MOF. Reimer & Jeffrey R.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). Sources: In 2012–electricity generators and large industrial sources.

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