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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. million over its first six years, CCAT is one of 10 regional USDOT University Transportation Centers nationwide.

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IUPUI-based engineering startup receives $225,000 NSF grant for solid-state H2 storage

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A startup based on work conducted at the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has received a one-year STTR Phase I grant of $225,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support development of a novel solid-state hydrogen storage system based on catalytically-modified porous silicon.

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Indiana U study suggests cost-effectiveness of EPA air quality regs more uncertain than commonly believed

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A new study by researchers at Indiana University suggests the estimates are more uncertain than commonly accepted. Graham (2015) “Uncertainty in the Cost-Effectiveness of Federal Air Quality Regulations” Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 6, pp 66-111 doi: 10.1017/bca.2015.7. Researchers Kerry Krutilla, David H. Good and John D.

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US may miss Obama’s one million EV target for 2015

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The US target of putting one million electric cars on the road by 2015 may not be attainable according to a new study from Indiana University. Current production intentions of the car makers is insufficient to meet the 2015 goal, and unless they are scaled up, will fail to help the country meet its ambitious [.].

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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IU researchers find Z. mobilis can use N2 gas in cellulosic ethanol production; potential major cost savings

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Researchers at Indiana University have shown —for the first time to their knowledge—that the ethanol-producing bacterium, Zymomonas mobilis , can use nitrogen (N 2 ) gas in lieu of traditional nitrogen supplements. Funding for the research was provided by an Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. 1420663112.

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IU scientists create self-assembling biocatalyst for the production of hydrogen; modified hydrogenase in a virus shell

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Scientists at Indiana University have created a highly efficient self-assembling biomaterial that catalyzes the formation of hydrogen. The development is highly significant according to Seung-Wuk Lee, professor of bioengineering at the University of California-Berkeley, who was not a part of the study. —Professor Douglas.

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