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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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UB study finds link between ambient ozone exposure, artery wall thickness

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Long-term exposure to ambient ozone appears to accelerate arterial conditions that progress into cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to a new University at Buffalo study. The study is unique in its focus on ozone exposure rather than particulate matter.

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Chevrolet purchasing and retiring up to $5M in carbon credits to help 11 colleges pay for efficiency projects

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The balance is scheduled to be retired summer of 2015.

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Georgia Tech ultra-thin hollow nanocages could significantly reduce platinum use in fuel cell electrodes

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The work also involved researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Arizona State University; and Xiamen University in China. Science 2015; 349:412-416 Click to enlarge. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Lei Zhang et al.

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Study finds E20 offers higher peak load capacity and thermal efficiency than gasoline in RCCI combustion

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Reed M Hanson and Rolf D Reitz (2015) “Effects of biofuel blends on transient reactivity-controlled compression ignition engine combustion” International Journal of Engine Research doi: 10.1177/1468087415622340.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California , in Los Angeles. Ferreira was the 2015–2016 president of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. Ferreira's first job, in 1981, was at the Institute of Power Electronics and Electric Drives at Aachen University , in Germany. Jan Abraham "Braham" Ferreira.

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Silatronix, developer of organosilicon electrolytes for Li-ion batteries, raises $8M

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Silatronix, a spin-out from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has introduced its first commercial product, a third-generation organosilicon material (OS3)—an advanced functional solvent that provides multiple benefits to LIB performance at additive levels. BDA Partners is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Silatronix.

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