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NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

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NASA has selected four university-led teams for potential awards in the agency’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI) that will have them spend up to five years exploring novel ideas for improving aviation, including eliminating emissions and autonomy research in support of Advanced Air Mobility. Florida State University.

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U Minn seeking to license new process to produce isoprene from biomass at high yield; green tires

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Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, have developed a new high-yield process—a hybrid of fermentation followed by thermochemical catalysis—to produce renewable isoprene from biomass.

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ECS and Toyota request proposals for 2016-2017 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship for projects in green energy technology

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Although the demand for oil alternatives—such as natural gas, electricity and hydrogen—may grow, each alternative energy source has its disadvantages. Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Yogesh (Yogi) Surendranath, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. preventing air pollution.

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DOE fuel cell market report shows continued growth, with sales surpassing $1.3B worldwide in 2013

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2013 edition of its annual Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report , detailing trends in the fuel cell and hydrogen technologies market. Achievements include the launch of H 2 USA ( earlier post ), a public private partnership focusing on overcoming the barriers to hydrogen infrastructure.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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In a hangar at the University of Edinburgh, a triangular steel contraption sits beside a giant tank of water. This scale model of a floating wind-turbine platform is one of 10 new designs being tested at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave facility. Peter Fairley This rush to deep water is a global phenomenon. wind-power industry.)

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