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Startup licenses ORNL technology for converting organic waste to hydrogen

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Founded in 2017, Electro-Active Technologies is working to move industries and communities towards closed-loop operations that save money and improve sustainability. He is now a research professor at the University of Tennessee, while also working with the startup.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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NOVONIX Anode Materials LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NOVONIX Limited, was formed in 2017. Collaboration with partner federally funded research and development centers and universities to maximize the positive impact of such projects on communities and the environment. Piedmont Lithium , Tennessee Lithium, $141,680,442.

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INRIX: shared bikes and scooters could replace nearly 50% of downtown vehicle trips

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Honolulu, Hawaii; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Nashville, Tennessee are the Top 3 cities with the greatest profile for micromobility to succeed and reduce vehicle trips in the US, according to INRIX. These cities also feature warm climates with minimal topographic variation, providing further support for micromobility.

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DOE to award up to $13M to four advanced biofuels projects

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DOE is continuing to pursue the development of these renewable biofuels, with the goal of producing cost-competitive drop-in biofuels at $3 per gallon by 2017. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Georgia Institute of Technology, Pall Corporation, OmniTech International, and FuelCellsEtc will also participate in this project.

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DOE BETO awards $10M to 7 advanced biofuels projects

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Metabolix in collaboration with North Carolina State University. The Ohio State University in collaboration with the University of Alabama and Green Biologics. The University of California, Riverside in collaboration with the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and CogniTek. BETO awards. Organizations.

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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

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This video from November 24, 2017 was taken as Charlie remotely operated a prototype robot in his unoccupied Atlanta home from rural Tennessee to take care of his family’s cat. NASA’s Moon rover prototype completed lunar lander egress tests. Charlie remotely operated the robot on November 23, 24, 25, and 26.

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Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Solaria Labs unveils new developer portal for future products and apps; from safest routing to damage assessment

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The lab has partnered with universities, including MIT AgeLab, to fund research and participate in relevant discoveries on new trends. The program is currently available in Illinois and will be expanded to additional states throughout 2017. Using artificial intelligence, the new feature would be based on thousands of car crash photos.

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