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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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Additionally, these efforts will help build a comprehensive training program that will lay the foundation for a robust hydrogen and fuel cells workforce in the United States. Antioxidant Functionalized Polymers for Extended HD Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Lifetimes. Missouri University of Science & Technology. 3M Company.

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USABC awards $2.4M contract to WPI for development of low-cost/fast-charge batteries for EV applications

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Other researchers are Heng Pan, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ming Tang, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering at Rice University; and Bryan Yonemoto at Microvast Inc. —Yan Wang.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. The University of Florida will lead the US team that includes University of Missouri; Virginia Tech; Montclair State University; Texas A&M University; Show Me Energy; and Green Technologies. and Wipro Ltd.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. These four-year awards support 27 institutions in 18 eligible jurisdictions. Jason Azoulay.

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NAMII selects awardees of initial call for additive manufacturing applied research

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Led by small business part producer, RP+M, in partnership with equipment manufacturers and large industry system integrators and the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), this project will provide the community with a deeper understanding of the properties and opportunities of the high-temperature polymer, ULTEM 9085.

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MIT/CalTrans study finds pavement-vehicle interaction accounts for 1% of overall fuel consumption on California highways

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In contrast, the CSHub researchers employed a novel small-scale experimental approach in which a rigid steel tire rolls along a polymer pavement while they measured the horizontal force required to move the tire forward at different speeds and with different loads.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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Obama also launched a competition for a new manufacturing innovation institute to build US strength in manufacturing advanced composites, the first of four new competitions to be launched this year. Lightweight And Modern Metals Manufacturing. Rockwell Collins; Rolls-Royce; Siemens; System Insights; The Dow Chemical Company; UPS.