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BuG ReMeDEE project seeks to use extremophile bacteria to convert methane to biofuels, biopolymers and electricity

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The project—Building Genome-to-Phenome Infrastructure for Regulating Methane in Deep and Extreme Environments ( BuG ReMeDEE )—was awarded a $6-million grant by the National Science Foundation in October 2017. The BuG ReMeDEE consortium includes industrial partners LanzaTech (US) and Bijson Innovations Pvt. —Rajesh Sani.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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Overall, the USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve special crops to be grown for biofuels—including selected trees and grasses—by increasing their yield, quality and ability to adapt to extreme environments. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Braun, University of Missouri, Columbia.

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Study Finds Biodiesel Easily Susceptible to Anaerobic Biodegradation, With Resulting Accelerated Biocorrosion of Metal

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A study by researchers from the University of Oklahoma and the US Naval Research Laboratory has found that biodiesel is easily susceptible to biological degradation by anaerobic bacteria. The organisms hydrolyze biodiesel and convert it to a variety of fatty acid intermediates, which are also metabolized. Click to enlarge.

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US Air Force Office of Scientific Research Makes Two Awards for Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Technology

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AFOSR awarded Dr. Daryoosh Vashaee at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa a five-year, $700,000 grant to perform research associated with thermoelectrics. So the ability to make polymer thermoelectrics would transform our ability to convert waste heat into electricity that could be used to power cell phones, electronic switches, etc.

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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How We Got Started With Drones for Demining I became interested in land-mine detection while studying geological science as an undergraduate at Binghamton University , New York. Our resulting model correctly detected 92 percent of PFM-1s in these environments, on average. demonstration previously described.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment. Project partners are Oahu Transit Services, Gillig, Hawaiian Electric Company and the Center for Transportation and the Environment. 797,550.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois). Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Electric Grid OT Cybersecurity Dashboard for Control Room Environments, $600,000.