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University of Louisville researchers working on new HER catalysts for water-splitting; $1M from NSF, DOE

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Researchers at the University of Louisville are developing new catalyst materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water splitting, where the bond between hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen is released. The current catalyst used in electrolyzers for the production of H 2 from water is platinum, which is very expensive.

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NIST awards $7.4M in grants for additive manufacturing research

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NIST is awarding $5 million to the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) in Youngstown, Ohio, which is operated by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, for a three-phase collaborative research effort involving 27 companies, universities and national laboratories. NIST is also awarding $2.4

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Video Friday: Floppybot

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Agility ] Seeking to instill students with real-life workforce skills through hands-on learning, teachers at Central High School in Louisville, Ky., And here’s the segment, it’s pretty great. [ SRI ] Agility CEO Damion Shelton talks about the hierarchy of robot control and draws similarities to the process of riding a horse.

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NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

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The NNCI sites will provide researchers from academia, government, and companies large and small with access to university user facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation, and expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and technology. million each per year.

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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The selected organizations (and project descriptions) from this first call selection are: University of Connecticut. Penn State University. University of Louisville. University of California, Irvine. The intended period of performance of each project is 24 months or less.

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New 4-cylinder 2.3L EcoBoost on Lincoln MKC small SUV; future EcoBoost prospects

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Production of the all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC will begin in the second quarter of 2014 at the Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Ky. Vehicles will begin arriving to Lincoln dealerships next summer. EcoBoost prospects for the mid- and long-term. Advanced cooling and aftertreatment systems.

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Video Friday: Robo Chameleon

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DARPA SubT Finals – September 21-23, 2021 – Louisville, KY, USA WeRobot 2021 – September 23-25, 2021 – Coral Gables, FL, USA IROS 2021 – September 27-1, 2021 – [Online Event] ROSCon 2021 – October 21-23, 2021 – New Orleans, LA, USA. Research by the University of Minnesota, Duluth. [ Thanks, Fan! UT Austin ]. Extend Robotics ].

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