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WUSTL study finds use of air conditioning reduces in-car pollution

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A team at the University of Washington in St Louis has now measured simultaneous real-time particulate matter (particle numbers, lung-deposited surface area, PM 2.5 , particle number size distributions) and CO concentrations outside and in-cabin of an on-road car during regular commutes to and from work. Earlier post.).

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Ultra-Fast and - Thick Boriding of Geothermal Casing to Enhance Reliability, $150,000 Controlled Thermal Resources Inc., Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo. El Centro, Calif. Idaho National Laboratory. Louisville, Colo. Raleigh, N.C.

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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. Louis; Corning Incorporated; General Electric Company; Konarka Technologies, Inc.; MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Moser Baer India Ltd.; Thermax Ltd.;

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Full genome map of oil palm indicates a way to raise yields and protect rainforest; single gene controls oil palm yield

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The discovery was made by researchers at the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), an agency of the Malaysian federal government, in conjunction with scientists at St. Louis-based Orion Genomics. The international team’s work is detailed in two papers published in the journal Nature. Rajinder Singh et al. Nature doi: 10.1038/nature12309.

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