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U-Mich, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Li-ion battery projects win funding

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Bartlett, U-M Department of Chemistry, and Kaixue Wang, SJTU School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering will examine the potential of a variety of materials for use as electrodes with nano-sized pores to improve the performance of advanced batteries. Nanostructured Multi-functional Li-Batteries.

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2025 Nissan GT-R announced for Japan, could be the last edition of the supercar

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The car gains a new Blue Heaven interior upholstery, while there’s a new T-Spec and Track Edition engineered by the brand’s performance division NISMO. The Track Edition also gets aluminium certification plates and gold-coloured number plates in the engine bay.

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U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund new round of 6 energy and biomedical projects; Li-S batteries

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Principal investigators: Charles Monroe, U-M Department of Chemical Engineering; Jiulin Wang and Jun Yang, SJTU Department of Chemical Engineering. Principal investigators: Volker Sick, U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering; Min Xu, SJTU Department of Mechanical Engineering; David Hung, U-M-SJTU Joint Institute.

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U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund 6 energy and biomedical projects; batteries, policy and fuels

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Engineering the right fuel for sustainable transportation. This project will develop quantitative data on the combustion properties of current and emerging biodiesel fuels in order optimize biodiesel fuel performance in engine design and encourage broader use.

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ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

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Among the findings of the report, “HFC-134a phase-out in the Chinese light-duty motor vehicle sector”, was that, considering the social cost of CO 2 e, up to 1 trillion RMB in costs (US$150 billion) required to address climate change could be avoided through 2050 by transitioning to low-GWP alternative MACs. Background.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

And few talented engineers wanted to work for a company that seemed to offer little guarantee of long-term employment. Though this was before Apple’s 2001 iPod made these devices popular worldwide, a number of MP3 players of varied quality were already on the market in the late 1990s. Tan did give Toshiba its music player.

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Univ. of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Team Up On Li-Air Batteries, 5 Other Renewable Energy and Biomedical Technology Projects

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Principal investigators are Donald Siegel, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan; Zi-Feng Ma, Department of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; and Xianxia Yuan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Principal investigators: Albert J.

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