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NSF awards UIC $1.44M to discover new 2D materials for better batteries

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Since the discovery of graphene in 2004, about 700 2D materials are predicted to be stable; many remain to be synthesized. During the four year grant cycle, Salehi-Khojin and Klie will be assisted by researchers at Washington University of St. The global market for 2D materials is expected to reach $390 million within a decade.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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Here's a car trivia question for you: what engine name went on to become the designation for a body style and then a car model name in its own right? Starting in 1958, Ford's new MEL ( M ercury- E dsel- L incoln) big-block V8 engine was given the Marauder name when installed in Mercury models. Louis on November 7, 1963.

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

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Mark Richards/Computer History Museum Back at home, the Sutherland brothers worked on their own versions of light-seeking robots, using surplus parts their engineer-father helped them to source in New York City. For Sutherland, engineering design has a strong aesthetic dimension. The reason? Aesthetics, he explains in his oral history.

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