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Georgia Tech prototype triboelectric nanogenerator could extract energy from ocean waves

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed an inexpensive and simple prototype of a triboelectric nanogenerator that could be used to produce energy from ocean waves by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic nanoarray and water. A report on their work is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie. —Lin et al.

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Ryder’s natural gas fleet surpasses 20 million miles

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a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, reports that its fleet of over 500 natural gas vehicles has surpassed 20 million miles (32 million km). In 2013, Ryder opened the first natural gas fueling stations in its North American network to serve both the general public and Ryder lease and rental customers.

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DaniMer Scientific and Myriant form strategic alliance; bio-succinic acid for production of bio-based polymers

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Working collaboratively with Myriant, DaniMer has successfully demonstrated production of numerous bio-succinic-acid-containing materials at its Bainbridge, Georgia product development center. The company’s D(-) lactic acid started production at commercial scale in June 2008 for use in polylactic acid.

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White House announces new commitments in support of Materials Genome Initiative

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Georgia Institute of Technology launches New Institute for Materials. Georgia Tech is launching a new Institute for Materials (IMat), an interdisciplinary research institute designed to foster a materials innovation ecosystem for research and education. MIT launching MOOC on innovation and commercialization of materials technologies.

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New high-performance cathode materials for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells

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Korea), Georgia Institute of Technology, and Dong-Eui University (S. The power density of a commercialized low-temperature SOFC system developed by researchers at the University of Maryland and Redox Power is also more than 2W cm -2 , earlier post.). Peak power densities of cells with LnBa 0.5 GDC (Ln = Pr and Nd) cathode. 2 at 600°C.

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Sandia, ASU collaborate on algae computational modeling, look for algae pond predators

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The topics were first identified in a 2013 memo of understanding between Sandia and ASU focusing on collaborations to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. with algae cultivation facilities in Kona, Hawaii; Commercial Algae Management in Franklin, North Carolina; and Florida Algae in Vero Beach, Florida.

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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

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BCAP, created in the 2008 Farm Bill, helps farmers and forest land owners with start-up costs of planting new energy crops that can take several years to reach maturity until harvest, a timeline designed to parallel the construction schedule of commercial-scale energy facilities that will use these crops.

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