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Virginia Clean Cities requests proposals from Southeastern fleets interested in converting to propane Autogas

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This is the second phase of funding availability under the Program, which began in December 2009 and will continue through 2013. Fleets in the following states are welcome to submit proposals: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Washington DC.

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UGA/NCSU team engineers hyperthermophilic bacterium to produce industrial chemical building blocks from CO2 and H2; ARPA-E project

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Researchers at the University of Georgia and North Carolina State University have used a unique temperature-dependent approach in engineering a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Pyrococcus furiosus to be able to use CO 2 and hydrogen to produce 3-hydroxypropionic acid, one of the top 12 industrial chemical building blocks. Adams (2013).

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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. Peak power densities of cells with LnBa 0.5 GDC (Ln = Pr and Nd) cathode. Credit: Choi et al. Click to enlarge. Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) (S.

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UT Austin to lead $58M study of methane hydrate in Gulf of Mexico; $41M from DOE

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The grant, one of the largest ever awarded to the university, will allow researchers to advance the scientific understanding of naturally occurring methane hydrate so that its resource potential and environmental implications can be fully understood. That is more than 250 times the amount of natural gas used in the United States in 2013.

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This Robot Could Be the Key to Helping People With Disabilities

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It was a PR2 , from the robotics company Willow Garage, and Georgia Tech robotics professor Charlie Kemp was demonstrating how the PR2 was able to locate a person and bring them a bottle of medicine. It was the same for Kemp at Georgia Tech—a robot as impractical as the PR2 could never have a direct impact outside of a research context.

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USDA and DOE award $8.1M to 7 biomass genomics research projects for biofuel and bioenergy

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million in research grants to 7 projects using genomics to develop non-food feedstocks that can be used for bioenergy. In 2013, DOE will provide $6.1 Katrien Devos, University of Georgia, Athens. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). million in funding over 3 years, while USDA will award $2 million over 3 years.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

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This could combine new middleware, OS libraries, unikernels, and various mechanisms to grant and revoke authorization in order to enforce compartmental constraints. In early 2021, the FAA granted American Robotics the first license to fly drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS). 12 Kushner, David (26 February 2013).

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