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UW Madison ERC 2017 Symposium focusing on impact of future regulations on engine technology

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This year’s University of Wisconsin Engine Research Center Symposium will address the impact of future regulations on engine technology. The symposium will focus on technologies in four areas (sessions): Combustion Technology; Fuels Technology; Aftertreatment Technology; and Modeling Technology.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads.

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Researchers develop high-strength nanotwinned aluminum alloy

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The microprojectile tests were performed by a research group at Rice University, led by professor Edwin L. Thomas, Haiyan Wang & Xinghang Zhang (2017) “High-velocity projectile impact induced 9R phase in ultrafine-grained aluminium” Nature Communications 8, Article number: 1653 doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01729-4. —Sichuang Xue.

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Renewable plastic precursor could reduce cost of cellulosic ethanol by >$2/gallon

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The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is in charge of licensing the technology. Huber (2017) “Chemicals from Biomass: Combining Ring-Opening Tautomerization and Hydrogenation Reactions to Produce 1,5-Pentanediol from Furfural” ChemSusChem doi: 10.1002/cssc.201700178. Brentzel, Kevin J. Barnett, Dr. Kefeng Huang, Prof.

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Scientists develop method for direct conversion of methane to methanol or acetic acid under mild conditions

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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, Tufts University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have shown that mononuclear rhodium species, anchored on a zeolite or titanium dioxide support suspended in aqueous solution, can catalyze the direct conversion of methane to methanol and acetic acid using oxygen and carbon monoxide under mild conditions.

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Since its launch in 2011, CSRC launched and completed 44 research projects with 23 partner universities, publishing more than 200 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. University of Iowa – National Advanced Driving Simulator.

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Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

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According to a new study led by a team at Duke University, airborne particulate matter and dust are cutting solar photovoltaic energy output by more than 25% in certain parts of the world, with roughly equal contributions from ambient PM and PM deposited on photovoltaic surfaces. 7b00197.

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