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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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Nor was 3M the first company to popularize magnetic media— that was Ampex , which commercialized the tape recorder in the late 1940s. They were “homegrown” businesses—largely created within 3M and commercialized and built with the energy of many internal sponsors and champions. based on Pfluemer’s magnetic-tape invention.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. RTI International and partners at POET Research, Inc.

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New Self-Assembled Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anodes for Li-ion Batteries Offer More Than 5X The Reversible Capacity of Graphite Anodes

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The large silicon volume changes on lithium ion insertion and extraction—which can cause structural problems leading to rapid capacity loss—are accommodated by the particle’s internal porosity. This is a significant step toward commercial production of silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Source: Magasinki et al.

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How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented

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In 1984, the low-cost Macintosh from Apple Computer Inc., In 1964, Douglas Engelbart , a research project leader at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., Simple pads on the bottom of the case carried the weight, and optical scanners detected the motion of the internal wheels. Cupertino, Calif.,

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