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U-M leads new DOE-funded research center for ceramic ion conductors; MUSIC

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The University of Michigan (U-M) and eight partner institutions will explore the use of ceramic ion conductors as replacements for the traditional liquid or polymer electrolytes in common lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and in flow cells for storing renewable energy in the grid.

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U Texas at Austin researchers rewire yeast for high lipid generation; 60x improvement over parent strains

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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have rewired the native metabolism of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for superior production of lipids (lipogenesis). The research has resulted in a technology for which UT Austin has applied for a patent. Our cells do not require that starvation.

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NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

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The NSF grant will address challenges that remain before the renewable strategy can be applied practically on a commercial scale. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Yuanyue Liu, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

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UT Austin team develops new family of high-capacity anode materials: Interdigitated Eutectic Alloys

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Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new family of anode materials that can double the charge capacity of lithium-ion battery anodes. —Karl Kreder. It is exciting to have developed an inexpensive, scalable process for making electrode nanomaterials.

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A123 Systems, Hydro-Quebec, and the University of Texas settle lithium metal phosphate battery chemistry patent dispute

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All litigations will be dismissed and a license under these patents will be granted to A123, as agreed by the parties, under the settlement. The alliance has previously granted four sublicenses to these technologies. Earlier post.). —Dave Vieau, CEO of A123 Systems.

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U Texas team develops cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery

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Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery, eliminating the cobalt and opening the door to reducing the costs of producing batteries while boosting performance in some ways. In pouch cells paired with graphite, high?Ni

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. Following World War II, he pursued a doctorate in physics at the University of Chicago.