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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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Teams from the following universities have been selected to begin the competition this fall: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL) / Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL). McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS).

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Daimler and University of Stuttgart partner on research on lightweight construction

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At the Institute for Aircraft Design we have been developing fibre-reinforced lightweight construction structures for aviation for many years now. —Professor Peter Middendorf, Head of the Institute for Aircraft Design at the University of Stuttgart. We are addressing this together within the framework of our cooperation.

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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The Ohio State University finished in second place and University of Alabama came in third. More than 27,000 students from 93 unique educational institutions have participated to date, seeding the industry with engineers who have helped redefine the automobile for more than three decades.

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BAIC BJEV in strategic cooperation with Dresden University of Technology for lightweighting technology

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BAIC BJEV), a subsidiary of BAIC, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dresden University of Technology (TUD) to create the Sino-German Automotive Light Weighting Technology Joint R&D Center. Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Earlier post.).

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California Energy Commission awards UCLA $1.9M for research on sustainable communities; reduction in use of automobiles and VMT

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The California Energy Commission has awarded the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) $1.9 The Center is to research the potential energy savings from better community design, integrated land use, and transportation practices. Better land use planning and design of community systems.

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Fraunhofer ICT and University of Western Ontario collaborate on composites, focus on North American market

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In July 2011, the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT began a long-term collaboration with The University of Western Ontario (Western) in London, Ontario. The clear strategic orientation of the University towards modern manufacturing systems is also a key aspect within the cooperation.

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Researchers develop dual cellular-heterogeneous catalyst technology to produce olefins from plant sugar

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A team of researchers from the US NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers based at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has demonstrated the use of a dual cellular–heterogeneous catalytic strategy to produce olefins from glucose. Wang et al. —Paul Dauenhauer, co-author.

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