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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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In FLECCS Phase 2, up to $31 million in additional funding will be available for teams. RTI International. RTI International will develop a cost-effective, resilient, load-following advanced CO 2 capture technology for natural gas power plants. Georgia Institute of Technology.

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The New, New Transistor

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Now, however, AlN’s prospects have improved enormously thanks to several recent breakthroughs, including a technological advance at Nagoya University reported at the most recent IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, held this past December in San Francisco. This is a new concept in semiconductor devices.”

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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Achates Power will develop a highly efficient opposed-piston engine for hybrid vehicles (“HOPE-Hybrid”) using a unique engine design that minimizes energy losses typical in conventional internal combustion engines. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Together, the two datasets encompass millions of trips made by drivers all around the country. —Jessika Trancik.

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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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The award was presented during the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. The concept of a 3D-printed 3D printer was a theory before Minnick began his project three years ago. Georgia Tech freshman studying computer science, created a rip-current detection system that incorporates machine learning. Brian Minnick.

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Teen Creates App To Identify Nutrient Deficiencies

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His father suggested he think about ikigai , a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose. He presented his app at last year’s IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Reality during an event hosted in collaboration with Amazon Web Services. Tiwari says he will be piloting the app this year.

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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. MicroBio Engineering Inc.,