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Michigan State team identifies new enzyme to boost seed oil production for biofuels

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Michigan State University researchers are experimenting with harvesting seed oil to make biofuels. They also store a lot of energy. Leftover lipid products are transported to the endoplasmic reticulum where they become building blocks for seed oil. Photo courtesy of MSU. Click to enlarge.

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Chinese firm invests $27M with U of Michigan to advance autonomous vehicle research and development

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Frontt Capital Management Ltd, a Shenzhen-based investment firm focused on developing the intelligent vehicle industry in China, is making a $27-million investment to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies with the University of Michigan, along with industry and government partners.

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GM's EVs Will Offer Bi-Directional Charging by 2026

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Beyond functioning as a generator, the function will allow owners to move and store energy as peak pricing surges.& GM’s approach is to build an ecosystem around its EVs, where the vehicle is at the center but does not present the entire value of the system. & & [Image: GM] Become a& TTAC insider.

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How Ford’s autonomous research vehicles drive in the snow

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Ford, in partnership with the University of Michigan, have been conducting what they believe are the industry’s first tests of autonomous vehicles in wintry conditions. Earlier post.) Winter weather poses extra challenges to some autonomous vehicle sensors. gigabytes per year, for a 10-year total of 216 gigabytes.

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OSU-led team demonstrates effective vibration energy harvesting platform inspired by trees

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Inspired by the damping mechanisms which sustain trees under wind and seismic loads, researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan are investigating the potential for the development of energy harvesting systems that efficiently convert the same motion- and wind-based excitations into electric power.

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Omar Yaghi to direct Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry

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Yaghi, who will also hold an appointment with the University of California (UC) Berkeley chemistry department, comes to Berkeley from UCLA, where he was the Jean Stone Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, among other positions. from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1990.

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Battelle, Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership release Phase II reports

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Building on this foundation, a series of small-scale field validation tests were conducted in the Phase II portion of the program (late 2005 - early 2011). Validation scale testing into the Bass Islands Formation in Michigan demonstrated the efficacy of carbonates rocks as a potential storage target in the MRCSP region.

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