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MIT, NASA, ORNL team developing “neutron microscope”

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Researchers at MIT, working with partners at NASA and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have developed a new concept for a “neutron microscope”—a compact focusing-mirror-based small-angle neutron scattering instrument—that would use neutrons instead of beams of light or electrons to create high-resolution images. Earlier post.)

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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. Reed Faculty Initiatives Fund, and the MIT Energy Initiative. The study, he says, is both “interesting and useful.”.

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MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

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MIT and the IEA both have newly released reports exploring the potential for and impact of a major expansion in global usage of natural gas, given the current re-evaluation of global supplies. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. Earlier post.) I.e., on an energy basis at the point of use, the CO 2.

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MIT, NASA engineers develop morphing wing

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Because the structure, comprising thousands of tiny triangles of matchstick-like struts, is composed mostly of empty space, it forms a mechanical “metamaterial” that combines the structural stiffness of a rubber-like polymer and the extreme lightness and low density of an aerogel. in Moffett Field, California.

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Video Friday: Spot Levels Up

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Together with the visitors of the Nerdland Festival, they created the longest chain of robots ever, which also respond to light. Wing ] MIT Mechanical Engineering students in Professor Sangbae Kim’s class explore why certain physical traits have evolved in animals in the natural world. ESA ] Wing’s AutoLoader for curbside pickup.

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DOE to re-fund Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis with $75M for solar fuels R&D

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The research program involves eight core projects: Light Capture and Conversion. This project focuses on the discovery and development of semiconducting materials for solar light absorption. This project focuses on automated, high-throughput discovery of materials that can act as light absorbers or catalysts for solar-fuel generation.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now Virginia Tech, and received a master's degree in industrial management as a Sloan Fellow at MIT. Army for two years after he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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