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DOE awards $45M to 38 advanced transportation technology projects; $3M from the Army

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Mississippi State University. This project will demonstrate laser-assisted joining of aluminum and carbon fiber components to reduce vehicle weight. Halla Visteon Climate Control USA. This project will develop an improved understanding of corrosion in advanced magnesium alloys. Arizona State University. 2,342,108.

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ARPA-E to award $22M to 18 projects to accelerate production of macroalgae for energy and other uses; MARINER

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Nautical Offshore Macroalgal Autonomous Device (NOMAD) The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team at the Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sequim, Washington, will develop a free-floating, carbon fiber seaweed longline to be released far offshore and collected after a six- month, 1,500km path along nutrient-rich ocean currents.

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