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EPA awards $4.5M to advance air monitoring technology

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million to six research organizations to develop and to use low-cost air pollution sensor technology, while engaging communities to learn about their local air quality. While recent advances in technology have led to the development of low-cost air pollution sensors, they have not been widely tested, especially under field conditions.

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32.5M hours of supercomputer time to aid GM, Ford engine projects with Oak Ridge Lab

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Schulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bernardi (University of Illinois). Chicago / Argonne National Laboratory. ALCC grants one year awards. In 2013, 39 ALCC awards were granted, amounting to 1.8 75,000,000 (Oak Ridge). 69,000,000 (LBNL). Knight (ANL). 57,600,000 (ANL). Resources.

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New Self-Assembled Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anodes for Li-ion Batteries Offer More Than 5X The Reversible Capacity of Graphite Anodes

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The synthesis process is simple, low-cost, safe and broadly applicable, they say, providing new avenues for the rational engineering of electrode materials with enhanced conductivity and power. The paper also acknowledges the contributions of Alexander Alexeev at Georgia Tech and Igor Luzinov from Clemson University. Resources.

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European power-to-methane company Electrochaea opens California subsidiary

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Electrochaea employs a patented biocatalyst (BioCat) to convert low-cost and stranded electricity and CO 2 into pipeline-grade renewable gas. The core of the power-to-gas (P2G) technology is the proprietary biocatalyst that can be deployed in a simple and cost-effective energy conversion system.