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Video Friday: Biological End Effectors

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It increases efficiency during workload fluctuations and enables the efficient completion of tasks, while navigating safely in various lab settings and environments. ASU ] New work from Carnegie Mellon University has enabled robots to learn household chores by watching videos of people performing everyday tasks in their homes.

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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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FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Colorado State University. University of Pittsburgh.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the Environment. includes Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, will provide first. Clean Energy. Clean Fuels Ohio. Region Clean Cities. Clean Cities. The I-40 Collaboration of Clean Cities, a partnership across Arkansas and. petroleum reduction strategies. Center for. Transportation and.

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FAA launches new Center of Excellence for alternative jet fuels; $40M in funding over 10 years

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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a team of universities to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence ( COE ) for alternative jet fuels and the environment. The selected university members all have nationally recognized collegiate environmental and aviation-related education programs.

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NSF awards $55.5M to support 3 new Engineering Research Centers; one focused on power electronics

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One of these, the Engineering Research Center for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS), aims to enhance or increase the electric power density available in tightly constrained mobile environments by changing the design. The two other new ERCs are: Off-grid drinking water. Nature-inspired soil engineering.

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UT Austin to lead $58M study of methane hydrate in Gulf of Mexico; $41M from DOE

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A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze methane hydrate deposits under the Gulf of Mexico. Methane hydrate—natural gas trapped in an ice-like cage of water molecules—occurs in both terrestrial and marine environments.

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White House announces new commitments in support of Materials Genome Initiative

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The goal of this new center is to create a collaborative environment and concentration of technical capability to accelerate materials discovery and development, provide opportunities to transition new breakthroughs in advanced materials to industry, and offer training opportunities for young scientists and engineers.

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