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$12+M awarded to 4 projects seeking to design crops with ability to fix their own nitrogen; no artificial fertilizers

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Voigt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Susan Rosser, University of Glasgow; and Bill Rutherford, Imperial College London. The scientists will search Hawaiian volcanoes, American coal seam fires and German fire pits for the elusive heat-lover, in a bid to recover its lost potential. Oxygen-Tolerant Nitrogenase ($1.87M).

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more. According to University of Michigan public policy expert John Leslie King, the challenge of getting to net zero by 2050 is that each decarbonization proposal being made is only part of the overall solution.

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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His first teaching job was as an assistant professor of computer, information, and control engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He began contributing groundbreaking research himself while at Michigan. After retiring in 2019 from Imperial College London , Gelenbe joined the Polish Academy of Sciences.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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by homercles82 April 7, 2009 11:23 AM PDT Yes we will just be charging these cars using electricity that is made from naturla gas and coal fired palnts while we ignore nuclear unlike most of Europe. Living in Michigan, that means that I cant use a scooter about 5 months of the year. Check it out.

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