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Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline

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The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. That’s the scene playing out in Washington right now, as lawmakers want to pump the brakes on automakers cutting AM radio from new cars.

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Univ. of Washington and partners working to engineer microbes for conversion of methane to lipids for processing into liquid intermediates for diesel or jet fuels

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The University of Washington is taking the lead and focusing on genetically modifying the microbes. The University of Washington team is led by Dr. Mary Lidstrom, Vice Provost for Research and Professor in Chemical Engineering and Microbiology. —Phil Pienkos, NREL’s principle investigator on the liquid to diesel project.

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Sila introduces Titan nano-composite silicon anode material; 20% increase in vehicle range and reduced charge time

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According to a consumer survey recently commissioned by Sila, nearly 90% of respondents who own or intend to purchase an EV view high-performance battery technology as more valuable than other tech enhancements or luxury features, including autonomous driving capabilities.

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Lobbyists Give Static to Government About AM Radio

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Despite this common sense development, a cadre of automaker lobbyists made their way to Washington yesterday to bleat at Congress and stomp their feet. Congress is skeptical of that reasoning and this author, for once, agrees.

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DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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George Washington University – Ellexco. Texas Tech University – Tech Desal. The Phase 1 semifinalists are: Boston University – Pober-Strauss. Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Lithium from Home. Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Nanoporous Graphene Membrane. Oregon State University – Espiku. Rice University – LiSED.

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Virginia Tech and FHWA bring SCRIM continuous pavement friction measurement system to US

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In a project funded by the Federal Highway Administration, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has brought the first Sideway-force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine ( SCRIM ) to the United States. SCRIM was originally developed by TRL in the UK.) —Gerardo Flintsch.

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Ramaco Carbon partnering with ORNL on new processes to make graphite from coal

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Researchers at the University of Wyoming, for example, developed a process to convert coal powder to graphite using a microwave oven, while researchers at The George Washington University have proposed another method to convert coal to battery-grade graphite.

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