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Researchers developing free-piston linear generator for exhaust waste heat recovery

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Researchers in China have developed a novel free-piston linear generator (FPLG) to recover exhaust waste heat efficiently from a vehicle engine. Beijing University of Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, and Datong North Tianli Turbocharging Technology Co., —Tian et al. 2017.08.031.

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IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

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The world saw the need for universal broadband connectivity for remote work, online education, telemedicine, entertainment, and social networking. As millions of classrooms moved online, the lack of connectivity made it difficult for some students to participate in remote learning. More than six percent of the U.S.

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ARPA-E awards $32M to 10 new projects to improve connected and automated vehicle efficiency

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The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $32 million in funding for 10 innovative projects as part of the Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Michigan Technological University. Earlier post.) NEXTCAR Awards. Organization.

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Purdue turbomachine expander offers efficient, safe strategy for heating, cooling

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Purdue University researchers have developed a turbomachine expander that offers an efficient and safe strategy for heating and cooling. The study presented here experimentally investigates two control mechanisms and the trade-off between performance and control of each when applied to an expander. —Barta et al.

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Audi Environmental Foundation, TUB developing microplastics filter for tire wear particles

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The Audi Environmental Foundation is developing filters for urban runoff in conjunction with the Technical University of Berlin (TUB). It is due to remain in service at its present location until the end of the year. This filtering out of ultra-fine particles is still presenting the team of researchers with challenges.

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Vattenfall and Aalborg University Partner with SCF Technologies on Near Supercritical Bio-oil Process

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Vattenfall and Aalborg University are partnering with Danish startup SCF Technologies in a two-year project to design a demonstration plant based on SCF’s CatLiq process—an application of the firm’s supercritical fluid technology in the catalytic production of bio-oil from organic waste. SCF Technologies presentation (2008).

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$90M UR:BAN research initiative presenting results on ADAS and traffic management for cities; intelligent vehicles

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Fraunhofer Institute for Labor Economy and Organization (IAO); GEVAS Software GmbH; Heusch/Boesefeldt GmbH; University of Applied Sciences Technology and Business of the State of Saarland; ifak Magdeburg e.V.; University of Braunschweig; Tech. University of Chemnitz; Tech. Volkswagen Group Research.

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