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MIT teams receiving $10M from TRI for next-gen battery materials

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Three MIT-affiliated research teams will receive about $10M in funding as part of a $35M materials science discovery program launched by the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). Provided over four years, the support to MIT researchers will be primarily directed at scientific discoveries and advancing energy storage. Earlier post.)

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Video Friday: Monocycle Robot With Legs

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Starship ] By blending 2D images with foundation models to build 3D feature fields, a new MIT method helps robots understand and manipulate nearby objects with open-ended language prompts. GitHub ] via [ MIT ] This is one of those things that’s far more difficult than it might look.

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EERC working with Fuel Cell Energy on $3.5M ARPA-E project for electrochemical cell to convert natural gas to methanol

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Other partners in the project are MIT, the University of Connecticut, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The ability to monetize natural gas in cost-effective smaller-scale plants could be a value-added prospect in various industries.

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Sun Catalytix Signs $4M ARPA-E Contract and Forms Scientific Advisory Board; Affordable Catalysts for Water Splitting

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The SAB is chaired by John Deutch, Institute Professor at MIT, whose government experience includes service as Director of Energy Research and Undersecretary of the Department of Energy, and Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. Immediately prior to Foley Hoag, Mark served as Counsel to the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund.

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DOE awarding up to $7M to 8 universities for co-optimization of fuels and engines: Co-Optima

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Louisiana State University, along with partners Texas A&M and University of Connecticut, will develop a method that efficiently characterizes alternative fuel candidates along with associated models and metrics for predicted engine performance. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Peter Bao-Sen Luh Professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut Life Fellow, 71; died 28 November Luh was a professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Connecticut in Storrs from 1980 to 2020. He earned a master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics in 1977 from MIT and a Ph.D. for 37 years.

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Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announces $39.8M in first-round application development awards

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Coupled Monte Carlo Neutronics and Fluid Flow Simulation of Small Modular Reactors, Thomas Evans (ORNL, PI) with ANL, INL, MIT. Transforming Combustion Science and Technology with Exascale Simulations, Jackie Chen (SNL) with LBNL, NREL, ORNL, University of Connecticut.

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