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U. of Minnesota researchers demonstrate new method for direct conversion of heat to electricity

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have demonstrated a new method for the direct conversion of heat to electricity using a multiferroic alloy, Ni 45 Co 5 Mn 40 Sn 10 , which they had discovered earlier (Srivastava 2010). 2011), The Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity Using Multiferroic Alloys. Srivastava, V.,

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UW Madison, U. Minn and Argonne focusing on high value commodity chemicals from biomass

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Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota and Argonne National Laboratory will explore ways to produce renewable plastic precursors and other substances from biomass with a recently announced $3.3-million million grant from the United States Department of Energy. Part of a $13.4-million

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DOE awards Donald Danforth Plant Science Center $16M to enhance energy sorghum

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a 5-year, $16-million grant to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the world’s largest independent plant science institutes. It is among the most efficient crops in conversion of solar energy and use of water, making it an ideal crop to target for improvement.

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Consortium Win $2.2M ARPA-E Award for Direct Solar Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuel Research; Biocatalytic Coatings Using Bacteria Embedded in Latex

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A consortium comprising researchers from the University of Minnesota and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with BioCee , a University of Minnesota start-up company as the commercialization partner, has been awarded $2.2 Earlier post.). BioCee’s latex, thin-film coatings—originally developed by Prof.

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NSF Awards $40M in 20 Grants for Research on Natural Systems, Including 8 Projects for Obtaining Hydrocarbons from Plants and Microorganisms

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The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding 20 grants for FY 2009 in two research areas on natural systems: biosensing and bioactuation (12 awards); and obtaining hydrocarbons from biomass and microorganisms (8 awards). Ribeiro, all from Purdue University. Quick conversion of biomass. Carpita, Maureen C.

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DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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The US Departments of Agriculture and Energy selected projects for more than $24 million in grants to research and develop technologies to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. University of Minnesota (St. Of the $24.4 million announced today, DOE plans to invest up to $4.9 DOE Awards. Exelus, Inc.

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Researchers ID structure of key intermediate in enzyme converting methane to methanol; potential for synthetic fuels

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A team from the University of Minnesota and Michigan State University has identified the structure of the key intermediate “Q” in the enzyme methane monooxygenase (MMO). This work was supported by the NIH grants GM40466 and GM100943 (to J.D.L.) and grant GM096132 (to D.A.P.). Lipscomb & Denis A.

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