Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

Exploiting the advanced properties of graphene, such as high electrical conductivity, excellent chemical and mechanical stability, and large specific surface area, hybrid materials made by combining graphene with nanoparticles have led to products with much improved physical and chemical characteristics. —Ye et al. —James Tour.

Fuel 150

Fuel Hydrogen Universal Missouri 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

New projects to be funded this year aim at enhancing productivity, yield, nutrient and water utilization, and sustainability of plant feedstocks. University of Missouri, Columbia. Gain insight into the impacts of variations in temperature and water availability on nutrient uptake by root cells. 1,000,000 (USDA). 793,413 (DOE).

Illinois 210

Illinois Universal Water Missouri 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Water will be the primary byproduct. Engineering E.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

This project will design, develop, and demonstrate an ultra- light hybrid composite door and utilize predictive engineering (PE) to identify robust material and process design cycles. The Curators of The University of Missouri. TPI Composites. Clemson University. Boulder Ionics. PPG Industries. Robert Bosch. 1,756,225.

Fuel 150

Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2019

Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri S&T will combine a novel additive manufacturing technique, called ceramic on-demand extrusion, and ceramic fusion welding techniques to manufacture very high temperature heat exchangers for power cycles with intense heat sources. Vacuum Process Engineering.

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Low Cost Universal Power Powered 207

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

Bladon suggests that in an hybrid vehicle application, with no water-cooling system, oil or catalytic converter, the Micro-Jet engine can provide vehicle weight savings of up to 15%—with a consequent reduction in fuel consumption and carbon emissions—compared to a piston engine. Clean burn annular combustion chamber.

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Land Rover Gas-Electric Gas Electric Vehicles 262