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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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Process intensification breakthroughs can dramatically shrink the footprint of equipment needed on a crowded factory floor or eliminate waste by using the raw input materials more efficiently. Missouri U. Next Flex, the Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute (San Jose, CA).

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Of the lead recipients, 24% are small businesses, 57% are educational institutions, 11% are national labs, and 8% are large corporations. The project also includes a proprietary process to convert waste biomass into carbon dioxide and hydrogen to feed the bioreactor, allowing butanol production from waste feedstocks.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Heat exchangers are critical to efficient thermal energy use in a variety of applications, including electricity generation, nuclear reactors, transportation, petrochemical plants, waste heat recovery, and many more. Missouri University of Science and Technology. The waste heat from the device can be harvested for residential heating.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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West Virginia University Research Corporation , Morgantown, W.V. Missouri University of Science and Technology , Rolla, Mo. A basin-scale hybrid analytical-numerical multi-layer model of CO 2 storage will be developed explicitly representing freshwater, brine, and CO 2 phases using sharp-interface theory.

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