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MIT researchers engineer stable copper-gold nanoparticle catalysts for lower energy consumption CO2 reduction

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Researchers at MIT engineered nanoparticles of copper (Cu) mixed with gold (Au), which is resistant to corrosion and oxidation, and measured the oxidation rate of the AuCu NPs as a function of composition. Kendall Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, postdoc Zichuan Xu and Erica Lai ‘14.

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J.D. Power study: consumers possess inaccurate knowledge of fully automated self-driving vehicles

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Based on the Society of Automotive Engineers’ definition of Level 4 and Level 5 self-driving, two descriptions correctly defined a fully automated self-driving vehicle, which only 37% of MCI respondents selected. Power, MIT Advanced Vehicle Technology Consortium (MIT AVT) and Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE).

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Video Friday: Ascento Pro

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I definitely appreciate that Kuka actually used real robots slinging real liquid, although to be honest, I was expecting a little more, you know? DeepRobotics ] MIT students and researchers from MIT Sea Grant work with local oyster farmers in advancing the aquaculture industry by seeking solutions to some of its biggest challenges.

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ExxonMobil, MIT and Synthetic Genomics team publishes results of LCA on algal biofuels; potential for large reductions in GHG

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These include differences in processing configuration, technologies used in the production facility, key parameters such as algal biomass productivity and oil content, the system boundary definition, the co-products that are produced, the methodology used to value co-products, and the end-product (i.e., the functional unit) being assessed.

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MIT team reexamines rates of Li-ion cost decline

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Now, MIT researchers have carried out an exhaustive analysis of the studies that have looked at the decline in the prices these batteries. When energy density is incorporated into the definition of service provided by a lithium-ion battery, estimated technological improvement rates increase considerably.

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Video Friday: Robot Opera

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Soft Robotics ] MIT faculty and staff reimagine an iconic mechanical engineering class - 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing I) - so students can go head-to-head in the final robot competition from their dorm rooms, apartments, or homes across the country. Walker X had me at back massage. Ubtech ] I needed this video today.

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AI Doesn’t Have to Be This Way

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One researcher who stands opposite technology’s cheerleaders is MIT economist Daron Acemoglu. Daron Acemoglu, MIT In theory, high demand and tight supply are supposed to result in higher prices—in this case, higher salary offers. Daron Acemoglu, MIT Let me give you another example more relevant to the political discourse.

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