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US DOE invests $60 million in nuclear energy technology research and training

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $60 million in nuclear energy research awards and improvements to university research reactors and infrastructure. These projects are led by 38 American universities and colleges in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling & Simulation.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

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Allan Alcorn, shown here in 2011, designed Pong as an exercise, to learn about how to design video games. Alcorn had majored in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, but had never played a video game before. If you miss, your opponent scores a point. vonguard/Wikipedia.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) ( earlier post ) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation. Pennsylvania State University. Purdue University.

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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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This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. NC State University. Medical University of South Carolina. of South Carolina). Columbia University. A123 Systems, Rutgers University). of Georgia). Clemson Univ., europaea; Product: Butanol.

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Washington University in Saint Louis team disseminating code to identify optimal charging protocols for new advanced Li-ion battery materials

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In this paper, we focus on the problem of maximizing the charge stored in a given time while restricting the development of stresses inside the particle. This code can be used to identify optimal charging profiles for any material and design parameters. Conventional charging profiles for lithium-ion batteries (e.g.,

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ARPA-E awards $33M to 13 intermediate-temp fuel cell projects; converting gaseous hydrocarbons to liquid fuels

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The proposed SAFC stack design will lead to the creation of fuel cells that can withstand common fuel impurities, making them ideal for distributed generation applications. This design will include a novel electrolyte membrane system that transports oxygen in a form that allows it to react directly with almost any fuel.

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Iowa State to manage biorefinery projects for new Manufacturing USA Institute

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Iowa State University will bring its expertise in biorenewable technologies and pilot plant operations to the country’s 10th Manufacturing USA Institute. Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Earlier post.)

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