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How the Computer Graphics Industry Got Started at the University of Utah

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Their groundbreaking research, conducted at the University of Utah , in Salt Lake City, and at their company, Evans and Sutherland , helped jump-start the computer graphics industry. A ceremony was held at the university on 24 March to recognize the computer graphics and visualization techniques with an IEEE Milestone.

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University of Utah engineers develop fast method to convert algae to biocrude

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Researchers at the University of have developed an unusually rapid method to deliver cost-effective algal biocrude in large quantities using a specially-designed jet mixer. Our designs ensure you don’t have to expend all that energy in drying the algae and are much more rapid than competing technologies.

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DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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The finalists are: George Washington University – Team Ellexco: “Chemical-Free Extraction of Lithium from Brines”. Rice University – Team LiSED: “Lithium Selective ElectroDialysis”. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Team SelectPureLi: “A Redox Membrane for LiOH Extraction”.

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DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of the American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, a $4-million competition designed to advance technologies and techniques to support direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines. The Phase 1 semifinalists are: Boston University – Pober-Strauss.

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Univ. of Utah study finds many infotainment systems too distracting to be used when vehicle in motion

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Many of the infotainment features in most 2017 vehicles are so distracting they should not be enabled while a vehicle is in motion, according to a new study by University of Utah researchers. The study , led by University of Utah Psychology Professor David L. —David Strayer.

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DOE, DOT collaborate to improve public transportation efficiency and effectiveness using data and technology

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The recipients of the cooperative research grants are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Chattanooga Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), and Utah State University. Utah State University will develop a suite of planning and operations tools to enable public transportation transit bus electrification.

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DOE awards $39M to strengthen university-led nuclear energy research and development

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The US Department of Energy has awarded up to $39 million in research grants aimed at developing advanced nuclear energy technologies and training under the Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) initiative. The grants will support up to 51 projects at colleges and universities around the country.

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