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Researchers Publish First Volume of Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea; Resource for Optimizing Biofuels, Bioremediation and Carbon Capture

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Genome researchers from the US and Germany have published the initial “volume” of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA)—an analysis of the first 56 genomes sequenced from the two domains. This encyclopedia project is starting at the top—with the major phylogenetic groups—100 genomes from across the tree.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk pledges to expedite service center openings

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According to the New World Encyclopedia , Northeast US consists of nine states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Currently, Tesla has service centers in 39 countries worldwide. In the US, Tesla has service centers in at least 34 different states.

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IARC: Outdoor air pollution carcinogenic to humans

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The IARC Monographs Programme, dubbed the “encyclopedia of carcinogens”, provides an authoritative source of scientific evidence on cancer-causing substances and exposures. We now know that outdoor air pollution is not only a major risk to health in general, but also a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths.

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Northwestern researchers discover crumpled graphene balls are a promising lubricant additive

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Jane Wang, professor of mechanical engineering, who was in the middle of editing a new Encyclopedia of Tribology with Chung. Shortly after making this discovery, Huang explained it to Northwestern Engineering’s Yip-Wah Chung, professor of materials science and engineering, during a lunch in Hong Kong by crumpling a napkin and juggling it.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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He was nominated in 2013 for a Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science. National Medal of Science , the country’s highest award for lifetime achievement in scientific research. Last year he was named an honorary member of IEEE.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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Fuel Cells: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia 9 of Sustainability Science and Technology doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5785-5_2 , Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013. Proceedings from the Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop Arlington, Virginia May 8-9, 2011. Slade, R.C.T et al. , “Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells”. Kreuer (ed.),

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Researchers developing salt-tolerant enzymes tailored to ionic liquid processes for production of advanced cellulosic biofuels

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Halorhabdus utahensis was isolated from the natural environment at the Great Salt Lake and sequenced at the DOE JGI as part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA) project. —Zhang et al.