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JUNE 30, 2017

Policy is needed because many of these benefits are conditional, and the stakes are high because of the amount of land involved: In the United States alone, projected biomass needs require 33 to 40 Mha of productive land or >50 Mha of marginal land, whereas total US crop production currently uses 124 Mha. —Robertson et al.

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MARCH 6, 2022

Small particles from tires inhibit the growth and cause adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, according to two new Oregon State University studies. about 30% of its tread erodes and enters the environment. They also cite a recent study that estimated more than 1.5

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JULY 9, 2022

A study by a team from the George Washington University finds that not all financial incentives are created equal in the eyes of prospective car buyers, and the current federal incentive—a tax credit—is, in fact, valued the least by car buyers. —John Helveston. Roberson et al. in press doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac7df3.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution.

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The White House today released a national Bioeconomy Blueprint , a comprehensive approach to harnessing innovations in biological research to address national challenges in health, food, energy, and the environment. The objectives are: Support R&D investments that will provide the foundation for the future US bioeconomy.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

A new study led by University of Chicago researchers finds an association between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on analysis of large population data sets from both the United States (151 million unique individuals) and Denmark (1.4

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—Dr Johan Kuylenstierna, co-author and Policy Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Other key findings include: About half of the asthma emergency room visits attributed to dirty air were estimated to occur in South and East Asian countries, notably India and China. Anenberg, Daven K. Henze, Veronica Tinney, Patrick L.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

While a small fraction of the United States’ vast geothermal resource can be harnessed via naturally occurring hot water or steam, the vast majority is inaccessible without the creation of human-made EGS reservoirs.

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JULY 30, 2020

(Reno, NV) will sequentially stimulate three wells at three separate operating geothermal fields in Nevada in order to conduct a comparative analysis of similar stimulations in different geologic environments and increase production: Don A. Topic Area 2: Bi-directional Energy Storage Using Low Temperature Geothermal Applications.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Currently, NAM is building its first mass production site in the United States, which will produce 10,000 metric tons per year of battery grade synthetic graphite. Albemarle is finalizing the site selection for the lithium hydroxide conversion plant in the southeastern United States.

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But a new study led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland warns that introducing salt into the environment—whether it's for de-icing roads, fertilizing farmland or other purposes—releases toxic chemical cocktails that create a serious and growing global threat to our freshwater supply and human health.

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AUGUST 30, 2019

And if we can do this for the entire Los Angeles Megacity, we can do it anywhere in the United States. Animated graphics help people visualize their city and their personal emissions to illustrate how their actions are affecting the environment in which they live. million people. —Professor Gurney. —Professor Gurney.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), in cooperation with its Hong Kong distributor Universal Cars Ltd., signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Environment Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China regarding local evaluation of the i MiEV electric vehicle.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

The team will then deploy these genes using tools of the emerging field of synthetic biology to accelerate development of elite energy sorghum varieties for production under marginal environments. This project aims to deliver stress-tolerant sorghum lines, addressing DOE’s mission in the generation of renewable energy resources.

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles. Black carbon is a key short-lived climate change forcer ( earlier post ) and motor vehicles are important sources of BC in the environment. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 8, 2023

The new studies are: Improved Characterization of the Real-World Contributions and Impacts of Non-tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions ,” led by Greg Evans, University of Toronto. Assessing the Impact of Non-exhaust Emissions from Traffic on the Asthmatic Airway (IONA) ,” led by Chris Griffiths, Queen Mary University of London.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Vehicle state information is obtained from a dual-antenna RTK-GNSS-aided INS system at a rate of 250Hz, and the NMPC controller runs on an x86 computer. For the purposes of data collection with expert drivers in a controlled environment, the suspension, engine, transmission, chassis and safety systems (e.g.,

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 Steven Barrett, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, and colleagues have published their results in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

More than half of all air-quality-related early deaths in the United States are a result of emissions originating outside of the state in which those deaths occur, MIT researchers report in a paper in the journal Nature. 2020) “Premature mortality related to United States cross-state air pollution.”

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., If the initial test is successful, and V2G vehicles are subsequently manufactured, the University would receive a royalty for each vehicle sold with V2G equipment. Components of a V2G system. Source: PJM.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

The goal would be to replace 30% of the petroleum consumed in the United States with biofuels. South Dakota State University was the lead institution for the more than $20-million project which began in 2007. There’s not one that makes sense everywhere; it’s more of a localized environment.” Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

A team from Duke University in the US and University of York in the UK have utilized a novel method to estimate long-term ozone exposure and previously reported epidemiological results to quantify the health burden from long-term ozone exposure in three major regions of the world. —Karl Seltzer. Karl M Seltzer et al.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

The United States needs to fundamentally rethink its policy of promoting ethanol to diversify its energy sources and increase energy security, according to a new research paper and accompanying policy paper by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Title Head, Renesas -Tata Consultancy Services Joint Innovation Center Member grade Senior member Alma maters Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, in Delhi, India; University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada “The idea is to enable more end-to-end solutions for India as well as other global markets,” he says. Sharma earned a Ph.D.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Horowitz, Fabien Paulot, Paul Ginoux, Ming Zhao, Daniel E. 2019.04.003.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Barroso was born in Brazil and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1989 in electrical engineering from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. in computer engineering in 1996 from the University of Southern California. Rao received a master’s degree in mathematics in 1940 from Andhra University , in Visakhapatnam.

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MARCH 10, 2016

Ford, in partnership with the University of Michigan, have been conducting what they believe are the industry’s first tests of autonomous vehicles in wintry conditions. Using the LiDAR sensors to scan the environment in real time, the car can locate itself within the mapped area later, when the road is covered in snow. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Held on university campuses across the United States, the experience also helps them stand out in an increasingly competitive college-acceptance environment. The first of two sessions held at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the new camp locations, sold out well before the enrollment deadline. “In

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that deaths related to air pollution in the US were nearly halved between 1990 and 2010. 2018) “Long-term trends in the ambient PM 2.5 - and O 3 -related mortality burdens in the United States under emission reductions from 1990 to 2010,” Atmos.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze methane hydrate deposits under the Gulf of Mexico. Methane hydrate—natural gas trapped in an ice-like cage of water molecules—occurs in both terrestrial and marine environments.

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MAY 9, 2014

A team from seven US universities and the Korea Institue of Science and Technology, led by George Huber, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed an integrated catalytic process for the conversion of whole biomass into drop-in aviation fuels with maximal carbon yields.

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JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment. —“The Future of Trucks”.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

Vilsack highlighted the announcement with a visit to Michigan State University, a grant awardee. Fiscal year 2012 awards include: University of Arizona, $36,000. Arizona State University, $350,000. University of Georgia, $345,689. University of Florida, $496,996. University of Florida, $497,851.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

In a simulated environment, a disembodied skeletal arm powered by artificial intelligence lifted a small toy elephant and rotated it in its hand. In another environment, disembodied skeletal legs used 80 muscles working through 16 joints to kick and flex, engaging in the kind of “ motor babbling ” that toddlers do as they work toward walking.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

A team of Chinese researchers are planning to use the moon as a shield to detect otherwise hard-to-observe low frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum and open up a new window on the universe. If it launches in 2025 as planned it will offer one the very first glimpses of the universe through a new lens. The unknown unknowns.”

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JUNE 24, 2011

US President Barack Obama today launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in emerging technologies such as information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. high-quality jobs in the United States.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Loco-manipulation planning skills are pivotal for expanding the utility of robots in everyday environments. Here, we propose a minimally guided framework that automatically discovers whole-body trajectories jointly with contact schedules for solving general loco-manipulation tasks in premodeled environments. She was hooked.

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