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U-M leads new DOE-funded research center for ceramic ion conductors; MUSIC

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The University of Michigan (U-M) and eight partner institutions will explore the use of ceramic ion conductors as replacements for the traditional liquid or polymer electrolytes in common lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and in flow cells for storing renewable energy in the grid.

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Plug Power to acquire Applied Cryo Technologies to advance development of green hydrogen infrastructure

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Plug Power’s hydrogen fuel cell technology also provides reliable, resilient on-site backup power for businesses and institutions, whether data centers, utilities, retailers or universities. —Andy Marsh, CEO for Plug Power.

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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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UNO MK3 allows CO 2 to be withdrawn and stored as solid potassium bicarbonate during high energy demand, eliminating stripper energy and enabling profitable regeneration. Colorado State University. University of Pittsburgh. Georgia Institute of Technology. Natural Gas/Direct Air Capture Hybrid Plant - $800,283.

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Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels

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A team from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, and Georgia Tech has developed a a wave-energy-driven electrochemical CO 2 reduction system that converts ocean wave energy to chemical energy in the form of formic acid, a liquid fuel.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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Of those selected, approximately 43% of OPEN 2018 projects will be led by universities, 35% by small businesses, and the remainder by large businesses, non-profit organizations or federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Georgia Tech Research Corporation. University of California, San Diego.

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White House announces new commitments in support of Materials Genome Initiative

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Georgia Institute of Technology launches New Institute for Materials. Georgia Tech is launching a new Institute for Materials (IMat), an interdisciplinary research institute designed to foster a materials innovation ecosystem for research and education. University of Wisconsin-Madison invests $5 million+ in new institute for materials.

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DNA Data Drives Point Toward Exabyte Scale

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So researchers have been working for years to advance a radical approach called DNA data storage : Digital data that would typically be stored as 0s and 1s on a hard drive is instead encoded as the four bases that make up DNA sequences—A, C, G, and T—on synthetic DNA strands expressly created for the purpose of deep archival storage.