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Winners of 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge

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Professor Tang discovered a new way to greatly streamline the process of manufacturing simvastatin, thereby reducing waste. Buckman International Inc., of Memphis, Tenn., Simvastatin is an important drug for treating high cholesterol. His approach also uses a low-cost feedstock. Cytec Industries, Inc., of Woodland Park, N.J.,

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. Municipality of Anchorage Department of Solid Waste Services. Pilot Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Deployment for Municipal Solid Waste Collection. Waste Not, Want Hot? Group14 Technologies Inc. Sila Nanotechnologies. Solid Power Inc.

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The program plans to provide $30 million to support 14 project teams in developing innovative, ultra-high-performance air-cooled heat exchangers, supplemental cooling systems and/or cool-storage systems that can cost-effectively and efficiently reject waste heat. SRI International. Colorado State University. University of Maryland.

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