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Iowa study suggests miscanthus would yield more biomass in Iowa soil than originally thought

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Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State University. The paper found that the miscanthus hybrid had low mortality rates when faced with harsh Iowa winters. Nicholas N. Boersma, Emily A.

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MSU-led regional team awarded $6M NSF grant to research biofuel, carbon capture technologies

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The main project goal is to develop a framework for evaluating proposals to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations while maintaining food security, water quality, biodiversity and other benefits, Stoy said. The Upper Missouri River Basin refers to the Missouri River and all its tributaries upstream of Sioux City, Iowa.

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Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announces $39.8M in first-round application development awards

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exascale ecosystem as part of President Obama’s National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI). Cloud-Resolving Climate Modeling of the Earth's Water Cycle, Mark Taylor (SNL) with ANL, LANL, LLNL, ORNL, PNNL, UCI, CSU. As part of President Obama’s National Strategic Computing initiative, ECP was.

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Always Break Yolks: The Joy of Microwave Cooking

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I was sad to part with a small piece of history: my Amana Touchmatic Radarange microwave oven, with its 700 watts of glorious electromagnetic cooking power. This water-cooled model was the size of a modest refrigerator, standing approximately 1.7 a manufacturer of home appliances based in Iowa.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $37 million in funding for 16 innovative new projects as part of a new ARPA-E program: Integration and Optimization of Novel Ion-Conducting Solids ( IONICS ). Iowa State University. —ARPA-E Director Dr. Ellen D.

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Corn Ethanol Producer POET Enters Green Chemical Sector with New Zein Co-Product

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Pure zein is colorless, odorless, tasteless, hard, water-insoluble, edible and biodegradable. With Inviz, we are still providing fuel and high-protein feed to the world while using the least nutritional part of the kernel to replace even more petroleum-based products. The corn kernel has so much untapped potential. Jeff Broin.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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As part of ongoing commitment to the US market, Volkswagen Group of America is proud to dedicate our vast technological resources and automotive manufacturing expertise to help IACMI expand the American workforce and overcome current barriers to the use of advanced composite materials. .; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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