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DARPA program integrates non-mechanical optical scanning tech on microchip; new class of low-cost, miniature LIDAR could support autonomous vehicle apps

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DARPA’s Short-range Wide-field-of-view Extremely agile Electronically steered Photonic EmitteR ( SWEEPER ) program has successfully integrated breakthrough non-mechanical optical scanning technology onto a microchip. Applications can include autonomous vehicle technology.

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DOE to award ~$13.5M to 16 R&D projects for solid-oxide fuel cell technologies

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SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective electricity generation from abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources, with minimal use of water and near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. Sputtered Thin Films for Very High Power, Efficient, and Low-Cost Commercial SOFCs.

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DOE selects 15 projects for $32M to advance lower-cost fusion concepts; ARPA-E BETHE

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Winning BETHE projects are: Category A: Development of Lower-Cost Concepts. University of Wisconsin-Madison. An HTS Axisymmetric Magnetic Mirror on a Faster Path to Lower Cost Fusion Energy - $5,000,000. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. University of Washington.

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Room-Temperature Superconductivity Claimed

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Such a discovery, if confirmed, could open pathways to a range of applications including lossless electric transmission , high-efficiency electric motors , maglev trains , and low-cost magnets for MRI and nuclear fusion. Until now, the phenomenon has only been observed at cryogenic temperatures or phenomenally high pressures.

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. The University of Illinois will conduct research to develop a composite plastic heat exchanger for a low temperature gas streams common in industry. Colorado State University. Iowa State University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Temple University.

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DOE selects 16 research projects for more than $19M in funding to advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology

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The project team expects this research to result in an optimized materials and processing solution that will significantly reduce component costs for a critical SOFC subsystem. DOE: $2,500,000 Non DOE: $625,149 Total: $3,125,149 (20% cost share). The University of South Carolina. The Tennessee Technological University.

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DOE awards $7M to eight oxy-combustion coal technology projects; carbon capture, utilization and storage

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. DOE Investment: $1,000,000; Recipient Cost-Share: $391,000. University of Kentucky Research Foundation.

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