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MIT Electric Vehicle Team Launches New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycle Into The World

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Everybody thought a fuel cell electric motorcycle was impossible, and a team of MIT students aims to prove them wrong. The post MIT Electric Vehicle Team Launches New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycle Into The World appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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MIT Takes Deep Dive Into Dropping Lithium-Ion Battery Costs

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A research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has taken a deep dive look into lithium-ion battery costs. MIT deep dive into lithium-ion battery […]. Grab your wetsuit and gear — we’re about to join them.

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MIT and Lamborghini file patent on new MOF material for supercapacitors

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A collaboration between Automobili Lamborghini and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a new MOF-based material that will serve as the foundation for a new generation of supercapacitors. At MIT, the Dinc? The developers have filed for a patent; Automobili Lamborghini is a co-author. Battery materials.

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NREL, MIT, WSU team develops process to convert lignin to aromatic blendstock for 100% sustainable aviation fuel

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Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Washington State University have developed a a process by which lignin can be selectively converted to jet-range aromatics at unprecedented carbon yields, providing a path toward a 100% drop-in sustainable aviation (..)

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Back in 2005, before smartphones were generally available, MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan was so fed up with commuting delays in Boston that he built a mobile system to monitor road conditions. Today the Massachusetts company is the largest telematics service provider in the world. In the final year of his Ph.D.,

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Massachusetts approves testing of Optimus Ride Level 4 autonomous vehicles in Boston

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Optimus Ride, a MIT spinoff company developing self-driving technology, recently received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to test highly automated vehicles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. million co-led by NextView Ventures and FirstMark Capital.

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MIT, GE, Audi launch HubCab Project in New York City

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MIT, in partnership with Audi and GE, has launched HubCab —a transportation tracking tool aimed at reducing commuting congestion, decreasing vehicle emissions and lowering the cost of mobility infrastructure. HubCab tracks more than 150 million taxi rides in New York City over the course of a year.