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Missouri S&T small modular reactor consortium funds two initiatives

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Missouri’s multi-university Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Research and Education Consortium , led by Missouri University of Science and Technology, has selected its first two research initiatives for funding. as founding members, is supported by a $250,000-grant from the Missouri Technology Corp. and Westinghouse Electric Co.

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Univ. of Missouri team progressing with convection battery; enabling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries

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Researchers at the University of Missouri led by Prof. Lithium-ion batteries use large amounts of graphite in the negative electrode which forms a carbon cage around lithium ions (referred to as intercalation) and reduces the activity of lithium to the extent that dendrite crystals do not form. Source: Dr. Galen Suppes. and Suppes, G.

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

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A regional interdisciplinary team led by Montana State University has received $6 million from the National Science Foundation to address questions about whether biofuels and carbon capture technologies can be sustainably introduced into the Upper Missouri River Basin.

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After 50 Years, Digital Voices Speak Again

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Cass approached me with this question because I work at the Linda Hall Library (LHL), an independent research library in Kansas City, Missouri that collects materials related to science, technology, engineering, and their histories. One can only imagine my disappointment when she reported its absence.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The Mid-America Collaborative for Alternative Fuels Implementation project will focus diversifying transportation fuel options in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. use; produce a technical reference manual for utilities and policy makers to. Metropolitan Energy. Center, Inc. These efforts include: developing an. 500,000.

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DOE awarding $6M to 11 projects to accelerate alternative fuel vehicle market growth

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The NFPA will create materials that will be nationally-available and customized for each audience, including online resources, Train-the-Trainer classroom programs, videos and on-scene reference materials. North Central Texas Council of Governments.

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AOC says she’s trading in her Tesla Model 3 for a union-made EV

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Ocasio-Cortez, often referred to by her initials AOC, said on a Sunday morning segment of CBS talk show Face the Nation that she would be trading in her Tesla Model 3 for an electric vehicle (EV) built by union automakers (via Bloomberg ).