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MIT Researchers Engineer Viruses as Scaffolds for Photocatalytic Water Oxidation

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A team of MIT researchers, led by Dr. Angela Belcher, has engineered a common bacteriophage virus (M13) to function as a scaffold to mediate the co-assembly of zinc porphyrins (photosensitizer) and iridium oxide hydrosol clusters (catalyst) for visible light-driven water oxidation. TEM images of the virus-templated IrO 2 nanowires.

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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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These universities join MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan which have worked with TRI over the last five years to expand the body of research into artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of amplifying the human experience. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). University of Pennsylvania. Indiana University.

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Engineers

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MYERS Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and Center for Systems Biology Dresden, Germany WEBB MILLER The Pennsylvania State University , retired State College, Pa. FUJIMOTO MIT “For pioneering the development and commercialization of optical coherence tomography for medical imaging and diagnostics.”

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Researchers Develop New Solid-State Polymer Electrolyte for Fuel Cells and Batteries

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A team of researchers at MIT and Pennsylvania State University, which has been working on a new layer-by-layer (LbL) method for producing novel kinds of membranes, has developed a new solid-state polymer electrolyte for use in electrochemical devices such as fuel cells and batteries using that method.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , he also was a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of the MIT board of trustees. Bob” Lawson Telecommunications engineer Senior member, 89; died 18 November Lawson worked for Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania (now part of AT&T ) in Pittsburgh for 35 years.

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DOE awarding up to $7M to 8 universities for co-optimization of fuels and engines: Co-Optima

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MIT, in partnership with University of Central Florida, will develop detailed kinetic models for several biofuels using an advanced computational approach. Yale University, along with the Pennsylvania State University, will measure sooting tendencies of various biofuels and develop emission indices relevant to real engines.

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Researchers provide evidence for spillover effect in activated carbon systems for hydrogen storage

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An MIT-led team of researchers from Taiwan and the US have successfully analyzed the performance of a class of materials considered a promising candidate for hydrogen storage: activated carbon that incorporates a platinum catalyst, allowing the hydrogen atoms can bond directly to the surface of carbon particles and then be released when needed.

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