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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Colorado State University has obtained a 5-year, $5-million grant from BP to study mechanisms involved with technology for oil recovery from “watered-out” wells. This project is very exciting in part because we are being given the opportunity to study fundamental molecular details that may have a large societal impact.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in collaboration with Volvo Group Trucks Technology, have developed a method to help electric delivery vehicles navigate strategically to use as little energy as possible. We have developed systematic tools to learn optimal energy usage. 2021.102496.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

C-Zero’s technology, which was initially developed at the University of California, Santa Barbara, uses innovative thermocatalysis to split methane into hydrogen and solid carbon in a process known as methane pyrolysis. The catalyst plays a crucial role in this process. Resources. Srilatha, D. Bhagawan, S. Shiva Kumar, V.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin, and including engineering and environmental testing firms URS and Aerodyne Research, is conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production, about which little empirical data exist. This study is unparalleled in its scope and approach.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

VMT Technologies, a development and licensing company headquartered at the Novell Technology Center in Provo, Utah, has received purchase orders worth up to $480 million from two EV manufacturers—Vision Motor Cars and Leo Motors—for the VMT Universal Transmission for application in their vehicles. Earlier post.).

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JULY 8, 2014

After a critical review of the literature on the air impacts of increased natural gas acquisition, processing, and use, a team of US researchers has determined that that actual measurement data on various individual segments of the natural gas life cycle are sparse or critically lacking. jobs vs environmental stewardship). —Moore et al.

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MARCH 1, 2024

“We dug into these so-called gold standards being used for all kinds of studies and designs, and many of them had errors or were focused on a very particular type of body,” says Abigail Jacobs, co-author of the study and an assistant professor at University of Michigan’s School of Information and Center for the Study of Complex Systems. “We

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. A pathway to achieve 55% is being developed.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

A review of published evidence by a team of researchers in the UK has found 20mph zones to be effective in reducing the number and severity of traffic collisions and casualties. —Dr Ruth Hunter, Reader from the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University. Cleland, Katy McComb, Frank Kee, Ruth Jepson, Michael P.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Yan Yao, Cullen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston and co-corresponding author for the paper, said the groundbreaking results came from combining both an organic quinone cathode and a new tailored boron cluster-based electrolyte solution. Neither approach is practical.

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APRIL 22, 2016

The workshop will be followed by an invitation-only event where further panel discussions will occur at the University of California, Davis. Agenda, presentations and details on how to participate are available.

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MAY 19, 2020

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg studied the construction of an 8km stretch of road in detail and calculated how much emissions can be reduced now and until 2045, looking at everything from materials choice, production technology, supply chains and transport. Karlsson et al.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). Earlier post.). An all-electric fleet would reduce lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 14.7 million metric tons.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Seven projects will be supported, three led by teams at DOE National Laboratories and four by Universities. Projects were chosen by competitive peer review under a DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement for Computational Materials Sciences. Funding for the new projects will total $8 million in Fiscal Year 2019.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. At the time, Administrator Jackson announced the lifecycle analysis would be peer-reviewed. Source: EPA workshop, June 2009.

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MAY 18, 2015

Conflicting evidence does not support making a firm conclusion on the fuel consumption benefit of catalysed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), according to a review of current studies by a team at the University of Bath (UK).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours. Source: University of Leicester.

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AUGUST 16, 2020

Fusion combines light elements in the form of plasma—the hot, charged state of matter composed of free electrons and atomic nuclei that makes up 99% of the visible universe—to generate massive amounts of energy. Part of the data analysis was performed using the OMFIT integrated modeling framework developed by GA scientists.

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JANUARY 9, 2022

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) and Stanford University have made the first clear, detailed images of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer in the wet environment of a working Li-ion battery by using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Zewen Zhang/Stanford University).

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MAY 16, 2016

Canada’s Globe and Mail reports that as part of a more C$7-billion (US$5.4-billion), The strategy is scheduled to be further reviewed by cabinet ministers and fine-tuned, sources told the Globe and Mail , with public release slated for June. The document outlines contains about 80 different policies, grouped into 32 different actions.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

The federal Clean Air Act and associated environmental regulations have driven steep declines in air pollution emissions over the past several decades, even as US manufacturers increased production, according to a study by two University of California, Berkeley, economists. Shapiro and Reed Walker (2018) “ Why is Pollution from U.S.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Babies in strollers can be exposed to up to ~60% higher average concentrations of pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development, according to a study by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK). Environment International 120, 262-278.

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MARCH 10, 2010

The United Nations Secretary General and the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced have asked the InterAcademy Council (IAC) to conduct an independent review of the IPCC’s processes and procedures to further strengthen the quality of the Panel’s reports on climate change.

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MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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JULY 21, 2017

As part of its efforts, the Battery500 consortium announced the “Seedling” program—new, potentially risky battery technology research projects complementing the core Battery500 research effort ( earlier post )—and said it was setting aside a projected 20% of its 5-year, $50-million funding for that purpose, or about $2 million per year.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Argonne National Laboratory has chosen TIAX LLC as an affiliate member company of the energy storage hub to be known as the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), which combines the R&D capabilities of five US Department of Energy national laboratories with selected companies and research universities. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The Spurlock Museum/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bell Labs used one of the boxes to demonstrate the transistor’s portability. Bardeen brought his box to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, when he joined the faculty in 1951. The other two music boxes went to Bardeen and Brattain. Only Bardeen’s survives.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

acres of land near the Thomas & Mack Center from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Located on the corner of Tropicana Avenue and University Center Drive, the property, which currently serves as a parking lot, is expected to host a Vegas Loop station. The Boring Company is expected to purchase 1.3

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

MEGA has teamed up with many well-known brands on some of its build sets, including Pokemon, Masters of the Universe, Borderlands, and Halo. Tesla fans have previously petitioned LEGO to release a Cybertruck build as part of its “Ideas” program. Mattel’s MEGA brand produced building block toys for children.

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APRIL 29, 2023

It was very curiosity-driven,” says Isak Engquist, a professor at Linköping University who led the effort. “We Isak Engquist, Linköping University Even though the wooden transistor still awaits its killer app, the idea to build wood-based electronics is not as crazy as it sounds. We thought: ‘Can we do it?

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APRIL 11, 2019

About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH).

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JANUARY 20, 2010

The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the expert review reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis. These should not be part of the central focus of this effort, of course, yet they represent important co-benefits of ZEVs that should always be mentioned. 2009 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Review.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected a consortium led by Northwestern University to establish a new NIST-sponsored center of excellence for advanced materials research. The new Center for Hierarchical Materials Design (CHiMaD) will be funded in part by a $25-million award from NIST over five years.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Held on university campuses across the United States, the experience also helps them stand out in an increasingly competitive college-acceptance environment. A valuable part of the camp experience, the residential component, allows students to see what it’s like to live on a college campus while building a sense of independence.

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DECEMBER 13, 2015

Paice has now licensed all or part of its hybrid vehicle technology portfolio to Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, and Ford. Dr. Alex Severinsky formed Paice in 1992 with the support of the University of Maryland incubator program. That lawsuit has been stayed pending the resolution of inter partes review proceedings before the US Patent Office.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

University of Michigan will award more than $1 million in grant funding to technologies that demonstrate high potential for solving transportation's toughest challenges. Ellis and the MTRAC Transportation Board review annual applications and grant awardees up to $100,000 in funding for a 12-month period.

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