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OCTOBER 11, 2014

Three MIT-led research teams have won awards from the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs ( NEUP ) initiative to support research and development on the next generation of nuclear technologies. Fluoride-salt High-Temperature Reactor.

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MIT Molten Salt Wisconsin Universal 210

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

A team of researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University report that alkali ions (sodium or potassium) added in small amounts activate platinum adsorbed on alumina or silica for the low-temperature water-gas shift (WGS) reaction (H 2 O+CO→ H 2 +CO 2 ) used for producing hydrogen.

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Water Hydrogen Gas Sodium 170

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FEBRUARY 20, 2021

—co-corresponding author Giulia Galli, University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. —co-corresponding author Kyoung-Shin Choi, University of Wisconsin-Madison. To create a bismuth-rich surface, the scientists placed one sample in a solution of sodium hydroxide, a strong base. —Mingzhao Liu.

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Solar Fuel Production Water 186

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JUNE 19, 2015

Clemson University. Breeding High Yielding Bioenergy Sorghum for the New Bioenergy Belt Clemson University, along with the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute and partners, will phenotype an exhaustive set of international germplasm and plant varieties. Purdue University. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Transportation Energy West Virginia Engine 150

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

A team of researchers from universities and national laboratories led by Tufts University has developed catalysts composed of a unique structure of single gold atoms bound by oxygen to several sodium or potassium atoms and supported on non-reactive silica materials. —Yang et al. — Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos.

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Hydrogen Li-ion Fuel Production 199