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1,000-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle ranges
  1. 1,000-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle ranges

    The nanofibers recycled from Kevlar vests are harnessed in a biomimetic design to help solve a battery’s longevity problem.

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  2. In the news: Michigan Engineering experts December 6-10

    Highlights include NPR, Bloomberg, and Scientific American.

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  3. $3.4M to turn up the heat at solar-thermal plants

    Improved heat-trapping materials for solar thermal energy could help the U.S. meet its goal of cutting solar energy costs in half by 2030.

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  4. Resurrecting quasicrystals: Findings could make an exotic material commercially viable

    Self-healing phenomenon could reduce defects that rendered quasicrystals impractical.

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  5. $2M to replace fossil fuels with solar power in fertilizer production

    The new approach could enable farmers to produce ammonia on-site, and also reduce CO2 emissions from fertilizer production.

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  6. Remembering H. Scott Fogler, 1939-2021

    He changed the chemical engineering profession as a researcher, scholar, author, and, most importantly, a skilled and accomplished educator.

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  7. Machine learning links material composition and performance in catalysts

    Understanding how to design better catalysts could enable sustainable energy tech and make everyday chemicals more environmentally friendly.

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  8. Lola Eniola-Adefeso named next ADGPE

    “I am delighted to work with Michigan Engineering leadership to reimagine graduate education for a post-pandemic world.”

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  9. Solving the plastic shortage

    New catalyst could stabilize supplies of one of the world’s most important plastics.

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  10. New protein engineering method could accelerate the discovery of COVID-19 therapeutics

    The method could one day be used to develop nanobodies against other viruses and disease targets as well.

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