With oil production dropping, a process using natural gas is needed to avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical used for automotive parts, cleaning products and more.
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U-M involved in Great Lakes consortium to support sustainable economic growth
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Karthik Duraisamy, a University of Michigan professor of aerospace engineering, participated in a roundtable on geothermal energy at the World Economic Forum.
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The findings could help engineers methodically find the best molecules to increase the lifespan of perovskite solar cells, rather than relying on time-consuming trial and error.
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Once derided as “forever 30 years away,” fusion energy has a new swagger. Will it last?
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An effort led by U-M could enable industrial competitors to collectively build a predictive model that speeds the development of advanced solar cells.
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen is selected as regional clean hydrogen hub.
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The world needs better tools to protect people during floods. A new machine learning method could help.
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‘Here, we have industry and expertise. Take that and combine it with belief—and magic happens.’
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The Department of Energy will support research into faster reactor licensing, just energy transitions, and more.
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