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Zero-carbon maritime shipping by 2050: U-M joins partnership to advance sustainability goal 
  1. Zero-carbon maritime shipping by 2050: U-M joins partnership to advance sustainability goal 

    Michigan Engineering researchers lead a collaboration with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.

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  2. Snowfall and drought: $4.8M field campaign will improve forecasts in western US, led by U-M

    A mountaintop laboratory and a suite of radar instruments will study winter storms from large-scale cloud movement down to individual snowflakes in an NSF-funded project.

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  3. New reactor could save millions when making ingredients for plastics and rubber from natural gas

    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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  4. Urine-to-fertilizer effort part of NSF Regional Innovation Engine 

    U-M involved in Great Lakes consortium to support sustainable economic growth

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  5. Bulky additives could make cheaper solar cells last longer

    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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  6. Green chemistry award: Professor recognized for sustainable silicon metal production method

    Richard Laine is the academic category winner in a national EPA contest.

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  7. U-M’s MI-Hydrogen to participate in new Midwest hydrogen hub

    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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  8. Experts across the aviation industry discussed routes to a sustainable future at U-M symposium

    The Michigan Initiative for Sustainable Aviation assembled reps from aircraft and engine manufacturers, the airline industry, airport operations, sustainable aviation startups and more.

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  9. Toyota Research Institute and Michigan Engineering discuss importance of long-standing partnership

    As the auto industry expands beyond transportation, university collaborations are more important than ever.

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  10. Reimagining the auto lab

    Researchers in the Walter E. Lay Automotive Engineering Laboratory are investigating engine efficiency, alternative and low carbon fuels, connected and autonomous vehicles and vehicle electrification.

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