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Optimization could cut the carbon footprint of AI training by up to 75%
  1. Optimization could cut the carbon footprint of AI training by up to 75%

    Deep learning models that power giants like TikTok and Amazon, as well as tools like ChatGPT, could save energy without new hardware or infrastructure.

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  2. Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power

    Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is ten times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind.

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  3. Equity in the energy technology transition is new Institute’s goal

    The Institute for Energy Solutions will continue U-M’s 75-year legacy of leadership in energy research.

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  4. Carbon capture, utilization and storage roadmap reveals technologies that are ready to go

    Concrete and construction aggregates could be carbon negative and dollar positive while sustainable aviation fuel and methanol could also turn a profit.

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  5. Land use matters as communities cut carbon emissions

    Communities will have varied tolerances for the acreage occupied by renewables. A new study quantifies the land needed for different options.

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  6. Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells

    The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity.

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  7. University of Michigan partners on multi-institution planning effort for state’s water future

    Work for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will develop a policy roadmap to safe, low cost water services.

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  8. Toward manufacturing semitransparent solar cells the size of windows

    A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.

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  9. Honoring the past and sizing up nuclear’s future at the Phoenix rededication

    The Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project, conceived as a war memorial following World War II, remains relevant in the face of climate change and international conflict.

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  10. Q&A with Henry Liu, Mcity’s new director

    University of Michigan’s mobility research center has been realigned under Michigan Engineering.

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