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MIT team developing 1MW motor for electric aviation

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A team of MIT engineers is developing a 1MW motor that could be a key stepping stone toward electrifying larger aircraft. The motor under design is a 1-MW, air-cooled, outer-rotor, Halbach-array PMSM. Electric Machine Design Specifications Metric Value Units Power 1 MW Specific power 17 kW/kg Speed 12500 RPM Shear stress 5.3

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MIT team exploring using LOHCs directly on-board hydrogen-fueled trucks

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A team of MIT researchers led by William H. —Prof Green To implement such a design, the team aims to modify the truck’s powertrain to allow onboard hydrogen release from the LOHCs, using waste heat from the engine exhaust to power the dehydrogenation process.

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MIT researchers use neural networks to speed materials design; 5 weeks vs 50 years for flow battery proof-of-concept

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Now, researchers at MIT have found a way to streamline the discovery process using a machine learning system. MIT professor of chemical engineering Heather Kulik says they “are really fascinating, functional materials that are unlike a lot of other material phases. These can exist in a vast number of different forms. 0c00026.

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MIT, Scripps study examines behavior of midwater sediment plumes from deep-sea nodule mining

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Now, oceanographers at MIT, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and elsewhere have carried out an experiment at sea for the first time to study the turbulent sediment plume that mining vessels would potentially release back into the ocean. —Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT and co-corresponding author.

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MIT scientists used solar power to make drinking water cheaper than tap water

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MIT scientists have designed a solar-powered desalination system that turns saltwater into drinkable water at a higher volume – and lower cost. more… The post MIT scientists used solar power to make drinking water cheaper than tap water appeared first on Electrek.

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New MIT algorithm helps AI systems dodge adversarial inputs; CARRL

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A new deep-learning algorithm developed by MIT researchers is designed to help machines navigate in the real, imperfect world by building a healthy “skepticism” of the measurements and inputs they receive. This research was supported, in part, by Ford Motor Company as part of the Ford-MIT Alliance. An adversarial world.

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MIT, NASA engineers develop morphing wing

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The new approach to wing construction could afford greater flexibility in the design and manufacturing of future aircraft. The result is a wing that is much lighter, and thus much more energy efficient, than those with conventional designs, whether made from metal or composites, the researchers say.

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