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Washington. The University of Washington will develop microbes that convert. ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Transportation EnergyStorage. that could improve the amount of energystorage allowing an. High-Energy Electro-Chemical Capacitor. This energystorage device could charge within minutes, extend.
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