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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. SABIC Innovative Plastics US; SAERTEX USA, LLC; Strongwell Inc.;

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Eaton and Western Michigan University Partner on Commercial and Military Hybrid Vehicles Research

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recently entered into a five-year agreement with Western Michigan University (WMU) to invest in and jointly staff a 1,000-square-foot testing lab to focus on hybrid drive systems for commercial and military vehicles. Eaton Corp. WMU also will provide faculty advisors and technicians. TARDEC); and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

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Michigan will enable four new mobility services to help address challenges across the state related to sustainable transit, roadway safety, parking and staffing shortages in the service industry. In partnership with key universities, four companies—Bluecity, GEKOT Inc., Bluecity ($100,000).

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Volkswagen Group of America joins LIFT for automotive light-weighting research; first automotive OEM member

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The group comprises Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti; VWGoA is the first automotive OEM to join the Detroit-based Manufacturing USA institute. ALMMII was founded by Ohio-based manufacturing technology non-profit EWI, the University of Michigan, and The Ohio State University.

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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

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Drawing on both fundamental and applied research capabilities within National Labs, universities, and industry, the Plastics Innovation Challenge accelerates innovations that will significantly reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills and position the US as global leaders in advanced plastics recycling technologies.

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ARPA-E to award $27M for advanced nuclear reactor systems operational technology: GEMINA

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The digital twins will simulate a passive cooling system with internal thermal hydraulic faults and a typical cooling circuit with different operating modes and control states. Moltex Energy USA: SSR APPLIED - Automated Power Plants: Intelligent, Efficient, and Digitized - $3,500,000. EPRI studies have identified the potential for a.

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Video Friday: Ameca Humanoid

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CSIRO SubT Summit – December 10, 2021 – Online ICRA 2022 – May 23-27, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA, USA Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. CTU ] Carnegie Mellon University's Iris rover is bolted in and ready for its journey to the moon. Michigan Robotics ] Thanks, Bruce!