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UMD researchers receive funding to develop onboard fast-charging system for electric vehicles
2015-09-12 15:55:30| Green Car Congress
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UMD Researchers Awarded Two ARPA-E Grants for Electric Vehicle Energy Storage Systems
2013-08-28 18:31:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Two research teams from the University of Maryland Energy Research Center were awarded grants from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop transformational electric vehicle energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. read more
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UMD Makes a Wood Battery for Pinocchio
2013-06-21 17:55:35| TechNewsWorld
In a remarkable display of creativity, the University of Maryland has portrayed a prototype nanobattery as being made of wood, sending the blogosphere into a tizzy. "A sliver of wood coated with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly battery," the university claims. A video strengthens that impression. However, the truth is a little different.
U-Md. mapping tree DNA in climate-change study
2013-01-30 19:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The University of Maryland is seeking volunteers for a coast-to-coast study of trees and climate change. The university's Center for Environmental Science said Wednesday that the volunteers will monitor seasonal changes in poplar and aspen trees across the northern United States. The National Science Foundation has given the center's Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg a $1.5 million grant to study climate adaptation in forest trees. The scientists say they hope to identify areas where trees are...