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    Evelyn Wang appointed as director of US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

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    Passive cooling system could benefit off-grid locations

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    Team creates map for production of eco-friendly metals

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    A team led by Prof. Yang Shao-Horn shows a new universal descriptor for removal of nitrogen monoxide.

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