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	Hydrogen Research Initiative A team led by Michigan Tech researcher Jim Hwang is slated to receive a $1.7 million grant from the Department of Energy as part of a national Hydrogen Research Initiative.
	Glass Particles for Innovative Applications Researchers at the Institute of Materials Processing were invited to apply and as a result were selected to attend the World’s Best Technologies for 2004. The technology being addressed involved a process (patent pending) to produce a glass abrasive that been shown to be an acceptable alternative media to garnet for abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting systems in many applications. PDF Version
	Microwave Magic A microwave furnace reduces the iron oxide to iron, and the electric arc furnace smelts the iron into steel, all in one device. The process may have the potential to revolutionize America's troubled steel industry, plagued as it is by high costs and foreign competition
	New Brake Rotor IMP has developed an aluminum brake rotor that retains the advantages of aluminum while overcoming its disadvantages. The new design could reduce the weight by as much as 50 percent.
	Aluminum The goal is to develop the technology to utilize aluminum wastes, giving them economical value for reuse, and ultimately enhancing the bottom line of the aluminum industry.