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ANN ARBOR, MI Toyota announced today that Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), inclusive of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) R&D, has been selected to receive $4.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the Catalyzing Innovative Research for Circular Use of … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI High-performance electronics require innovative solutions to manage ever-increasing heat fluxes. Dr. Ercan M. Dede’s latest collaborative research with UC Merced, Stanford University, and NREL, published in Applied Thermal Engineering, introduces a novel cooling technique utilizing a metallic mesh manifold to  enhance phase-change cooling efficiency. The study explores the use of a copper … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI Dr. Utsav Raj Aryal, a researcher at Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), has published a groundbreaking study in Energy Conversion and Management that sheds light on optimizing high-temperature ion-pair proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). This research utilized COMSOL Multiphysics to conduct a steady-state, isothermal simulation of a 3D PEMFC … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI The TRINA Electronics Research Department, in collaboration with BoE Display Technology and Kent State University, has unveiled a pioneering advancement in display technology through their latest publication in Nature Communications. This innovative research redefines how we interact with virtual and real environments by utilizing a transparent display capable of displaying visual information … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Annual Conference, also known as ASPIRE, remains a leading event for human factors professionals. CSRC members have long been active in HFES, presenting research on key topics like L2 driving automation, vehicle-pedestrian interaction, and risky driving, while also contributing to leadership positions and receiving various … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI The Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) is excited to announce that Dr. Ziqi Yu has published a groundbreaking paper in ACS Photonics. The research focuses on reversing near-field thermal radiation between nanostructures at room temperature, a significant advancement in thermal energy management. Dr. Yu’s study demonstrates that two indium antimonide … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) demonstrated its leadership in promoting a future safe mobility society at the 2024 Annual Scientific Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Held in Seoul, Korea, in conjunction with the Korean Auto-Vehicle Safety Association (KASA) and the Korean Society of Traumatology (KST), … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI The Electrochemical Society (ECS), in collaboration with the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), is excited to announce the continued growth of the prestigious ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship and opening of submissions for the 2025-2026 award year. This … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI Dr. Bjorn Hasa’s recent publication in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy sheds new light on improving the efficiency of polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE), a critical technology for clean hydrogen generation. This work focuses on advancing electrolyzer performance with a special emphasis on low iridium-loaded systems. One of the key innovations … Continued

ANN ARBOR, MI The latest research by Dr. Liang Wang from TRINA’s Materials Research Department (MRD), published in the *International Journal of Hydrogen Energy*, investigates the use of yttrium-doped cerium oxide (CeO2·Y2O3) as a free radical scavenger to improve the durability of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs). The study compares Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) … Continued