Exclusive: UH team among finalists for Department of Energy prize for developing energy-efficient tech

A team from the University of Houston is among the 10 first-round winners for a new manufacturing prize from the U.S. Department of Energy.

The Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric applications (CABLE) Conductor Manufacturing Prize, a DOE initiative unveiled in March, will award up to $4.5 million to catalyze development of affordable materials to increase energy efficiency in electric devices.

The first stage of the three-stage competition sought concepts…