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BMW i Ventures invests in GenXComm to increase speed and lower cost of 5G rollout; microphotonics-based full-duplex, high-speed communication

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With the switch to 5G costing global carriers a 60% to 300% increase in infrastructure costs, GenXComm’s technology has the potential to save 5G providers billions of dollars, reducing the cost of implementing 5G by up to 80%.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He probably is best known for developing the lithium cobalt oxide cathode in 1980—which became the foundation for Sony’s first commercial lithium-ion battery in 1991.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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The University of Texas at Austin It was the first of many false starts for the rechargeable lithium battery. Like many universities of the day, it did not concern itself with intellectual property, believing such matters to be confined to the commercial world. They deserve credit for creating a true commercial product.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Loan guarantees can be an important tool to commercialize innovative technologies because these projects may be unable to obtain full commercial financing due to the perceived risks associated with technology that has never been deployed at commercial scale in the United States. University of Texas at Austin.

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Stanford scientists identify new Li-B-S solid electrolyte materials that boost lithium-ion battery performance

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S system also has a low elemental cost of approximately 0.05 Most solid electrolytes in use today are too unstable, inefficient and expensive to be commercially viable, the authors said. —Austin Sendek. —Austin Sendek. —Austin Sendek. V and possibly as high as 3 V or greater. USD/m 2 per 10 ?m

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Apptronik Developing General-Purpose Humanoid Robot

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They’re still really hard in a research context, which is usually where things have to get easier before anyone starts thinking about commercialization. Apptronik , based in Austin, Texas, is the latest company to attempt to figure out how to make a practical general-purpose robot. First, though, some company history.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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for 2016, followed by the Model X. Bolstered by production in China for that key market, soon to be augmented by new plants in Austin, Texas, and Germany, Tesla does not appear to be looking back, but if it did would continue to see other automakers in its rearview mirror. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S.