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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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The traditional approach to signal filtering and processing has been to down convert the signal to the digital domain to process it and then to convert it back to analog. S-SIX takes a completely different approach to signal processing; it up-converts the RF signal to the optical domain to filter and process.

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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. One consultant recommended Battery Engineering, a tiny firm based in a converted truck garage in the Hyde Park area of Boston. In 2016, Sony sold its battery business to Murata Manufacturing for 17.5 at Oxford.

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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.

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Mattershift scales up CNT membranes; potential for zero-carbon fuels for less than fossil

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Freeman, Professor of Chemical Engineering at UT Austin. An example of a simplified schematic for converting atmospheric carbon dioxide, water, and solar or wind electricity into ethanol, gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. He has won numerous awards, including the PMSE Distinguished Service Award (2016), AIChE Clarence (Larry) G.

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