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UT Austin team devises new strategy for safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable Na or Li batteries suited for EVs

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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, including Prof. Murchison and John B Goodenough (2016) “Alternative Strategy for a Safe Rechargeable Battery” Energy Environ. —Braga et al. Maria Helena Braga, Nicholas S. Grundish, Andrew J. doi: 10.1039/C6EE02888H.

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Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership forms; applying for national designation

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Cities and regions across Texas are partnering with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to form the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership.

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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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Although other mechanisms may be able to handle antenna coupling and near-field interference, the ability dynamically and accurately to match near and far-field reflections within a small Size Weight and Power (SWaP) in a constantly changing environment is unique to GenXComm and is patented.

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Coal-tar-based pavement sealant a major source of PAH contamination in Milwaukee streams

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Austin Baldwin, lead author of the study. 2016) “Primary sources and toxicity of PAHs in Milwaukee-area streambed sediment” Environ Toxicol Chem. This study shows that PAHs pose a very real threat to aquatic organisms at the base of the food chain. Baldwin, A. Ingersoll, C. Magruder, C. and Magruder, M. doi: 10.1002/etc.3694.

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Researchers determine specific rates of biodegradation for 125 petroleum compounds in Deepwater Horizon spill

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The complexity of the event has made it difficult for scientists to determine the long-term fate of oil in this ocean environment. This hadn’t previously been observed at this spatial scale or in this sort of environment, so this work is important in understanding the fate of oil that reaches the seafloor. Bagby, Christopher M.

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Duke study: serpentinized rock in oceans may be large, overlooked source of free hydrogen gas

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Worman, postdoc at UT Austin, who led the study while a doctoral student at Duke. Pratson, Jeffrey Karson, Emily Klein (2016) “Global Rate and Distribution of H2 Gas Produced by Serpentinization within Oceanic Lithosphere” Geophysical Research Letters doi: 10.1002/2016GL069066. —Stacey L. Worman, Lincoln F.

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EVgo launches grid-tied public fast charging system with second-life batteries

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Austin Brown, Executive Director of the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy. The increased use of second-life battery technology is an exciting development, keeping fast charging of clean electric vehicles affordable and insulating the grid from spikes in electricity demand.

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