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The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now

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East Austin | Wine bar Birdie’s is not just another wine bar. PRIYA KRISHNA 2944 East 12th Street, Unit A; no phone; birdiesaustin.com The chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph made a name for himself in Austin with the pastries at Emmer & Rye and Hestia , which he co-owns. As always, we pay for all of our meals and don’t accept free items.

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Volkswagen to unveil ID. Buzz electric microbus at South by Southwest

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Buzz vehicles will frequent two stations near the Austin Convention Center, delivering information and entertainment to those nearby. Pre-production concept version of ID. Buzz appearances are part of a larger three-year sponsorship agreement among Volkswagen and SXSW. For the duration of the SXSW conference, European-market ID.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk acknowledges ambitious Cybertruck camper concept

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The Tesla Owners’ group shared a concept of the transforming Cyberlandr camper , which Elon Musk described as “Cool.” Our team has started the move to Austin, TX and we already have team members on the ground touring potential manufacturing facilities near the Tesla Giga Factory.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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The projects were selected as part of ARPA-E’s Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER) program. The projects were selected as part of ARPA-E’s Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER) program. The University of Texas at Austin. Earlier post.)The Earlier post.)The

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Video Friday: Peep Handling

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Thus, the different leg parts will still execute the intended motion, but based on the center of mass and the measured rotation errors of the support foot, some leg parts are slowed down if needed. Much larger helicopter concepts are being studied to enable carrying larger science instrument payloads for potential future Mars missions.

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Novel Li-metal electrode design could lead to more powerful solid-state batteries

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The new electrode concept comes from the laboratory of Ju Li, the Battelle Energy Alliance Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and professor of materials science and engineering. Thus, the whole solid battery can remain mechanically and chemically stable as it goes through its cycles of use.

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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. Stanley Whittingham , who created the lithium-ion concept, and Akira Yoshino , who developed the anode chemistry that was used in Sony’s first lithium-ion battery.