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Tesla Cybertruck draws crowds at Canadian International Auto Show

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An auto conference kicking off in Toronto seems to be no different, with some early footage from the event showing the recently launched vehicle surrounded by dozens of people. The post Tesla Cybertruck draws crowds at Canadian International Auto Show appeared first on TESLARATI. Q: Is Tesla here this year? Yes they are.

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UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

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A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin will receive two grants totaling $15 million to study switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), with a focus on how it can become a sustainable source of bioenergy. Interest in developing genomic resources for P. Much like upland and lowland ecotypes of switchgrass, there are two major ecotypes of P.

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Elon Musk looking to found STEM school, including University: Bloomberg

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According to a report from Bloomberg on Wednesday citing a filing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Musk is looking to start a STEM-based primary and secondary school in Austin, with a $100 million investment. Elon Musk to attend Italy’s ‘Atreju’ politicial conference next week What are your thoughts?

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Self-Destructing Circuits and More Security Schemes

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Last week at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), researchers introduced several technologies to fight even the sneakiest hack attacks. And attackers may exploit these side-channels to gain access to sensitive information,” said Sirish Oruganti a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Kicking It With Robots

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In July of 2010, I traveled to Singapore to take care of my then 6-year-old son Henry while his mother attended an academic conference. When I told Guizzo I was going to be in Singapore, he told me that RoboCup, an international robot soccer competition, was going on at the same time. But I was really there for the robots.

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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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This work will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA 2023 ) in London next week. Admittedly, it wasn’t on a game day, but there were 1,000 people in the stands enjoying the kickoff party for AUVSI’s annual autonomous systems conference. Mateo Guaman Castro ] Thanks, Mateo!

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Emmy Award Winner’s Algorithms Bring High-Quality Video to Your TV

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For nearly 40 years, he has been a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering , in Austin. Bovik took his mentor’s advice and moved to Texas in 1984 to work for the Austin school as an assistant professor. 264 video coding reference software standard.