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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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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Maven will provide charging for Maven Gig drivers for a limited time through the Austin Energy Plug-In EVerywhere and EVgo networks.

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Firestone stores are vying for EV and hybrid customers, adding charging

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A total of 44 service centers in Austin and San Francisco will now offer "inspections, diagnostics, maintenance and repairs" of high-voltage components for both hybrids.

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Baker Institute-led group to develop nationwide protocol for paying ranchers and farmers to store carbon

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Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has initiated a working group to develop a United States protocol for paying ranchers and farmers to store carbon in their soil. Robin Rather, CEO of Austin-based Collective Strength, is the group’s facilitator. Baker III and Susan G. —Kenneth Medlock. —Jim Blackburn.

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Tesla quietly delivering some ‘Foundation Series’ Cybertrucks in Texas

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Tesla seems to be delivering some of its early “Foundation Series” Cybertrucks in Texas, as many units have recently been spotted in the outbound lot at the company’s Gigafactory, while others have been seen preparing for delivery at a showroom in Austin.

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U Texas at Austin researchers rewire yeast for high lipid generation; 60x improvement over parent strains

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Traditional methods to increase lipids yield rely on nitrogen starvation to trick yeast cells into storing fat and materials. The research has resulted in a technology for which UT Austin has applied for a patent. However, these alternative platforms do not always produce lipids directly from sugar as the UT Austin technology does.

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GTI launching a hydrogen technology center

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GTI hydrogen fueling site at UT Austin. Using functional materials to store hydrogen and methane can increase gas storage capacities at lower and safe pressures. GTI has expertise in new storage and conversion technologies with materials development and testing.

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