Startup Cooks Up Potassium Batteries For The Electric Vehicle Of The Future, Eventually
Potassium batteries could be the next tiger in the tank for a new generation of electric vehicles, eventually.
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Coastal Glacier Retreat Linked to Climate Change
AUSTIN, Texas — More of the world’s coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what’s triggering the large-scale retreat has been difficult to pin down because of natural fluctuations in the glaciers’ surroundings. Now, researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Georgia Tech have … [continued]
PepsiCo, UT Austin, ISS, Healthcare Systems Pledge to Serve Planet-Saving “Cool Food”
World Resources Institute today announced that PepsiCo, the University of Texas at Austin Housing and Dining, ISS World Services A/S and healthcare organizations Providence and the Mount Sinai Health System have committed to serve more climate-friendly food through its Cool Food Pledge — a growing movement of workplaces, hotels, universities, hospitals and … [continued]
Tesla Gave Austin-Based University’s Staff A Tour Of Giga Texas
The University of Texas–Austin’s McCombs School of Business recently shared a post on LinkedIn giving a “Texas-sized thank you” to Tesla for welcoming Dean Lillian Mills and the University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell to Tesla’s newest factory. The university wrote, “It was a pleasure getting a behind-the-scenes … [continued]
Protecting EV Charging Stations from Cyberattacks
As the number of electric cars on the road grows, so does the need for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and the Internet-based managing systems within those stations. However, these managing systems face their own issues: cybersecurity attacks. Elias Bou-Harb, director of the UTSA Cyber Center for Security and Analytics, … [continued]
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Not Dead Yet, Says ARPA-E
Vertical axis wind turbines could find a new home in offshore wind farms, where density, reliability and ease of maintenance give them an edge over conventional wind turbines.
