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  DOE-funded research at UT Austin inches toward 'dream' battery alternative to today's problematic lithium-ion power

  With the help of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), University of Texas at Austin engineers are working toward a sodium-sulfur "dream" battery that would break through in long-standing commercial viability hurdles, according to a university news release.

  By Karen Kidd

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  Study finds prolific, low-maintenance switchgrass fights climate change at both ends

  Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin who specialize in studying switchgrass concluded recently the multi-purpose plant could be a "best of both worlds" tool in the fight against climate change.

  By David Beasley

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