News tagged with electric grids
Improving Plug-In Electric Cars
One of the issues that comes with plug-in autos, whether they are hybrid or straight-up electric, is the ability to charge the battery. It can be difficult to charge batteries on the go, and it can take hour ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Scientists create metal that pumps liquid uphill
(PhysOrg.com) -- In nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists at the University of Rochester ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Report examines limits of national power grid simulations
America's power grid today resembles the country's canal system of the 19th Century. A marvel of engineering for its time, the canal system eventually could not keep pace with the growing demands of transcontinental transportation.
May 07, 2009 |
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GE plans to invest $6B to lower health care costs
(AP) -- General Electric Co. said Thursday that it will invest $6 billion over the next six years in an attempt to lower the cost of health care and improve the quality of medical care in underserved regions of the United ...
May 07, 2009 |
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Report: US cyber warfare needs oversight, debate
(AP) -- Shrouded in secrecy, the U.S. government's policies on how and when to wage cyber warfare are ill-formed, lack adequate oversight and require a broad public debate, a new report by the National Research Council says.
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Smart Charger Controller simplifies electric vehicle recharging (w/Video)
Electric vehicle owners can plug in their cars and forget about them, knowing they'll get the cheapest electricity available and won't crash the grid - using a new technology called the Smart Charger Controller. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Sources: Pentagon planning new cybercommand
(AP) -- The Pentagon is planning to create a new military command to focus on cyberspace and protect its computer networks from cyberattacks, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Wanted: Computer hackers... to help government
(AP) -- Wanted: Computer hackers. Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks.
Apr 19, 2009 |
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Challenges to grow with electric cars' sales: Aging grid needs to handle more power
President Barack Obama and others are calling for a boom in electric vehicle production, which seems simple enough on the surface: Build the cars and plug them in. If only it were that easy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Cyber spying a threat, and everyone is in on it
(AP) -- Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold War - and far more difficult to stop.
Apr 10, 2009 |
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US electricity grid hit by cyber attacks: report
Chinese and Russian cyber-spies have hacked into the US electricity grid and inserted programs that could be used to disrupt the system, a report said Wednesday.
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Australia announces $30 bln broadband plan
Australia announced plans to build a 30 billion US dollar broadband network, its biggest infrastructure project ever, opting to retain government control rather than contract out the deal.
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Tesla unveils groundbreaking electric car
US automaker Tesla Motors unveiled Thursday its state-of-the-art five-seat sedan, billed as the world's first mass-produced, highway-capable electric car.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Smart Grid Technology: Vulnerable To Hackers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Smart Grids are digitally based electricity distribution and transmission systems and test have shown that a hacker can break into the system resulting in a massive blackout.
Mar 23, 2009 |
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US economic stimulus money fuels 'smart' power grid surge
Electric grids are getting smarter in an IBM lab in Texas as the promise of billions of US economic stimulus dollars fuels a drive to make power delivery more efficient and greener.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2009 |
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