News tagged with power meter
The Smarter Electric Grid Of The Future
The smart grid idea aims to save money, reduce pollution, lower costs, and create new "green" jobs. Smart grid is a phrase that refers to a number of things at the same time. It refers to the modernization ...
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Security researchers offer caution on smart grids
(AP) -- The race to build a "smarter" electrical grid could have a dark side. Security experts are starting to show the dangers of equipping homes and businesses with new meters that enable two-way communication with utilities.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Report: 'Smart' meters have security holes
(AP) -- Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 26, 2010 |
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There is a solution to energy-gulping always-on TV boxes
So your TV show's over. You pick up the remote and press the button. Everything's off, right?
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Benefits of a 'smart' power grid in debated
When Kevin Linn of Coral Springs, Fla., received a special power meter last October, he was able to check his usage day by day and hour by hour via the Internet. He found spikes in midday when no one was home -- the water ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 29, 2009 |
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CeBIT 2010: Intelligent energy management for the home
(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to save energy, consumers need to be able to obtain up-to-date information at any time about the energy consumption of their appliances, and be able to control them while away from ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 24, 2010 |
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New Nanotube Coating Enables Novel Laser Power Meter
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. military can now calibrate high-power laser systems, such as those intended to defuse unexploded mines, more quickly and easily thanks to a novel nanotube-coated power measurement ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 06, 2009 |
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Physicists develop unique new calibration tool for radio frequencies
A scientist from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has helped Fluke Precision Measurement to prove the effectiveness of a unique new tool for calibrating radio frequency (RF) devices.
Jun 22, 2009 |
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