Developing better batteries for energy alternatives
Get Steve Martin going on the science and technology of batteries and he'll reach for a sheet of graph paper.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 25, 2010
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Funding A Greener Grid: How Obama plans to spend billions on modernizing the U.S. electrical network
President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that his administration plans to spend $3.4 billion on producing a safer, more efficient electrical grid. Obama underscored the need to find clean forms of energy by making his ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 29, 2009
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AES wind farm kicks off in Bulgaria
AES Geo Energy, a Bulgarian unit of US energy giant AES Corporation, launched on Tuesday the largest 156-megawatt wind farm in Bulgaria, the company said.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 6, 2009
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House passes funding for green vehicle research
(AP) -- Targeting more federal money to support the auto industry, the House on Wednesday approved an expansion of government-led research into making cars and trucks more fuel-efficient.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 16, 2009
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Taking the juice for granted: Powering American cities in the new century
Barring the occasional thunderstorm, most Americans take the electric current behind their power buttons for granted, and assume the juice will be there when they're ready to fire up an appliance or favorite tech toy. Little ...
Engineering
Aug 25, 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.
Internet
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.
Internet
Apr 22, 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.
Business
Apr 10, 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.
Telecom
Apr 7, 2009
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Semantic web promises a smarter electricity grid
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dispersed wind farms and solar panels on people’s homes are posing new challenges for managing power grids that were designed when all electricity was generated in centralised plants. A new semantic web ...
Engineering
Feb 9, 2009
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