Severing ties with utilities isn't as easy as cutting the cable cord
If disaster ever struck, Joe Fleischmann could keep the lights, refrigerator and big-screen TV running in his Orange County home, even if the power company went dark.
If disaster ever struck, Joe Fleischmann could keep the lights, refrigerator and big-screen TV running in his Orange County home, even if the power company went dark.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 16, 2017
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Distributed microgrid tech can secure the electrical grids at military bases to reduce the impact of cyberattacks, physical attacks from terrorists and natural disasters.
Energy & Green Tech
May 8, 2017
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Reliability measures of electrical grid has risen to a new norm as it involves physical security and cybersecurity. Threats to either can trigger instability, leading to blackouts and economic losses.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 10, 2017
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As the planet warms due to climate change and hot days become more common, the US electrical grid could be unable to meet peak energy needs by century's end, researchers warned Monday.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 6, 2017
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Using maths previously applied to traffic jams and electrical grids, researchers have developed a new method to map signal propagation in proteins.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2016
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A research team led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory has discovered that only half the atoms in some iron-based superconductors are magnetic, providing a conclusive demonstration of the ...
Superconductivity
Apr 8, 2016
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Human voices are individually recognizable because they're generated by the unique components of each person's voice box, pharynx, esophagus and other physical structures.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 29, 2016
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More than 300 million people in India have no access to grid electricity, and the problem is especially acute in rural communities, which can be difficult and expensive to reach with grid power.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 22, 2016
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EPFL researchers have come up with a method to determine the exact location of short circuits in a power grid. This is an important step towards operating complex power grid topologies that enable the massive integration ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 10, 2015
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The Earth's magnetic field – known as the "magnetosphere" – protects our atmosphere from the "solar wind." That's the constant stream of charged particles flowing outward from the sun. When the magnetosphere shields Earth ...
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2015
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