Electricity pylons across the British countryside may soon cease to be eyesores thanks to a government backed competition for a new design.
Energy & Green Tech
May 23, 2011
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The White House on Thursday is expected to unveil its proposal to enhance the nation's cybersecurity, laying out plans to require industry to better protect systems that run critical infrastructure like the electrical grid, ...
Internet
May 12, 2011
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The weather determines how much energy wind turbine systems provide. The same applies to power line capacity. On cold and stormy days, this capacity is higher than on days with no wind and high mid-summer temperatures. An ...
Engineering
May 11, 2011
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Researchers at the University of Southampton have designed a new pricing mechanism that could change the way in which electric vehicles are charged.
Energy & Green Tech
May 5, 2011
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Major carmakers' high hopes for electric vehicles are on clear display at the Shanghai auto show, but industry leaders say it could be a decade before such eco-friendly cars go mainstream.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 21, 2011
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Keren Bergman gets as aggravated as anyone by how long it takes to email a video of her son's recital to her parents. Unlike most people, Bergman, a professor of electrical engineering and department chair at the engineering ...
Telecom
Feb 24, 2011
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"Wireless communication is a one-way street. Over." Radio traffic can flow in only one direction at a time on a specific frequency, hence the frequent use of "over" by pilots and air traffic controllers, walkie-talkie users ...
Engineering
Feb 14, 2011
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European leaders launched Friday a trillion-euro bid to slash dependency on Middle East oil and Russian gas, clearing the way to place nuclear power at the centre of 21st century needs.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 4, 2011
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Momentum is building for a new energy "smart grid" that would overhaul the U.S.'s 100-year-old electrical power network. The impact would be huge –– from installation of a new web of electrical transmission lines ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 5, 2011
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(AP) -- The head of the Federal Communications Commission proposed regulatory conditions Thursday to ensure that cable giant Comcast Corp. cannot stifle video competition once it takes control of NBC Universal.
Telecom
Dec 23, 2010
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