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  • Video: Efficiency Gain for Emerging Photovoltaic Material

    Researchers have broken the 10% energy conversion efficiency barrier for the promising solar cell material sulfide kesterite.

  • This Utility Has a 10-Year Vision for Renewables, Efficiency, Cyber Security

    The utility asked state regulators to approve a series of programs, investments and costs as part of the first three years of a 10-year initiative to add 3,000 MW of renewables and upgrade the grid.

  • Singapore to Consider Using Drones for Medication Delivery

    A 13-member private consortium will soon begin exploring how drones might be used to deliver life-saving medications during emergencies in Singapore.

  • Researchers Develop 'Crime-fighting' Algorithm

    Researchers from the University of Surrey and Georgia Tech have joined forces to create a crime-fighting algorithm of sorts.

  • Does Your Roughneck Know Linux and Python?

    Digital oilfield vendors provide new toolsets, and whereas roughnecks were once valued for making and breaking pipe, the next-generation oilfield worker is valued for his or her ability to program and debug artificial intelligence solutions.

  • Hydro Power Dam Collapse Leaves Thousands Homeless

    A hydroelectric power dam under construction in southeast Laos collapsed and sent flood waters through at least six villages.

  • Ghafari Wins Design and Engineering Contract for Auto Plant

    The nearly six million-square-feet complex will include a press shop, welding shop, paint shop, general assembly facility, test track, ancillary support building and an administration building with offices, locker rooms and cafeteria.

  • EDF Adds Storage to Southern California Solar Farm

    The PPA structure is designed to shield the power buyer from exposure to merchant prices through a long-term hedge, along with a 35 MW, four-hour energy storage system.

  • This Utility Is Adding $3B of Wind Turbines, Plus Transmission Lines to Haul It

    PacifiCorp will add 1,150 MW of wind energy capacity across three projects in Wyoming, build a 140-mile high-voltage transmission line and repower 900 MW of existing wind resources in Wyoming and Washington.

  • Spain Home to First Furniture Store Without Set Hours of Operation, Sales Staff

    Imagine being able to enter a store whenever the urge hits, moving among its products, uninterrupted by sales staff.

  • Another Efficiency High for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Technology

    A record conversion efficiency of 27.1 percent for a four-terminal perovskite-silicon tandem photovoltaic cell outpaces the most efficient standalone silicon solar cell.

  • Western NY School District First in the U.S. to Employ Facial Recognition Tech

    As concern mounts for student safety in the classroom following February’s school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, one western New York school district is adding a high-tech layer of security to the schools in its district with the goal of keeping its students safe — facial recognition technology.

  • Efficient Solar Power-generated Hydrogen Production Scheme is Demonstrated

    The system successfully converted 18.8 percent of the solar energy to hydrogen energy.

  • Holding Up a 'Mirror' To AI

    Researchers from the University of Melbourne have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of detecting and displaying a person’s physical attractiveness and personality traits, both of which are determined by simply assessing the photograph of a person’s face.

  • Watch: More Memory, Less Space

    Scientists have created atomic-scale rewritable memory, a significant nanotechnology achievement that offers a 1,000-fold increase over the capacity of current hard drives.

  • Watch: Boston Dynamics Looking to Produce 1,000 Dog-like Robots Per Year

    Robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics says it plans to go mainstream with its dog-like SpotMini robot next year. The company hopes to produce 1,000 robots annually by July 2019, according to a July 21 report by Inverse.

  • Scientist Develops Wearable Device Capable of Measuring Cortisol in Sweat

    A scientist from Stanford University has developed a patch that can measure cortisol levels in sweat in almost no time at all.

  • Industry 4.0 Supported by a Modular Data Acquisition System

    A robust, modular platform featuring a master/slave design supports up to 660 I/O channels. With a new software interface, built-in display, two Profibus interfaces and a wide range of analog and digital I/O modules, it is a fully capable industrial data acquisition, monitoring and industrial control hardware solution for both small and large applications.

  • Chitin, Cellulose Form Basis of New Food Packaging Material

    Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology developed a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.

  • Watch: Peelable Thin-Film Electronics, New Rechargeable Battery for Electric Cars, New Moons Orbiting Jupiter

    Watch: Peelable Thin-Film Electronics, New Rechargeable Battery for Electric Cars, New Moons Orbiting Jupiter

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