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Energy Needed to Create Cryptocurrencies Will Exceed Energy Demands of Electric Cars by 2025
Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, Ether or Litecoin, are useful for decentralized money transactions between two digital wallets (people or entities) and they are revolutionizing the monetary system. However, the global energy needed to create them could rival the total electricity consumption of Argentina, a country of 40 million.
Compact 280W IFEC and PED Power Solution
A new 280 watt power supply unit designed for supplying power to USB charging ports for in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) is now available.
Power MOSFET for Flyback Topologies
A power MOSFET designed according to the superjunction (SJ) principle offers outstanding efficiency gains of up to 4 percent and a decrease in device temperature of up to 16 percent when compared to the competition, which addresses current trends in flyback topologies.
Here's How the Bomb Cyclone Impacted Electricity Markets
The "relative moderation" in power price spikes reflects market rule changes and winter preparedness actions taken by grid operators in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
How to Extend the Service Life of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Adding a small amount of metal ions improves chemical stability of electrode materials and extends fuel cell lifespan.
College Explores Drone Use in Agriculture
Experts believe that drones will have a significant impact on the future of agriculture in terms of helping farmers locate injured or distressed animals and to simply check on the status of the entire farm.
Tariffs Are Set for Solar Panel Imports
A 30 percent tariff will be imposed on solar panel components. Two foreign-owned solar panel makers with U.S. operations had complained about low-cost imports, mostly from Asia.
Puerto Rico's Electric Utility to Be Privatized
Privatizing the troubled Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority could take up to 18 months to complete.
Smart Rollator Encourages Elderly to Move, Exercise
Based on a smart rollator designed by VTT, the idea behind the project is that even slight increases in physical activity can significantly impact the well-being of seniors.
New Materials Developed for Smart Solar Cell Windows
Berkeley Lab researchers have developed thermochromic windows using a perovskite solar cell.
Video: Building Cleaner Fuel Cells Powered by Solid Carbon
Researchers have developed a way to make electricity generation from coal and biomass more efficient. They've created a new fuel cell design that runs completely on solid carbon.
AirSpaceX Reveals Sub-Scale Model of its Electric Air Taxi
The MOBi-ONE electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has a range of 65 miles (104 km) and is capable of flying at speeds up to 250 mph (402 km/h).
Power Without Propellants for Satellites
A low-work-function tether has been devised by researchers in Spain for generating electric power on-board satellites.
Can You Be Allergic to Wi-Fi?
Unexplained headaches, dizziness and even skin irritation have begun to be seen as the cause of severe discomfort or hypersensitivity to electromagnetic (EM) fields. The condition has come to be known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome or EHS for short, by the World Health Organization.
Robots Appointed to Teaching Assistants
“The two robots provide new avenues for studying human interaction with artificial intelligence, and they allow us to see how robots respond to, for example, an environment with both humans and other robots.”
FirstEnergy Secures $2.5 Billion Lifeline and Restructuring Help
The utility will form a restructuring group to accelerate its exit from its competitive generation business and guide a possible bankruptcy filing.
Front-end Module for Bluetooth and Zigbee Applications
A high-performance, fully integrated RF front-end module (FEM) that is designed for Bluetooth® Low Energy and Zigbee® applications integrates a high-efficiency saturated power amplifier, a high-gain low-noise amplifier and digital controls compatible with CMOS.
Teaching Mosquitoes to Stop Biting People
Because many mosquitoes bite people to feed on blood they are a vehicle for spreading deadly diseases. Now, scientists are exploring how the genes of a mosquito might be altered to stop mosquitoes from biting.
Gas to Remain Top Generating Fuel, EIA Says
The mix of energy sources used to produce electricity continues to shift in response to changes in fuel costs and the development of renewable energy technologies.
Japanese Train Snorts and Howls to Avoid Collisions with Deer
A team of researchers at Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) has developed an unusual method to prevent deer-train collisions. The device blares animal sounds like deer snorts and dog howls from a moving train to scare deer off the tracks.