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SponsoredState and local governments are accelerating technology modernization, and embracing cloud as a vital part of those efforts. In this Q&A, Celeste O’Dea, Oracle senior managing director of strategic programs for government and education, and William Sanders, Oracle director of strategic programs for government and education, discuss the ways in which a cloud platform can provide a solid foundation for enterprise adoption. -
SponsoredThe passwordless future provides us a new hope to secure our systems.
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Each winning city will receive an individualized Readiness Workshop and host of tech tools to help further its efforts toward becoming a smart city.
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There is growing anecdotal evidence that net-zero energy homes are on the rise. Escalating costs for fossil fuel heat, the recent relentless winter and the falling costs of renewable energy technology are spurring interest.
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Check out this fascinating interview with Rachel Yoka, editor of the new book Sustainable Parking Design and Management.
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In 2012, more electricity was added to the grid from new wind power projects than any other source.
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The wearable web amounts to a reimagining of how we experience the Internet: how we access information, how we capture information, how we share information and how we communicate with others. And that may be just the beginning.
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Utilities are generating massive amounts of data, bringing to the forefront challenges of how to store it, analyze it and integrate it to provide actionable business insights.
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority approved its Fresno-Bakersfield section Wednesday -- the second piece of what is planned as the backbone of a statewide passenger train network.
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The way we live and interact with everyday things like buying milk or using a crosswalk, to complex equipment like satellites or the international space station, are being radically personalized by the convergence of Big Data, advanced analytics and the Internet of Things.
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Desalination may not seem like a promising possibility for West Texas. But neither did the generation of significant amounts of energy from wind turbines at one time, and wind energy has become a reality.
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An enterprise-level accelerator seeks 13 startups to champion Internet infused gadgets for institutions and business.
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The fast-growing cohort of people who drive zero- and low-emission cars and trucks can take satisfaction in their lower environmental footprint. But there’s a downside, at least for states and the federal government.
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Five Montana Tech environmental engineering students have built a bicycle-powered water treatment system that can treat more than 800 gallons of water a day for pathogens.
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A small group of instigators with vision, experience, and the means to make things happen sees the University District as a place to implement and evaluate the best smart city strategies of today.
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Colorful, see-through solar cells invented at the University of Michigan could one day be used to make stained-glass windows, decorations and even shades that turn the sun's energy into electricity.
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A new kind of off-world solar energy plant could soon provide the whole planet with plenty of power—we just have to finish figuring out how to build and operate it.
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They might look like pieces of modern art from afar, but four wind turbines recently installed at Montgomery County Community College's west campus in Pottstown are spindly symbols of a push toward greener facilities.
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A pair of projects to build compressed natural gas fueling stations to support the conversion of truck fleets to cleaner-burning natural gas won the backing of the Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board for nearly $1.6 million in funding.
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Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. can't install smart meters for some customers because they don't want the technology, but the utility also faces a logistical challenge in tens of thousands of other cases: There's no way to get to the old meter to switch it out.
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A German architect claims his spherical solar collector improves photovoltaic efficiency by 35 percent - and even works using moonlight.
