Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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The new solar-roof product will integrate solar panels into the roofing material, allowing consumers to seamlessly add solar power to their homes at the same time that they replace their roof.
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Palo Alto’s city manager wants governments to rip up the IT rule book to make better investments.
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Discrimination doesn't always appear in the most obvious places. Many government policies and practices are seemingly unbiased and uncontroversial, but actually disproportionately harm minorities.
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Three years in, California's High Speed Rail is going to cost an extra $35 million for the state Department of Transportation to fulfill its obligations.
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The Obama administration wants to regulate methane leaks from oil and gas operations. Here's why we can't count on market forces to make it work.
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The $7 million project to replace nearly all of the 22,000 water meters in the city is set to begin in September.
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Elon Musk chairman of SolarCity has unveiled his idea for the next generation of solar panels; an integrated solar roof.
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Washington, D.C., will be the first U.S. city to let a European company test its technology that replaces delivery drivers.
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Due to the introduction of smart technology to the Utilities of Pennsylvania, the power outage duration fell by 83 minutes from 2013 to 2014.
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Mississippi's capital is showing that you don't have to be a Chicago or a New York to make good things happen.
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Thanks to the 120 miles of fiber-optic cable connecting traffic signals in Memphis, commuters are much more likely to hit a series of green intersections.
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The new $500,000 software will allow the Augusta Public Transit system to keep better track of passengers and provide ridership data to continually improve the service.
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Department of Energy-funded programs are looking to improve on both range and charging time for electric vehicles.
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This method of crowdsourcing science legwork is ready to expand into other disciplines – and maybe the amateurs themselves can start calling some of the shots.
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Data shows public transportation usage and trip data for rail and bus systems.
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The world has plenty of great new skylines -- however historic public spaces retrofitted for the 21st century seem to be forgotten.
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The license plate reader device checks scanned plates against the city's database of permit holders, specific to each of the 133 permit zones.
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The state is putting a lot of money and resources toward a small-town facility that will play host to futuristic cars.
