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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Here are a couple of ways the Internet of Things is currently being used, and how it has affected citizens and cities.
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In event of an accident, a utilitarian algorithm would instantly calculate the number of lives at stake inside the vehicle, versus the number of lives at stake if it hits bystanders.
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There's a revolution in the commercial real estate universe, where the "Internet of Things" has come home to roost.
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If the tax were approved, two cents for every dollar spent in the county would fund transportation improvements. It would require a two-thirds’ vote to pass.
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Columbus, Ohio, has won the Smart City Challenge, but the other cities who made it to the final round will get some help implementing their plans too.
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In the wake of one of the worst gas leaks in the nation, President Obama has signed the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016.
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A U.S. District Court judge ruled that Congress has not given the Bureau of Land Management the authority to make rules governing oil and gas operations like hydraulic fracturing.
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Sometimes the most efficient thing to do is to not do something.
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En-ROADS, a newly developed climate predicting tool, could help cities test whether (and how much) specific energy policies can slow global warming.
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Making expanded fossil fuel production the core of U.S. energy policy, as proposed by Donald Trump, and backing out of climate agreements would cost the U.S. economy billions and transform the planet.
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The Energy Grid Research and Infrastructure Development Institute will be an extension of Pitt's Center for Energy and will focus on solving problems that utilities face around the world.
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A team of researchers from the University of Memphis developed a method to mine large amounts of data from wearable sensors to monitor stress levels and provide health information to users.
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In Springdale, Pa., high manganese levels have been detected in the water, which can cause discoloration, odor and taste problems, but authorities say the water is safe.
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French and Chinese officials were among several dozen people who attended a high-speed forum hosted by the Texas Commission on High-Speed Rail in the Dallas-Fort Worth Region.
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Genetic analysis shows that marine bacteria broke down much of the oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill. These findings could lead to more effective cleanups after future spills.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has created a new category of rules for drones weighing less than 55 pounds. The long-anticipated rules would mean drone operators would be able to fly without special permission.
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The city will get more than $100 million in government and private-sector money to implement high-tech, futuristic transportation ideas.
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The Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant will close within 10 years, ending the Golden State's experiment with atomic energy.
