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 state is implementing license plate readers as a way to cut car registration sticker costs, but may have the latent benefit of making local police departments smarter.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday sent letters to governors and water regulators nationwide promising greater enforcement of rules to protect citizens from lead in drinking water following the crisis in Flint, Mich.
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Security robots, blockchain and other new services are looking for ways to serve government needs.
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Systems connected: Convention hosting, transportation, real-world research and testing, local economic growth
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Systems connected: Data-gathering infrastructure, regulation, transportation, freight, state budgeting
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Systems connected: Public transit, economic growth, ride-sharing
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Electric and hydrogen fuel cell fuel vehicles are coming. How can the government help speed them along?
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To curb the methane released as food decomposes, which contributes to global warming, more and more cities are at how to divert that food waste from landfills.
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In order for driverless cars to conquer the road, someone has to write the rules for their use. Right now, it’s not clear who that someone will be.
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Over the course of more than three hours, transit experts, business executives and policymakers presented hopeful visions of an exciting and high-tech transportation future.
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Microsoft wanted to know if the ocean can effectively serve as a cooling system for data centers, referred to as cloud servers, that transmit video streams, social networking, email and other digital communications.
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A recent study confirmed that the 100,000 tons of methane that flowed out of Aliso Canyon was the largest natural gas leak disaster to be recorded in the United States, and that it doubled the methane emission rate of the entire Los Angeles basin.
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Some of the skeptics are also the people with the most power to make a difference. Ignoring or denying the issue isn’t an option.
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The company said it will improve its self-driving software in response to a crash one of its autonomous vehicles got into on Feb. 14.
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Consumers and government are fueling demand for vehicles that can self-park, assist with safe driving and integrate more closely with smartphones.
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Zipcar is not working on its own self-driving car, but it has started laying the groundwork for adding autonomous vehicles to its line.
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According to Lyft, 37 percent of its rides in the Pittsburgh market start or end in a neighborhood that is defined by the city as underserved by transit.
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The state Public Utilities Commission approved a route permit for the Canadian-imported hydropower, but border-crossing approval from the U.S. State Department is still required.
