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AI Devours Power. Can It Also Save the Grid?

AI Devours Power. Can It Also Save the Grid?

While artificial intelligence taxes the grid, could it also be part of the solution to alleviate energy strain?


 Will Toyota Advance Hydrogen With Futuristic City?

Will Toyota Advance Hydrogen With Futuristic City?

Toyota and Japan take hydrogen missteps as they build a future utopian city.


Halting Hacks: EV Charger Cybersecurity Measures

Halting Hacks: EV Charger Cybersecurity Measures

The need for charging networks has grown as electric vehicles gain popularity. How can businesses safeguard their operations to maintain consumer…


tech insights Jul 09, 2024 by Jack Shaw
Magma for Power Plants? Harvesting Earth’s Molten Underworld

Magma for Power Plants? Harvesting Earth’s Molten Underworld

Could Earth’s vast magma formations be tapped for renewable energy? Scientists aim to find out by drilling into a volcano in northern Iceland. 


Smart Grids vs. Quantum Threats: The $1.45M Solution

Smart Grids vs. Quantum Threats: The $1.45M Solution

A cybersecurity frontline is forming as utilities brace for advanced quantum computing-enabled attacks. 


AI Speeds Solar Cell Innovation by 85x with Automated Material Testing

AI Speeds Solar Cell Innovation by 85x with Automated Material Testing

An MIT engineering team has created a breakthrough process using machine learning to test and characterize experimental materials at a speed never…


Meltdown Maneuvers: Advanced Robotics for Safer Nuclear Cleanup

Meltdown Maneuvers: Advanced Robotics for Safer Nuclear Cleanup

Robots are removing radioactive material at nuclear disaster sites like Fukushima.


Renewables Game-Changer? 44% Efficient TPV Cell

Renewables Game-Changer? 44% Efficient TPV Cell

Researchers unlock a 44% power conversion efficiency with air-bridge thermophotovoltaic cells. 


‘Radioactive Batteries’ Could Last Years

‘Radioactive Batteries’ Could Last Years

Researchers have developed an advanced battery powered by beta rays from radioactive carbon isotopes. The semi-permanent device could operate for…


Moon Power: Nuclear Reactors Could Light Up the Lunar Night

Moon Power: Nuclear Reactors Could Light Up the Lunar Night

Nuclear fission could be the answer to providing energy generation infrastructure on the Moon.


Hybrid vs. EV: Japanese Automakers Betting on Beyond-Battery Solutions

Hybrid vs. EV: Japanese Automakers Betting on Beyond-Battery Solutions

Japanese automakers Subaru, Toyota, and Mazda will collaborate to develop compact and efficient next-generation engines designed to integrate with…


Hydrogen Cars: Hot Air or Cool Ride?

Hydrogen Cars: Hot Air or Cool Ride?

If you think you will soon be driving a hydrogen-powered vehicle, think again. 


Just the FACTS: Increasing Transmission Capacity, Reliability

Just the FACTS: Increasing Transmission Capacity, Reliability

As renewable energy grows, Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems can increase capacity and augment voltage stability in power lines.


Soaring Success? Airborne-Wind-Energy Research Takes Off

Soaring Success? Airborne-Wind-Energy Research Takes Off

Researchers hope studying wind and flight patterns will boost airborne-wind-energy development.


tech insights Jun 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Electric Avenue: How Digital Twins Will Charge Up EV Infrastructure

Electric Avenue: How Digital Twins Will Charge Up EV Infrastructure

Digital twins can simulate physical environments and quickly analyze numerous variables. How can they help expand the electric vehicle charging…


High-Temperature Solar Device Achieves 1000°C and Beyond

High-Temperature Solar Device Achieves 1000°C and Beyond

The quartz-based solar absorber reached 1,050°C, paving the way for decarbonizing steel and cement production.


tech insights Jun 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Is Fusion’s Future Powered by AI?

Is Fusion’s Future Powered by AI?

Achieving nuclear fusion has been challenging, but advancements in artificial intelligence could offer some hope.


Planning for Power: FERC Orders Prep for Future Demand

Planning for Power: FERC Orders Prep for Future Demand

U.S. grid operators have lacked long-term transmission planning, but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is mandating it.  


tech insights Jun 04, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Copper Conundrum: Can Research Improve Strength, Conductivity?

Copper Conundrum: Can Research Improve Strength, Conductivity?

Researchers are innovating ways to increase copper’s conductivity and make it stronger, lighter, and more cost-effective.


A Better Balance: Water-Based vs. Lithium-Ion Batteries

A Better Balance: Water-Based vs. Lithium-Ion Batteries

Scientists have developed an aqueous battery that could surpass conventional lithium-ion batteries. 


tech insights May 28, 2024 by Jake Hertz