Written by AZoCleantechJan 27 2021
Computer scientists and energy technology experts from Case Western Reserve University have joined hands to exploit the diagnostic power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency of solar power plants.
Solar power makes use of energy from the sun gathered by photovoltaic (PV) modules to produce clean, renewable energy. According to researchers, improving the efficiency of solar power plants will be beneficial for industry and, ultimately, consumers.
Solar is now the cheapest form of electricity in the world, but the efficiency of the actual power plants is being analyzed one at a time, and that’s just not tractable, especially for a fast-growing industry. This project will help us learn where we can make improvements to make solar power even more efficient.
On 100th Anniversary of Robot, They re Finally Taking Over On 100th Anniversary of Robot, They re Finally Taking Over
A century after playwright Karel Capek coined the word robot, we finally have the technology to make the stuff of science fiction a reality for better and for worse
published : 25 Jan 2021 at 04:30 Robots move shelves around Amazon warehouses, bringing them to workers who packing orders into boxes. reuters
On Jan. 25, 1921, Karel Capek s play R.U.R. short for Rossum s Universal Robots premiered in Prague. It was a sensation. Within two years it had been translated into 30 languages, including English, to which it introduced the word robot.
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American Geosciences Institute And Oceans Of Data Institute Donate Over 400 Awesome Aquifer Kits To Schools In Maryland And Virginia
Awesome Aquifer Kits provide hands-on learning experience to promote groundwater education
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and the Education Development Center’s Oceans of Data Institute (ODI) have purchased over 400 Awesome Aquifer Kits to donate to schools in Maryland and Virginia. The kits, which are produced by The Groundwater Foundation (GF), are a one-of-a-kind educational tool that provides fun and hands-on investigations to help students understand and get excited about groundwater science.
In connection with a National Science Foundation-funded research project, AGI and ODI are working with three schools in Maryland and Virginia that will receive the donated kits to use in their elementary science classes. Kits will be made available to be sent home with children who are learning
Bostonians’ Interest in Receiving Vaccine Lower in Communities of Color, Among Women
A newly released National Science Foundation-funded report by UMass Boston researchers finds that 1 in 5 Bostonians plan to not get vaccinated, nearly half of Black Bostonians say they have little or no interest in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, and more than a quarter of Hispanics say the same. A quarter of women also say they will not get the vaccine.
These findings are among those included in Living in Boston During COVID-19: Vaccination Hesitation, the fifth report in a research project that is a collaboration among the Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) at Northeastern University, UMass Boston, and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). UMass Boston Interim Director for the Center for Survey Research Lee Hargraves and Sociology Professor Russell Schutt served as lead authors of the report.
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality thanks to Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers and collaborators at Cornell University and the Argonne National Laboratory.
The scientists used advanced experimental tools to forge a clearer understanding of an electrochemical catalytic process that’s cleaner and more sustainable than deriving hydrogen from natural gas.
Hydrogen is found in a wide range of compounds on Earth, most commonly combining with oxygen to make water, and it has many scientific, industrial and energy-related roles. It also occurs in the form of hydrocarbons, compounds consisting of hydrogen and carbon such as methane, the primary component of natural gas.