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Human Radio Transmissions Create Barrier to "Killer Electrons"
An interaction between radio waves and the Van Allen radiation belts creates a bubble around the Earth that high-energy electrons can't penetrate.
Transmission transition: why some poles and wires can go into storage!
Australia’s unwieldy and slow-to-adapt transmission network is one of the greatest roadblocks to continued development of renewable energy projects. Strategically deployed storage on transmission lines offers a flexible alternative to the upgrade and major build of new lines, says a new industry white paper.
What Barriers Are Slowing Growth of EV's?
Many consumers are interested in reducing their fossil fuels usage and are considering switching to hybrid or EVs. However, before EVs can gain a wider consumer-base, they have a few barriers to overcome.
Closest-ever fast radio burst makes some ideas on their origin less likely
Even as we find more bursts, the mysterious high-energy events still defy an explanation.
Why transmission is the missing link to an orderly transition to renewables
Transmission projects take a long time to develop, but we don’t have a lot of time if we are serious about a timely transition to cleaner sources of electricity.
Quantum teleportation? Producing spin-entangled electrons
Scientists have successfully produced pairs of spin-entangled electrons and demonstrated, for the first time, that these electrons remain entangled even when th
Physicists report electron is round—what does that mean?
Unmeasurably small electric dipole moment kills many Standard Model extensions.
What transmission technologies are easing grid connection?
New technologies are emerging to help constrained grids integrate an increasing number of solar projects. Molly Lempriere takes a look at three case studies of where technology is helping to decarbonise the grid faster.
‘Molecular movie’ shows how electrons rearrange to kick-off a chemical reaction
X-ray technique could shed light on photosynthesis and vitamin D production
How utilities are getting in on the transmission building boom
New renewables generation under the Clean Power Plan will require thousands of miles of new transmission, and increasingly utilities are getting in on the race to build it.
PNNL: New Material Increases the Lifetime of Solar-Powered Electrons
By carefully combining two oxide materials on the atomic scale, scientists created a designer interface that separates electrons and holes; this research matters because those electrons could go on to drive reactions that yield hydrogen fuel, essentially converting intermittent solar power into durable fuels.
Why is electric heating so expensive?
The loss of electricity in transmission and distribution is only 6%, so why is it that electric heating is so inefficient?<br>I would imagine that the generators at power plants are far more efficien...
How Do We Estimate Transmission Costs for New Generation?
Overlook the cost to move power to the detriment of your renewable energy project
Multi-User Microgrids: Why Aren't There More of Them?
Multi-user microgrids are beginning to take shape, but only a few. What's the delay and how can we overcome the barriers to their development?
MIT Shows How to Deflect Killer Asteroids
We might not have much chance if we spotted a large asteroid on a collision course tomorrow, but the new study provides a path to potential salvation.
Why Americans are wary of using technology to ‘enhance’ humans
Americans are largely cautious about using emerging technologies that draw from biotech, nanotechnology and other fields in ways that push human capacities.
Advanced biofuels: What holds them back
This study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) analyses current barriers to investment in advanced biofuels.
How to have an all-renewable electric grid
Decarbonized energy systems are completely feasible, technically. The only barriers are political and cultural.
How Communities Can Take Ownership of Renewable Power
Browse the ReportIntroductionBenefits of Community Renewable EnergyU.S. Barriers to Community Renewable EnergyBarrier BustingExceptional Community Energy Proj
Physicists Overturn a 100-Year-Old Assumption on How Brain Cells Work
The human brain contains a little over 80-odd billion neurons, each joining with other cells to create trillions of connections called synapses.
Is Human Enhancement the Next Revolution?
Advances in biomedicine are leading to possibilities once relegated to science fiction: gene-editing to prevent disease, synthetic blood transfusions, and implanted brain chips. But the Pew Research Center finds Americans are deeply wary about where this all might lead.
