Though fall began on September 22, it still feels like summer for many in Texas and across the United States. Each year, summer temperatures occur earlier and last longer—a problem experienced across the globe. According to the U.N., the Earth is already about 1.1°C warmer than in the late 1800s and greenhouse gas emissions continue […]
The drive system of a rail vehicle is the largest energy consumer in operation, followed by the systems for temperature management of the passenger compartment and the drive system—regardless of the type of train propulsion. Batteries or fuel cells must be maintained at an optimal operating temperature in electrically powered trains without energy supply via […]
Google won’t ship tech from Project Astra, its wide-ranging effort to build AI apps and “agents” for real-time, multimodal understanding, until next year at the earliest. Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the timeline in remarks during Google’s Q3 earnings call Tuesday. “[Google is] building out experiences where AI can see and reason about the world […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help accelerate banks’ productivity however it can be challenging to integrate. Looking to make this process more seamless, Backbase, the engagement banking platform, has introduced its Intelligence Fabric layer. Intelligence Fabric will allow banks to embed a powerful set of data and AI infrastructure and development into their platforms. Backbase will enable banks to implement Agentic […]
Widespread coverage of building rooftops with conventional photovoltaic solar panels may increase temperatures on hot days and lower them at night, says new modeling The research led by Dr. Ansar Khan from the University of Calcutta and co-authored by UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Mattheos (Mat) Santamouris used mesoscale (weather system) simulations due to the absence […]
There comes a point in most experienced Steam shoppers’ lives where they wonder what would happen if their account was canceled or stolen, or perhaps they just stopped breathing. It’s scary to think about how many games in your backlog will never get played; scarier, still, to think about how you don’t, in most real […]
A new fabrication technique for substantially enhancing the prospects of commercializing perovskite solar cells through improved stability, reliability, efficiency and affordability is underway at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK). Published in Science, the research is significant because the simple device structure that the CityUHK team has built can facilitate future industrial production and enhance confidence in the […]
It’s been the stuff of science fiction for decades: to provide gigawatts of cheap, clean power anywhere on Earth, day or night, using satellites that collect and transmit solar energy directly on orbit. Aetherflux, a new startup emerging from stealth Wednesday, says it is developing a novel design for space-based solar to unlock this energy […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help accelerate banks’ productivity however it can be challenging to integrate. Looking to make this process more seamless, Backbase, the engagement banking platform, has introduced its Intelligence Fabric layer. Intelligence Fabric will allow banks to embed a powerful set of data and AI infrastructure and development into their platforms. Backbase will enable banks to implement Agentic […]
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has developed a first-of-its-kind tool that enables hydropower operators and developers to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with building and operating closed-loop pumped storage hydropower (PSH) facilities. Closed-loop PSH generates and stores electricity by moving water between an upper and lower reservoir. It is an established technology that […]
In 2024, more than 1 in 5 cars sold is an electric vehicle (EV). Intergovernmental agencies estimate that by 2035, half of all new cars sold globally will be EVs. While more EVs on the road sounds like great news for the environment, it could lead to complications. The electric grid is not yet ready […]
With the sixth beta of iOS 18.1 and the fourth beta of watchOS 11.1, Apple has finally added support for sleep apnea on iPhones that have been running the iOS 18.1 beta since before the Apple Watch Series 10 launched. Sleep apnea alerts were introduced with iOS 18 and watchOS 11 on the Apple Watch […]
