New tool can help utilities prepare for extreme weather
A model developed by Washington State University researchers can help utilities better prepare and plan for extreme weather to limit power outages.
Aug 3, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
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Energy & Green Tech
Day-ahead solar forecasting improved for energy sector by up to 13%
Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated techniques that can improve day-ahead solar forecasts by up to 13% over the most consistently performing individual model. The work also emphasizes the importance ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Engineering
New system detects small defects for packaging seals
Every year, billions of products are sealed in film packaging. This packaging must be reliably leakproof, especially in regulated sectors such as in the medical and food industry. In the OCTInline project, researchers at ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Security
A real-time warning system for fake videoconferences
Videoconferencing facilitates communication between different locations while still allowing people to look each other in the eye. However, increasingly, we have to question whether the other person's eyes are real. This ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Neighborhood effects of rooftop solar support the energy transition
A study by researchers from the Universities of Passau and Lausanne shows that when a household installs a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, neighboring households respond as well—and not only by installing solar panels themselves.
Aug 3, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Prototype glasses can turn infrared into color vision
The human eye, as good as it is, misses out on so much of the world because it is limited in what it can perceive. It can't see X-rays, ultraviolet rays or infrared light. While X-ray goggles are still the stuff of science ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Researchers develop an AI framework for long-term bridge damage monitoring
Bridges are an important part of road systems. Monitoring them is essential for ensuring structural safety, as bridges develop cracks, concrete spalling and water leakage over time due to traffic loads, weather and environmental ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy-efficient electric drying with superheated steam
Drying is widely used across many sectors, including the paper, cement and chemical industries. It is a key step in the production, processing and treatment of minerals, food or detergents, for example.
Aug 3, 2026
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Internet
Current privacy frameworks fall short for governing identity in immersive online worlds
Research published in the International Journal of Web-Based Communities has looked at how digital identity might be governed online, specifically in the so-called metaverse. The study found that current frameworks for digital ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
This self-programming AI system takes humans out of the programming equation
Remote mountains or deserts far from cities are notorious for being off the cellular grid. But in the near future, cellphones could work in those places. In addition, cars could get you out of traffic jams faster by connecting ...
Aug 3, 2026
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