'Freeze-thaw battery' is adept at preserving its own energy
Scientists have created a battery designed for the electric grid that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity.
Apr 4, 2022
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News tagged with outage
Software
Is Outlook down? Thousands of users report problems with Microsoft's email platform
Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users reported issues with accessing and using the email platform Monday morning.
Jun 5, 2023
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Telecom
Canada telecom execs summoned after wide service outage
The federal industry minister said Sunday he is summoning telecom executives following an outage at Rogers Communications Inc. that disrupted mobile and Internet services across Canada, hampering several crucial services.
Jul 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Can solar power ever fully replace fossil fuels?
The 2019/20 Australian bushfire season, known as the black summer, changed how remote communities get electricity. But can we change the entire nation's energy use?
Apr 16, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Research proposes a self-powered movable seawall for tsunami protection and emergency power generation
With over 2,780 fishing ports and 993 commercial and industrial ports, Japan faces the challenge of safeguarding these important coastal assets from the destructive forces of tsunamis. A promising solution lies in the form ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Engineering
Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells for backup power at datacenters
In a worldwide first that could jumpstart a clean energy economy built around the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen fuel cells have powered a row of datacenter servers for 48 consecutive hours, Microsoft announced ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Using solar panels to decarbonise the Mediterranean tourism industry is cost effective
Using solar panels in the tourism industry in countries like Greece and Cyprus will not only help reduce carbon emissions but also significantly reduce costs, research has found.
Jul 28, 2022
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Internet
Cellular networks vulnerable to wildfires across U.S.
About one in four people in the United States lives in an area served by cellular phone towers at risk of an outage caused by wildfires, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Oct 28, 2020
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Business
Assessing incentives for winterization of the energy market in Texas to prevent future outages
A team of researchers at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Austria has conducted an assessment of the incentives in place in Texas to winterize the energy market to determine if they are sufficient ...
Telecom
Problem at US telecoms giant causes global internet outages
A bug involving US-based telecoms giant CenturyLink briefly interrupted internet service in several global markets Sunday, affecting popular streaming services, gaming platforms and webcasts of European soccer, the company ...
Aug 30, 2020
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