Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Monday, February 26, 2018
BBC News: Arctic stronghold of world's seeds reaches one million mark
Arctic stronghold of world's seeds reaches one million mark - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43171939
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Best Shot a Utility Has Against Fire Costs May Be to Embrace Climate Change
Best Shot a Utility Has Against Fire Costs May Be Climate Change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-23/best-shot-a-utility-has-against-fire-costs-may-be-climate-change
Power Bills Are Eating Up Less of Your Paycheck Than Ever
Power Bills Are Eating Up Less of Your Paycheck Than Ever https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-15/more-cash-in-your-pocket-as-u-s-spending-on-power-at-record-low
Nuclear Reactors Could Run as Long as 80 Years Under Trump Plan
Nuclear Reactors Could Run as Long as 80 Years Under Trump Plan https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-02-21/nuclear-reactors-could-run-as-long-as-80-years-under-trump-plan
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Ted Cruz Calls for Easing Renewable-Fuel Rules to Save Refiner Jobs
Farm lobby vs oil lobby.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
As Saudis Go Nuclear, U.S. Seeks an Edge Over Great-Power Rivals
First, the trade moron in chief helps bankrupt German solar companies at the expense of US companies. Now he is helping bankrupt US nuclear companies to inject more nukes into the middle east.
Productivity Primed to Pick Up in U.S. and Europe, McKinsey Says
The one thing that can offset fears about wage inflation.
U.S. Pays Up to Auction $179 Billion of Debt in a Span of Hours
U.S. Pays Up to Auction $179 Billion of Debt in a Span of Hours https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-20/u-s-sells-bills-at-highest-yields-since-2008-amid-supply-deluge
Monday, February 19, 2018
A new form of light could power next-gen quantum computers
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A new form of light could power next-gen quantum computers // Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/02/19/new-light-form-quantum-computers/
Photons are among the most ubiquitous, but loneliest particles in the quantum world -- they're always around us, but never interact with each other. Scientists from MIT and Harvard have managed quite a feat then, by observing groups of three photons interacting and sticking together to create a new weird form of light. The research is purely experimental for now, but could enable researchers to entangle photons, a key part of building quantum computers.
When you throw certain elements together like hydrogen or oxygen, they can bond in pairs or even triplets, forming O2 (oxygen) or O3 (ozone), for instance. Shine two flashlights together, however and ... crickets. The photons simply pass through each other like phantoms and there's no reaction whatsoever. That's because they have no mass or charge, though they can become highly energized in the form of X-rays or gamma rays.
To get the photons together, then, the researchers beamed a very weak laser through a dense cloud of rubidium atoms cooled to a hair above absolute zero. Instead of exiting randomly one at a time as you'd expect, they bound together in pairs or triplets, creating some form of entanglement. In addition, the normally mass-less photons gained some weight, as well -- a fraction of an electron's mass, but it's something.
The heftier photon "molecules," if you like, were considerably less nimble, too. Rather than moving at their regular 186,000 mile per second pace, they were moving 100,000 times slower, less than SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Tesla Roadster is at the moment, by my calculation.
For benefits, think computers, not light sabers (Lucasfilm/Disney)
How did this happen? When passing through the listless rubidium atoms, the photons passed on some of their energy. However, because of something called the Rydberg blockade, adjacent atoms can't be excited as much, and the less-agitated atom and a photon formed a hybrid called a "polariton." As the photons skipped between polaritons, they interacted with each other in ways they normally wouldn't, and some were still stuck together when they exited the cloud. This happenned slowly on a quantum scale, about a millionth of a second from entry to exit.
It's not the first time scientists have got photons together; some of the same team managed to get pairs of photons hooked together in 2013. The new discovery, however, marks the first time that three photons have been forced to interact.
The research is not just interesting to particle physicists, but it could eventually pave the way to new types of quantum computers used to crack cryptographic codes and solve difficult equations. The photon triplets are essentially entangled, so they could be used in "qubit" processors or for transmitting information over long distances. Having multiple photons entangled would allow for more robust, powerful systems. "The interaction of individual photons has been a very long dream for decades," said lead author and MIT professor Vladan Vuletic.
Source: MIT
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Friday, February 16, 2018
A Powerful Mix of Solar and Batteries Is Beating Natural Gas - Bloomberg
Despite the promise, still less than 400 MW operating.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Tesla Seeks Upgrade to Grid to Recognize World's Biggest Battery
Tesla Seeks Upgrade to Grid to Recognize World's Biggest Battery https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-15/tesla-seeks-upgrade-to-grid-to-recognize-world-s-biggest-battery
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Renewable energy in data centers on the rise: IHS Markit - Lightwave
Monday, February 12, 2018
Biggest-Ever U.S. Wind Farm Suffers Blow From Oklahoma Judge - for probable good reason
Warren Buffet unit apparently gets special utility consideration about who pays for the transmission facility to connect his projects.
BBC News: Bitcoin energy use in Iceland set to overtake homes, says local firm
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Bitcoin energy use in Iceland set to overtake homes, says local firm - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43030677
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Bitcoin energy use in Iceland set to overtake homes, says local firm - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43030677
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Inside Trump's $4.4 Trillion Budget: More Defense and Red Ink
Inside Trump's $4.4 Trillion Budget: More Defense and Red Ink https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-02-12/trump-s-4-4-trillion-budget-boosts-defense-with-more-red-ink
Trump Says He’ll Unveil ‘Reciprocal Tax’ on Imports This Week
Trump Says He'll Unveil 'Reciprocal Tax' on Imports This Week https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-02-12/trump-says-he-will-unveil-reciprocal-tax-on-imports-this-week
Trump’s Deregulation Has Had Little Economic Impact, Goldman Says
Trump's Deregulation Has Had Little Economic Impact, Goldman Says https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-02-12/trump-s-deregulation-has-little-economic-impact-goldman-says
Friday, February 9, 2018
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Crude Tumbles as Record U.S. Output Stokes Oversupply Anxieties
Crude Tumbles as Record U.S. Output Stokes Oversupply Anxieties https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-07/oil-rebounds-as-industry-data-shows-surprise-u-s-inventory-drop
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
German Industry Wage Deal Lifts Pay, Enables Flexible Hours
More long-overdue wage increases also signal broader return to inflation and higher interest rates.
AP Mobile: Attorneys general sue Trump administration over water rule
Attorneys general sue Trump administration over water rule: https://apnews.com/29086b5da1a542ee9980d054259894a5
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