Newswise — Solar and wind power may be free, renewable fuels, but they also depend on natural processes that humans cannot control. It’s one thing to acknowledge the…
Read more “Energy Droughts” in Wind and Solar Can Last Nearly a Week, Research ShowsNewswise — Can AI be trusted? The question pops up wherever AI is used or discussed—which, these days, is everywhere. It’s a question that even some AI systems…
Read more Want Better AI? Get Input From a Real (Human) ExpertBy John Roach Newswise — In the computer vision field of object detection, deep learning models are trained to identify objects of interest within an image of a…
Read more Topology, Algebra, and Geometry Give Math Respect in Data ScienceNewswise — The wind doesn’t always blow where it’s needed–that’s the biggest hurdle in fitting wind energy to the nation’s portfolio of renewable energy. When the wind isn’t…
Read more Wind Forecast Improvement Project Saves Millions for UtilitiesBy Rebekah Orton Newswise — Prosthetics moved by thoughts. Targeted treatments for aggressive brain cancer. Soldiers with enhanced vision or bionic ears. These powerful technologies sound like science…
Read more Establishing Ethical NanobiotechnologyNewswise — RICHLAND, Wash.— From densely built urban cores to sprawling suburbia, cities are complex. This complexity can lead to temperature hot spots within cities, with some neighborhoods…
Read more New nationwide modeling points to widespread racial disparities in urban heat stressNewswise — Nuclear power is the single largest source of carbon-free energy in the United States and currently provides nearly 20 percent of the nation’s electrical demand. Many…
Read more Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Could be Key to DecarbonizationNewswise — RICHLAND, Wash.—Joel W. Duling has been named associate laboratory director for Operational Systems at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Duling joined PNNL last August as chief projects…
Read more Duling Named Associate Lab Director at PNNLNewswise — Scientists have taken a key step toward harnessing a form of artificial intelligence known as deep reinforcement learning, or DRL, to protect computer networks. When faced…
Read more Cybersecurity Defenders Are Expanding Their AI ToolboxNewswise — RICHLAND, Wash.—A new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the nation’s electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a…
Read more New Sodium, Aluminum Battery Aims to Integrate Renewables for Grid ResiliencyNewswise — What happens in an explosion? Where do the products of that explosion go following the blast? These questions are often difficult to solve. New rugged tracer…
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