New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as Ireland attempts to meet its climate emissions targets, with the research showing grids with high penetration of WD-RESs tend to have reduced blackout intensities in the US
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Physicists Unlock Transformative New Way to Transmit Huge Amounts of Data via Laser Light
The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over cables.
Rice Discovery Taps ‘Hot Carriers’ for On-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
Plasmonic photocatalysis breakthrough could enable major industry shift from heat- to light-based processes.
Defense or Growth – How Plants Allocate Resources
Pathogens can significantly weaken the fitness of their hosts, sometimes even causing host mortality.
Nanoparticle Bursts Over the Amazon Rainforest
Rainfall induces bursts of natural nanoparticles that can form clouds and further precipitation over the Amazon rainforest.
Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak
The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it’s quieter. Roughly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza killed more than 17,000 elephant seals, including about 97% of their pups, scientists estimate that only about a third of the elephant seals normally expected here returned.
