Physics World
APRIL 9, 2022
Your night-mode photos might get a lot crisper thanks to a new device that exploits quantum mechanics to absorb photons more efficiently. Known as a quantum battery, the device stores the energy of the absorbed photons and can be charged simply by shining light on it — great news not just for low-light iPhone photography, but also for solar panels, which could use similar technology to capture the Sun’s energy a lot faster.
Inside Climate News
APRIL 9, 2022
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report in February showing that global warming is spinning out of control with waning options for adaptation, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres called it an “atlas of human suffering.”.
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Vermont Law
APRIL 9, 2022
Fred Tutman, the Only Black Riverkeeper in the United States, Discusses the Lack of Diversity in the Mainstream Environmental Movement By Cynthia Cane , Juris Doctor Candidate (VLGS '23) and Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law April 9, 2022 Fred Tuman’s journey to the environmentalism movement was unorthodox, to say the least. He spent 25 years as a contract journalist , working for various major U.S. and foreign networks, including CBS and the BBC.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 9, 2022
The DEP Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on April 19 to hear presentations on the draft changes to DEP’s Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy and on the agency’s Environmental Education Program. DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell is scheduled to give an update on agency activities and a DEP written report to Council on its activities is also available.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Physics World
APRIL 9, 2022
Scientists have successfully used an implanted brain–computer interface (BCI) to enable a person with complete paralysis to communicate – suggesting that verbal communication with such devices may one day be possible for patients in a completely locked-in state. Electrode arrays. For the trial, a team from the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering , ALS Voice and the University of Tübingen implanted a type of BCI called an auditory neurofeedback system into the brain of a 34-year-old male pat
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 9, 2022
Pennsylvania’s Insurance Department joined a bipartisan group of state insurance regulators led by Insurance Commissioners Ricardo Lara of California and David Altmaier of Florida in adopting a new standard for insurance companies to report their climate-related risks, in alignment with the international Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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