In late 2021, I wrote a four-part article series about the vast potential and possible downsides of Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the Metaverse. At the time, Facebook and Oculus (which had previously been bought by Facebook) were both rolled into a new parent company: Meta. Facing falling use at Facebook … [continued]
One of the big reasons to get away from the city is to see the magic of the night sky in all of its glory. Away from the bright lights, you can see things like the Milky Way, the zodiacal glow, and even a cool spot in the sky called … [continued]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s managing contractor, UT-Battelle, presented a donation of $186,000 to Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development, or SEEED, to support the nonprofit’s third green solar home as part of their Green Construction Program. “We are committed to serving the communities that we live in,” UT-Battelle CEO and ORNL Director … [continued]
Argonne collaborates with multiple universities to advance new materials, devices for next-generation microchips While the microchips inside electronic devices like cell phones and computers are incredibly small, transistors — the tiny electrical switches inside of microchips — are approaching the atomic level. Today’s microchips pack over 100 million transistors in … [continued]
For its 10th cohort, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) formed an all-demonstration group where each participant would scope and perform a demonstration of their technologies as part of the program. The IN2 startups will complete their demonstrations over the next year or two, helping them in their goal to see … [continued]
In a recent CleanTech Talk episode, I talked with Markus Fleckenstein, Director of Solution Consulting for Arena, a PTC Business; Varena Junge, co-founder of Yook; and Tim Klenner, Supply Chain Manager at ProGlove; about a partnership between these companies to cut supply chain emissions. By integrating Arena’s cloud-based PLM system with ProGlove’s solutions and also leveraging Yook’s carbon footprint analysis platform, the collaboration optimizes a company’s product lifecycle development. Confused? Listen to the podcast and read on.
In another recent CleanTech Talk podcast, CleanTechnica spoke with Dave Rimkus, Associate Director of Supply Chain Renewables at Schneider Electric, and Vishnu Nair, Head of Operations for Zeigo Activate, about cutting Scope 3 emissions and decarbonizing corporations. According to Deloitte’s Sustainability Action Report, 86% of companies reported challenges just measuring … [continued]
A modeling analysis led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory gives the first detailed look at how geothermal energy can relieve the electric power system and reduce carbon emissions if widely implemented across the United States within the next few decades. Researchers created a simulation model of the … [continued]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the American-Made Building Envelope Innovation Prize — Secondary Glazing Systems, which will offer up to $2 million to encourage production of high-performance, cost-effective secondary glazing systems to improve efficiency of commercial windows. Sponsored by DOE’s Building Technologies Office (BTO), the inaugural Building Envelope Innovation Prize targets … [continued]
Millions of Homes Can Benefit Today, but Installation Costs Keep Technology Out of Reach for Some Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive proposition, according to researchers at the U.S. … [continued]
