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Engineering Multipole Resonances in Dielectric Metasurfaces for Transmission, Reflection, and Absorption Control
Dielectric metasurfaces have moved to the forefront of nanophotonics, offering flat, low-loss alternatives to conventional bulk optical elements for…
Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient
The US Department of Transportation finalized its plans today to weaken fuel efficiency standards, calling it "among the largest deregulatory action…
Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data ce…
Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
The Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
Just as new data centers face growing backlash from neighboring communities, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to make it harder…
Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles
Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles, Electrek reports. Sources "close to the program" to…
Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes
Solar energy, at any time of day or night - that's the dream of space mirror projects. Futurists have been imagining satellite mirrors that could re…
Trump is losing his war on wind power
A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the law.
IEEE Course Teaches How to Use AI to Modernize Power Grids
Today’s U.S. electrical grid, among the largest, most complex systems ever built, is operating at its limit. The combination of rapid industrial gro…
Utility companies are promising to spare us from AI’s energy bill
In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase consumer electricity bills, the largest utility companies and data center developers i…
Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor
Five peer-reviewed papers update the design and model its expected output.
Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claim debunked by Ziroth
Donut Lab's solid-state battery claims have been thoroughly debunked by Ryan Inis Hughes on his popular Ziroth YouTube channel. According to Hughes,…
Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn't ready to generate power yet.
Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry
Money would keep coal plants open, build the first new plants in over a decade.
Why Sardinians Are Fighting the Renewable Energy Transition
“Not in my backyard” is the rallying cry of citizens everywhere resisting projects proposed for their locality. Whether it’s affordable housing, a w…
Anker fixes the two worst things about power stations
Anker's Solix S2000 solves two major pain points with power stations: idle power draw that can leave a battery unexpectedly dead, and the large foot…
IEEE Smart Village Is Helping to Electrify Rural Cameroon
More than 30 years ago, in the mountain village of Mbem in northwest Cameroon, the moon and stars in the night sky were the only light young Jude Nu…
Modeling and Simulation Approaches for Modern Power System Studies
This webinar covers power system modeling and simulation across multiple timescales, from quasi-static 8760 analysis through EMT studies, fault clas…