Researchers at MIT are working on using a fleet of drones to collaboratively search for missing people under dense forest canopies. They equipped each autonomous quadrotor drone with laser-range finders for position estimation, localization, and Read More
Missouri University of Science and Technology has installed two new advanced lead battery microgrid systems at the campus’s EcoVillage, a “living laboratory” that is home to solar-powered houses designed and built by Missouri S&T students. Read More
In 2013, the African country of Rwanda reported that only between 5 – 20% of its population had access to electricity. In response to this situation, the Rwandan government recently launched a goal to electrify Read More
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $895,000 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through its program, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAAN). With the funds, WPI will provide six needs-based fellowships to U.S. Read More
Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering has established the Sherry and John Woo Center for Big Data and Precision Health – a big data analytics center that will support global research to advance precision medicine Read More
The EDF Group, Enedis, and the Nanyang Technological University have partnered to demonstrate the ‘Microgrid for Affordable and Sustainable Electricity in Remote Areas’ (MASERA) project in Singapore. This demonstrator will allow EDF to deploy a Read More
Xcel Energy has begun flying drone-conducted exterior inspections at the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants in Minnesota. According to Xcel, each inspection was completed in two days, provided high-quality data, improved crew safety, and Read More
Siemens and Australian data analytics company Interlate have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the goal of delivering productivity gains for the mining industry by better leveraging data across the entire mining value chain. Read More
Duke University will add two new battery-electric buses in July 2020 and a fully-electric car this month to its Parking & Transportation Services fleet. The 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 buses can carry up to 40 Read More
MILO Range Training Systems, a unit of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, has received new awards totaling $2.5 million from the US Air Force (USAF). It will also provide extended product support through 2024 Read More
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