To bury or not to bury, that is the (power cable) question
10/6/21 The debate on whether to bury power lines continues to gain attention. Proponents say burying lines protects them from weather-related damage while opponents counter that the cost is too prohibitive, and that it would be a regulatory nightmare to get all the needed approvals. Burying power lines has to be done on a case-by-case assessment. Places prone to […]
Solution to a drawer full of chargers
10/6/21 Do you have a junk drawer full of different chargers for every device you own? Are they tangled up like last season’s holiday lights? Did you buy a new phone with yet another different charger model? The EU has a simple solution that will cut down on all that electronic waste and reduce consumer frustration […]
I’ll have my optical transmission on the rocks, thank you
9/8/21 – When you think of data transmission, your first thought might be of optical fiber, but a team of Chinese researchers thinks there may be an even better medium: ice. In the journal Science, researchers Peizhen Xu of Zhejiang University and colleagues discussed how they have studied the use of ice to transmit light. They […]
Ludicrous speed! new wiring positioning a key for quantum computing
9/8/21 – Ludicrous speed! new wiring positioning a key for There’s Q*Bert, the long-nosed video game character, and Qbot, the malware. Now there’s qubit (short for quantum bit), the exceptionally fast encoding system used in quantum computers. Whereas traditional digital computers use only 0 and 1, qubits use 0, 1 or a combination of both, making […]
Electric vampires are real!
8/6/21 Electric vampires do exist, and chances are that you have multiple ones at your residence These vampires are power cables that suck up electricity even when your appliances are turned off but are still plugged in. This “vampire electricity” comes from power cords to phone chargers, laptops, printers, modems, stereos, TVs, DVRs, cable boxes, microwaves, […]