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The Covid-19 pandemic has the world in an economic meltdown. The lockdown in many countries is affecting trade and business and is directly impacting the global economy. However, this effect on our economic activities has brought some good news regarding our environmental footprint on the planet. The U.S. and China show a temporary decrease in …

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The benefits of a modern technology infrastructure are attractive. And there are rewards such as business insights, greater efficiencies and cost savings to be gained by getting the implementation right. But great technology implementations can be complex. Getting it right can take hard work and time.  This is because all technology projects are just as …

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The 105 MWac Amin Solar PV project in southern Oman hits a number of milestones. Not only is it the country’s first utility-scale solar array, it is also claimed to be the largest project in the world to use bifacial modules employing n-type TOPCon cell technology. Amin was supplied by Jolywood, with the company’s International …

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Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or recommendations of Barron’s. Some of the reports’ issuers have provided, or hope to provide, investment-banking or other services to the companies being …

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A wide range of targets On the infrastructure grid, we now have high-tech digital power plants and meters, traffic signals, semi-autonomous vehicles with web-connected sensors, pollution sensors, sewer-management systems, dams and flood-detection devices—all hackable. Even when just a single Internet of Things (IoT) sensor or government employee’s computer is breached, the damage can cause a …

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How Today’s Technology is Enabling the Next Generation of Electrical LOTO Electrical LOTO programs are important for any safety program. By Rachel Bugaris Mar 01, 2020 As we enter a new decade, lockout tagout (LOTO) will remain a mainstay of any safety program. However, as standards and regulations evolve, so must a company’s …

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GTI announces it has licensed its PerfExtra® hydraulic fracturing technology on an experimental basis to Liberty Oilfield Services. PerfExtra is a patented method for achieving higher efficiencies in perforation breakdown during fracturing with simple and low-risk implementation. The technology promotes breakdown of non-productive perforations and an increase in stimulated rock volume. This can result in …

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An international research team has claimed that thin-film modules are an ideal solution for floating PV projects in offshore locations, mainly due to their superior hydrodynamic properties. The scientists have also said that direct contact between installations and the water provides additional self-cooling opportunities, while keeping the waterproof modules clean. Such arrays could potentially withstand …

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AsianScientist (Feb. 17, 2020) – Researchers in South Korea have revealed how mussels adhere so strongly even to wet surfaces. Their findings, which have implications for the development of waterproof glues and fouling-resistant surfaces, were published in the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Nature is remarkably innovative in terms of producing materials with unique …

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  Trần Văn Tùng, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Văn Tùng, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, talks to Vietnam News Agency on his ministry’s contributions to national industrialisation and international integration How did the Ministry of Science and Technology contribute to industrialisation and international integration in 2019? One of the major tasks the …