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The future of 'extremely' energy-efficient circuits

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Distributed Computing, Energy Technology, Information Technology, Petroleum, Physics, Solar Energy

Data centers are processing data and dispensing the results at astonishing rates and such robust systems require a significant amount of energy — so much energy, in fact, that information communication technology is projected to account for 20% of total energy consumption in the United States by 2020. To answer this demand, a team of researchers have developed a framework to reduce energy consumption while improving efficiency.

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Groovy! These grooved patterns better mitigate shock waves

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Construction, Energy and Resources, Engineering, Engineering and Construction, Fossil Fuels, Materials Science, Petroleum

Engineers have discovered a method that could make materials more resilient against massive shocks such as earthquakes or explosions. They found that cutting small grooves in obstacle materials diminished the impacts of what's called the reflected shock wave–once the initial wave has hit the spiral of obstacles and bounced back.