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Heating Silicon To Power Tomorrow’s Battery?

To compensate for the hazards of renewable energy production, new forms of electricity storage are necessary. Among some of the avenues explored: using electricity to heat materials, like silicon, to very high temperatures, and then, later, converting that heat to … electricity. 

Monitoring CO2 From Space: Time to Accelerate

The more we know about the sources of CO2, the better equipped we’ll be to limit the environmental impact. Since a first Japanese mission in 1996, scientists have been exploring the potential of monitoring CO2 from space. And now, the efforts are reaching critical mass.

A Smart City Is Built To Serve Humans, Not To Show Off Tech

More than connected streetlights, smart cities are about connecting people — and serving them. All of the IoT, AI, Big Data, and other state-of-the-art digital tools should never be an experiment of tech for tech’s sake, but an instrument for building better public services and improve urban infrastructure.