Reporte #148
New desalination method offers low energy alternative to purify salty water
Science Daily
Providing safer drinking water to those in need may be a little easier. A new desalination technique is able to remove salt from water using less energy than previous methods.
The Netherlands Confronts a Carbon Dilemma: Sequester or recycle?
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Public opposition to sequestration will make it harder to reach the country’s carbon reduction goal
Exploring electrolysis for energy storage
Science Daily
A research team developed a flow-type polymer electrolyte cell for power storage. The cell reduces oxalic acid (OX) to glycolic acid, which has a higher volumetric energy-storage capacity than hydrogen gas. Newly fabricated TiO2 cathode enhanced the speed and efficiency of OX reduction. This competitive energy-storage device could be used to balance out the fluctuations in renewable power supplies.
A fossil fuel technology that doesn’t pollute
Science Daily
Process can use coal, shale gas and biomass while consuming carbon dioxide.
Michigan memristors give more cognition to computers
The Engineer
Machines could be taught to think like humans more efficiently with a new type of neural network made from memristors.
San Diego Installs Smart Streetlights to Monitor the Metropolis
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Sensor-laden streetlights will spot parking spaces, listen for gunshots, and track air pollution
Skin-Like Biosensor Offers Needle-Free Blood Sugar Monitoring
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
For people with diabetes, the need to prick fingertips with a lancet every few hours is now over. The advent of sensors for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) means that patients can read their blood sugar levels in real-time, without the pain and hassles of repeated finger sticks. The latest CGM device, approved in September, doesn’t even require a finger stick for calibration, as other technologies do.
New technique allows rapid screening for new types of solar cells
MIT News – Engineering
Approach could bypass the time-consuming steps currently needed to test new photovoltaic materials.
5G’s Olympic Debut
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
This year’s Winter Games promise a sneak peek at a high-bandwidth, low-latency wireless future.
¿Qué es la “realidad mixta” y por qué dicen que 2018 será su año?
BBC News
Hay un nuevo tipo de “realidad” que no es ni aumentada ni virtual, sino una mezcla que combina lo mejor de ambas. Y varios analistas tecnológicos aseguran a partir de 2018 comenzará a transformar la manera en que percibimos el mundo.
Keep global warming under 1.5C or ‘quarter of planet could become arid’
The Guardian
A global temperature rise to 2C above pre-industrial levels could see many regions facing an increased threat of drought and wildfires, study suggests