Technology
Components of Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is a system that enables two-way communication between utility companies and their customers’ energy meters. It is an integrated system of…
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Plants and Animals
On Deep-Water Hunts, Hammerhead Sharks have been Observed Holding their Breath to Keep Warm
The hammerhead shark is a unique and distinctive species of shark known for its unusual head shape, which resembles a hammer or T-shaped structure. While…
Technology
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) refers to systems that measure, collect, and analyze energy usage, and communicate with metering devices such as electricity meters, gas meters,…
Technology
Water Metering
Water metering is the practice of measuring water use. Water meters measure the volume of water used by residential and commercial building units that are…
Plants and Animals
Because of Inadequate Defenses, Honey Bee Populations Could Disappear
Because of the different levels of exposure to Vespa velutina over the course of evolution, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the…
Engineering
Spark Gap
A spark gap is an arrangement of two conducting electrodes separated by a gap filled with a gas such as air that allows an electric…
Environment
Study Provides the Most Detailed Look Yet at the Planet’s Past 11,000 Summers and Winters
Scientists from CU Boulder and a global team of colleagues have analyzed Antarctic ice cores to reveal the most thorough look yet at the planet’s…
Physics
Electric Arc
An electric arc refers to the discharge of electricity that occurs when a current flows through a gap in a circuit or between two conductive…
Physics
Electrostatic Discharge
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) refers to the sudden flow of electric charge between two objects with different electrical potentials. It occurs when there is a buildup…
Environment
In 2021, Springtime Sunny Heat Waves Contributed to Record Snowmelt, Further Affecting the Western US’s Water Supply
In addition to being beautiful, snow-capped mountains act as natural water reservoirs by forming frozen water reservoirs that slowly melt into watersheds over the spring…
Physics
Electrostatic Deflection
Electrostatic deflection refers to a way for modifying the path of a beam of charged particles by the use of an electric field applied transverse…
Physics
A Reliable Phase Extraction Technique for Shearography’s Spectrum Overlaps
Shearography is an optical measurement technique used for non-destructive testing (NDT) and evaluation of structural integrity. It is particularly useful for detecting defects or anomalies…
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