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pow Electric Power Grid Inherently Vulnerable to Terrorist Attacks - Report Delayed in Classification Review, Will Be Updated By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT The U.S. electric power delivery system is vulnerable to terrorist attacks that could cause much more damage to the system than natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy, blacking out large regions of the country for weeks or months and costing many billions of dollars, says a newly released report by the National Research Council. Full Article
pow U.S. Should Act to Support Innovation in Increasingly Clean Electric Power Technologies By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine urges Congress, federal and state agencies, and regulatory institutions to significantly increase their support for innovation for what the report’s study committee calls “increasingly clean” electric power technologies – nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, and renewables such as solar and wind. Some of these technologies have seen recent cost and price declines and are cost-competitive in certain locations. Full Article
pow The Ford Fellowship Family - Empowering Scholarship and Diversity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 05:00:00 GMT For decades, the Ford Foundation Fellowship programs have contributed to building a more equitable and diverse U.S. higher education system. Full Article
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pow Why Fake Video, Audio May Not Be As Powerful In Spreading Disinformation As Feared By feeds.scpr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 04:00:18 -0700 "Deepfakes" are digitally altered images that make incidents appear real when they are not. Such altered files could have broad implications for politics.; Credit: /Marcus Marritt for NPR Philip Ewing | NPRSophisticated fake media hasn't emerged as a factor in the disinformation wars in the ways once feared — and two specialists say it may have missed its moment. Deceptive video and audio recordings, often nicknamed "deepfakes," have been the subject of sustained attention by legislators and technologists, but so far have not been employed to decisive effect, said two panelists at a video conference convened on Wednesday by NATO. One speaker borrowed Sherlock Holmes' reasoning about the significance of something that didn't happen. "We've already passed the stage at which they would have been most effective," said Keir Giles, a Russia specialist with the Conflict Studies Research Centre in the United Kingdom. "They're the dog that never barked." The perils of deepfakes in political interference have been discussed too often and many people have become too familiar with them, Giles said during the online discussion, hosted by NATO's Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence. Following all the reports and revelations about election interference in the West since 2016, citizens know too much to be hoodwinked in the way a fake video might once have fooled large numbers of people, he argued: "They no longer have the power to shock." Tim Hwang, director of the Harvard-MIT Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative, agreed that deepfakes haven't proven as dangerous as once feared, although for different reasons. Hwang argued that users of "active measures" (efforts to sow misinformation and influence public opinion) can be much more effective with cheaper, simpler and just as devious types of fakes — mis-captioning a photo or turning it into a meme, for example. Influence specialists working for Russia and other governments also imitate Americans on Facebook, for another example, worming their way into real Americans' political activities to amplify disagreements or, in some cases, try to persuade people not to vote. Other researchers have suggested this work continues on social networks and has become more difficult to detect. Defense is stronger than attack Hwang also observed that the more deepfakes are made, the better machine learning becomes at detecting them. A very sophisticated, real-looking fake video might still be effective in a political context, he acknowledged — and at a cost to create of around $10,000, it would be easily within the means of a government's active measures specialists. But the risks of attempting a major disruption with such a video may outweigh an adversary's desire to use one. People may be too media literate, as Giles argued, and the technology to detect a fake may mean it can be deflated too swiftly to have an effect, as Hwang said. "I tend to be skeptical these will have a large-scale impact over time," he said. One technology boss told NPR in an interview last year that years' worth of work on corporate fraud protection systems has given an edge to detecting fake media. "This is not a static field. Obviously, on our end we've performed all sorts of great advances over this year in advancing our technology, but these synthetic voices are advancing at a rapid pace," said Brett Beranek, head of security business for the technology firm Nuance. "So we need to keep up." Beranek described how systems developed to detect telephone fraudsters could be applied to verify the speech in a fake clip of video or audio. Corporate clients that rely on telephone voice systems must be wary about people attempting to pose as others with artificial or disguised voices. Beranek's company sells a product that helps to detect them and that countermeasure also works well in detecting fake audio or video. Machines using neural networks can detect known types of synthetic voices. Nuance also says it can analyze a recording of a real known voice — say, that of a politician — and then contrast its characteristics against a suspicious recording. Although the world of cybersecurity is often described as one in which attackers generally have an edge over defenders, Beranek said he thought the inverse was true in terms of this kind of fraud detection. "For the technology today, the defense side is significantly ahead of the attack side," he said. Shaping the battlefield Hwang and Giles acknowledged in the NATO video conference that deepfakes likely will proliferate and become lower in cost to create, perhaps becoming simple enough to make with a smartphone app. One prospective response is the creation of more of what Hwang called "radioactive data" — material earmarked in advance so that it might make a fake easier to detect. If images of a political figure were so tagged beforehand, they could be spotted quickly if they were incorporated by computers into a deceptive video. Also, the sheer popularity of new fakes, if that is what happens, might make them less valuable as a disinformation weapon. More people could become more familiar with them, as well as being detectable by automated systems — plus they may also have no popular medium on which to spread. Big social media platforms already have declared affirmatively that they'll take down deceptive fakes, Hwang observed. That might make it more difficult for a scenario in which a politically charged fake video went viral just before Election Day. "Although it might get easier and easier to create deepfakes, a lot of the places where they might spread most effectively, your Facebooks and Twitters of the world, are getting a lot more aggressive about taking them down," Hwang said. That won't stop them, but it might mean they'll be relegated to sites with too few users to have a major effect, he said. "They'll percolate in these more shady areas." Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org. Full Article
pow How to Rename a Hyper-V Virtual Machine using PowerShell & Hyper-V Manager By www.bleepingcomputer.com Published On :: 2017-12-04T08:57:22-05:00 Full Article
pow Edison's New Policy Of Public Safety Power Shutoffs Burdens Rural Residents By feeds.scpr.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:25:51 -0800 A Southern California Edison sign outside the San Onofre Nuclear Plant.; Credit: Grant Slater/KPCC Sharon McNaryLarge utilities cut off power to millions of Californians over the past two months to reduce the risk that power lines might spark new fires. Nearly 200,000 Southern California Edison customers were blacked out, some for days at a time. These public safety power shutoffs mean that many rural residents lose a lot more than just their electricity. This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org. Full Article
pow New Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) site powers affiliate ransomware scheme By www.bleepingcomputer.com Published On :: 2015-07-28T11:13:13-05:00 Full Article
pow Can the public support wave power? By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:58:11 GMT An experimental wave energy project in the UK has allowed researchers an early view of how the public might respond to large-scale development and the reaction is surprisingly positive. This is encouraging, says the study, but the potential for future conflict between the public and wave energy developers should not be overlooked. Full Article
pow Physicists demonstrate silicon's energy-harvesting power in study By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-28T07:00:00Z Full Article
pow Conferma Pay launches Visa-powered virtual card payments globally via mobile app By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:56:00 +0200 Fintech company Conferma Pay has teamed up with Full Article
pow Factors influencing wind power technology transfer By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:00:23 +0100 New research has investigated the many ways in which technological transfer occurs for wind power projects in developing countries. These range from trading with developed countries, to local innovation. In India and China, successful transfer was found to depend more on existing capabilities in these countries than international projects, such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Full Article
pow Monitor Linux CPU temperature, frequency, power in Terminal By www.bleepingcomputer.com Published On :: 2018-01-11T16:13:53-05:00 Full Article
pow Cleaning up the Baltic Sea with mussel power By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:41:56 +0100 Excess nutrients in sea water can cause eutrophication, a major environmental concern. Shellfish species such as mussels can ‘soak up’ some of these nutrients. A recent Swedish study examines the cost-effectiveness of mussel farming in the Baltic Sea as a method of reducing nutrient concentration and compares its potential with other methods of combating eutrophication. Full Article
pow Replacing end-of-life power stations with CCS coal-fired plants By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 12:54:46 GMT A recent study has evaluated the economic and environmental merits of different designs of coal-fired power plants, all with carbon capture and storage (CCS), to replace an old power station in Germany. An integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant with pre-combustion CO2 capture was found to offer the best profit for plant operators and significantly lower the life cycle emissions of CO2. Full Article
pow Carbon footprinting errors caused by differences in power supply By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 10:23:40 GMT The actual carbon footprint of products and services can differ considerably according to how energy used to manufacture the product was generated – for example, whether it was generated by fossil fuel or renewable sources. A recent US study has therefore recommended that differences in regional power supply should be acknowledged by life cycle assessments of products and services. Full Article
pow Renewable power sources could meet all global energy needs by 2050 By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:48:35 +0100 There are no technical or economic barriers to providing all of the world’s energy from renewable sources, according to a recent study. With a concerted effort, including reduced demand and international cooperation, the researchers suggest that the world could be entirely reliant on renewable energy for electric power, transportation and heating/cooling by 2050. Full Article
pow Options for managing the variability of wind power explored By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2011 12:14:46 +0100 As wind power becomes more important in the energy mix, so too does the need to manage its variability. A new study has reviewed the options and indicates that, although state-of-the art technologies exist to maximise gains from wind power, they need proper and insightful management. Full Article
pow Concentrating Solar Power’s potential for Europe By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:58:25 +0100 A recent study has highlighted the potential of one form of solar power, Concentrating Solar Power (CSP), to make a significant contribution to meeting future electricity demands from renewable sources in Europe. Full Article
pow Factors influencing wind power technology transfer By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:09:29 +0100 New research has investigated the many ways in which technological transfer occurs for wind power projects in developing countries. These range from trading with developed countries, to local innovation. In India and China, successful transfer was found to depend more on existing capabilities in these countries than international projects, such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Full Article
pow Decommissioning is a significant part of nuclear power’s GHG impact By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 9:23:19 GMT The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced during the decommissioning phase of nuclear power plants may have been underestimated in previous assessments, new research suggests. The study estimated that the decommissioning process for a German plant resulted in 1 651 265 tonnes of CO2 (or equivalent) emissions, or 0.825 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of waste. While the researchers acknowledge that impact is highly dependent on the unique characteristics of each decommissioning project, these results raise questions as to whether this phase has been accurately assessed in earlier research. Full Article
pow Agriculture can be powered by renewable energy sources By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 12:49:13 +0100 Some agricultural activities, such as irrigation, could be powered by renewable sources, a new study indicates. Farm machinery could also be renewably-powered, but the machinery would need to be adapted to use renewable electricity, instead of liquid fuel. Full Article
pow Finding space for wind power in the North Sea By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2014 9:23:19 GMT A new tool for minimising offshore wind energy's impacts on other activities in the North Sea has been developed. The tool identifies space for wind farms based on their priority compared to other marine activities, such as sand extraction or fishing. Full Article
pow The impacts of large-scale Concentrated Solar Power on the local environment By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 9:23:19 GMT Construction of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants – electricity generation which concentrates sunlight to generate heat – can have a range of negative effects on wildlife, but these effects are short lived, new research has found. Once in use, CSP plants can even have some positive effects, reducing soil erosion, for instance. Full Article
pow Mobile carbon capture technology removes 1000 kg CO2/day from Polish coal power plant By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:11:11 GMT Power plants are a major source of CO2 emissions and contributor to global warming. This study reports on a portable technology to remove CO2 from their combustion exhaust gases. Pilot testing on a coal burning plant in Poland captured thousands of kilograms of CO2 per day. This could be a viable future means of mitigating CO2 emissions from the power generation sector. Full Article
pow Microsoft keen on supplying solar powered devices to Punjab By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-08-03T09:03:23+05:30 A joint delegation of Microsoft and Veriown Global Holdings met Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh here today to discuss a proposal to launch a pilot project in the state for the promotion of the gadget, to be linked through a tablet, to be provided by the companies for offering services across various sectors, including education and agriculture. Full Article
pow Micromax releases AI powered mobile launcher, Steroid By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-07-04T07:00:00+05:30 Micromax forays in the race of in-house mobile launcher driven by Machine Learning and AI to enhance the user experience. Full Article
pow Connecting the world with powerful collaboration tools By cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2015-07-15T12:19:39+05:30 Through five short use cases this powerful four-minute video shows BT innovating to use interactive video conferencing in managing operations and communicating externally and internally across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Ruth Rowan and Kevin Taylor of BT Global Services describe how high definition video and Dolby quality sound is enabling enhanced and effective collaboration for BT teams serving customers across this geographically diverse 99-country region. Full Article
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pow What makes consumers buy alternatively-powered vehicles? By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 9:23:19 GMT Better fuel economy, lower emissions and longer driving ranges are important factors for people considering the purchase of alternatively-powered vehicles (APVs), new research suggests. The German study also found that people would consider paying more for an APV if they could enjoy vehicle tax exemptions, free parking or bus lane access. Full Article
pow The lost planets : Peter van de Kamp and the vanishing exoplanets around Barnard's Star / John Wenz ; foreword by Corey S. Powell By alcuin.furman.edu Published On :: Wenz, John, author Full Article
pow Managing electricity demand could maximise wind power benefits By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:00:57 +0100 Controlling energy demand instead of supply could help solve the problems of variability associated with wind power, according to new research. In the case of Portugal, it was estimated that measures to reduce electricity demand could reduce the peak consumption by 17.4 per cent in 2020. Full Article
pow Photovoltaic supply falls short of solar power targets By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:06:11 GMT Europe could struggle to meet the target set by the renewable energy sector of 25% of electricity produced by solar energy by 2040 because the supply of materials, including rare metals, needed to produce photovoltaics (PV) is unlikely to meet demand. Production rates need to be drastically improved, according to a new study. Full Article
pow Factors influencing wind power technology transfer By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:13:16 +0100 New research has investigated the many ways in which technological transfer occurs for wind power projects in developing countries. These range from trading with developed countries, to local innovation. In India and China, successful transfer was found to depend more on existing capabilities in these countries than international projects, such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Full Article
pow Solar-powered irrigation improves food security in West Africa By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:09:46 +0100 Solar-powered irrigation that delivers water directly to plant roots could help ensure food security in Africa, say researchers. Their study in the Sudano-Sahel region of West Africa indicated that this irrigation method could increase both household income and nutritional intake, particularly during the dry season. Full Article
pow Solar-powered desalination could help avoid water shortages By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:50:19 +0100 A new solar-powered desalination technology could help solve water shortage problems without any damage to the environment, according to researchers. They evaluated a prototype model and demonstrated that it could produce up to 12 litres of freshwater a day per m2 of equipment. Full Article
pow Wind power reduces environmental impacts of desalination plants By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:39:00 GMT Desalination plants, powered by wind energy, offer the potential to produce freshwater using a renewable source of energy. A recent study has explored some of the challenges of integrating wind energy with desalination units, and suggests combining wind with other forms of renewable energy, or constructing a system that operates with variable energy input would help overcome problems with wind powered desalination. Full Article
pow How sustainable is renewably powered desalination? By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:59:13 GMT Desalination technologies could help alleviate water shortages, but they need to have low environmental impact. A new life-cycle analysis of desalination options for water supply in off-grid areas indicates that a photovoltaic-powered reverse osmosis system has the least environmental impact of the three technologies considered by the study. Full Article
pow The effects of nuclear power cooling systems on the critically endangered European eel By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 9:23:19 GMT A case study in Sweden has shown that critically endangered European eels are being lost when they are sucked into the local nuclear power station???s cooling system. A process to pump the eels back into the sea could be beneficial to this species, the researchers conclude. Full Article
pow Nanomaterial alternatives assessment: a powerful tool for identifying safer options By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thur, 29 June 2017 9:23:19 GMT Judging whether to replace a hazardous conventional chemical in a product with a nanomaterial — i.e. to assess which is the safer alternative — is challenging for many reasons. A new study suggests that chemical-alternative assessment frameworks could be adapted to better assess engineered nanomaterials with the help of new tools which provide data on hazards of, and exposure to, nanomaterials. Full Article
pow Distributed power generation may be better for air quality By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:45:58 GMT A recent study has compared the impact of future power generated from large, central stations with power generated from smaller distributed generators (DG) in California on air quality. It concluded that although DG produces more emissions, its impact on air quality is likely to be smaller than central power stations due to complex interactions between air chemistry and transport. Full Article
pow Individual power stations' emissions can be identified from a distance By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 9:23:19 GMT Air pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHGs) from a coal-fired power station have been correctly identified 12 km away, researchers report in a new US study. Their monitoring method paves the way for a space-based satellite system which can check emissions reported by individual power stations against actual emissions. Full Article
pow Methane emissions from LNG-powered ships higher than current marine fuel oils By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:12:34 GMT Due to regulation on sulphur emissions, liquefied natural gas (LNG) has increased in use as a maritime fuel. This study measured exhaust gases from a ship with dual-fuel engines running on LNG and marine gas oil (MGO). Although NOX and CO2 emissions were lower for LNG compared to MGO, hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions were higher. The authors say future work should reconsider the climate impact of LNG. Full Article
pow Durkan and Constantine Launch Zillow-Powered Search Tool to Help Solve Affordable Housing Disconnect By zillow.mediaroom.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:30:00 -0500 New tool helps Housing Connector place individuals and families experiencing homelessness into privately owned homes and apartments quickly and efficiently Full Article
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pow VDOT FERRYBOAT POWHATAN REACHES MAJOR CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE, LOWERED INTO WATER FOR FIRST TIME - Newest Jamestown-Scotland Ferry boat expected to arrive this fall By www.virginiadot.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 24:00:00 GMT-8 Above: Powhatan in the water at VT Halter Marine following a successful launch on August 11, 2018 PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI – The Virginia... Full Article
pow VDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AT HUGUENOT TRAIL (RT. 711) IN POWHATAN - Public invited to learn more about the proposed intersection improvements on Oct. 2 By www.virginiadot.org Published On :: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 24:00:00 GMT-8 Proposed T-shaped intersection at Huguenot Trail, Huguenot Springs Rd. and Woolridge Rd. NORTH CHESTERFIELD —The Virginia Department of... Full Article