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California Experiments with Adding Solar Panels to Canals
UC Merced

California Experiments with Adding Solar Panels to Canals

­Synergy can be a wonderful, beautiful thing. And somehow combining state investment, local utility engagement, private sector innovation, and academic research is the unicorn of collaborative efforts. California has a major issue with its waterways – apparently, 4,000 miles of irrigation canals lose 63 billi
Date:
09/15/2025
China Establishes Brain-Computer Interface Industry

China Establishes Brain-Computer Interface Industry

­Get your popcorn – we ’ve embarked on a new technology race with China. And while brain-computer interfaces (BCI) aren’t quite as sexy as the space race, they’re arguably more practical. Last month, Beijing authorities established their homegrown BCI industry, with aims of achieving “key technol
Date:
09/08/2025
American Company to Deploy 600 kW EV Charging Tech
ChargePoint

ChargePoint to Deploy 600 kW EV Charging Tech

­China has a healthy lead in nearly every facet of EVs – from rare earth minerals to energy storage – and their charging tech (and infrastructure) puts ours to shame. But an American company is desperately trying to catch up, and they’re about to narrow China’s lead in fast charging. In America, companie
Date:
09/01/2025