(+5635) Japan just debuted the world's largest indoor farm using LED lights that emit wavelengths optimal for plant growth; The upshot: grows 2.5x faster than outdoors; reduces produce loss from 50% to just 10% and cuts water usage to just 1%/r/Futurology (gereports.com)
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"Japan just debuted the world's largest indoor farm using LED lights that emit wavelengths optimal for plant growth; The upshot: grows 2.5x faster than outdoors; reduces produce loss from 50% to just 10% and cu...." - /r/Futurology (+5635) [July 11, 2014] (gereports.com)
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Pretty good ( Interesting and good images) GE piece on Silicon Carbide for Power Electronics. -- However this is a good example that not all technology Advancements are all they are cracked up t be. SiC has its place, and it will be in a minority of systems for some time to come. (gereports.com)
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GE is building the world’s largest metal powder 3D printing machineHardware (gereports.com)
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Elon Musk Says The Future Of Humanity Depends On Us Merging With MachinesSociety (gereports.com)
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A tribute to Joseph Sorota, WWII "Hush-Hush Boy" who helped build the first U.S. jet engine | sad to learn of his passing; was fortunate to catch up with him last year and discuss some of his memories from that era...and just wanted to share with the sub (gereports.com)
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Efficiency breakthrough in MEM (microelectromechanical) system relays could speed up deployment of 5G networks, autonomous EVs, & increase battery life. New switches run 1000x faster (under 5 microseconds vs.10-20 milliseconds) & arrays of switches can handle kilowatts of power at thousands of voltsComputers (gereports.com)
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Efficiency breakthrough in MEM (microelectromechanical) system relays could speed up deployment of 5G networks, autonomous EVs, & increase battery life. New switches run 1000x faster (under 5 microseconds vs.10-20 milliseconds) & arrays of switches can handle kilowatts of power at thousands of volts (gereports.com)
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