It’s been nice to see the growing popularity of electric vehicles these last few years, but EVs need batteries and batteries don’t last forever. In fact, the first generation of EV batteries are already dying, and there’s an absolute dead battery typhoon coming. Lithium battery recycling is improving, but it’s still far from where it needs to be. Luckily there’s another option that’s pretty simple. Just take those used batteries and repurpose them for less demanding large scale energy storage. That’s exactly what’s happening at a recently opened 25 MWh grid scale energy storage system in California. But if these batteries are “dead,” how are they able to bring new life to renewable energy storage?
Revolutionizing power transmission
The energy transition solutions of the 21st Century will take many forms, with a complex mix of different power producers. Moving energy across ever greater distances will overcome much of the intermittency of renewables like wind and solar. The way we will achieve that is via truly mind boggling high voltage direct current transmission systems. The question is, can we manufacture them quickly enough?
Inside the Drone Racing League
The Drone Racing League, which is part competition, part technology, and part entertainment, is the latest innovation in the world of sports. NBC’s Gadi Schwartz speaks with the league’s president and top players to dive into the future of organization.
Solid state energy storage for your home. Really?
Solid state batteries? When will they ever actually arrive? Well, according to a Florida based start up called Amptricity, they have arrived already and they are available right now for delivery to your home in 2023. So has this news caused Elon Musk to quake in his entrepreneurial boots, or is the marketing hype getting a little ahead of its skis? Lets take a look.
Demystifying Blockchain Technology: Revolutionizing Trust and Transparency
Join us on a captivating journey as we demystify blockchain technology and its potential to revolutionize trust and transparency. Discover the inner workings of this decentralized ledger, explore its benefits in terms of security and transparency, and delve into its wide-ranging applications across industries. Unveil the transformative power of blockchain and its potential to reshape the way we transact, interact, and build trust in the digital age.
Bluetooth vs WiFi – What’s the difference?
This is an animated video comparing Bluetooth vs Wifi. These are radio frequency technologies that are used for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. Bluetooth is for connecting devices to each other. And Wifi is for connecting devices to the internet.
Elon Musk on AI, China, Tesla and Succession Planning | WSJ
The billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk discusses SpaceX’s Mars mission, AI’s role in the future of society and plans for his eventual successor, while laying out his ideas of what Twitter should be and the role the platform plays in politics.
Google Strikes Back (The AI Wars)
Google finally responds to the market pressures from Microsoft and OpenAI. In this episode we take a look at how their AI plans were unveiled during the Google I/O developer conference.
How ChatGPT is Trained
This short tutorial explains the training objectives used to develop ChatGPT, the new chatbot language model from OpenAI.
PaLM 2, Google’s next-generation large language model | Research Bytes
PaLM 2 is Google’s next-generation large language model that builds on its legacy of research in machine learning and responsible AI. Learn more about how it was built and how it’s powering generative AI features and tools at Google, like Bard and the PaLM API.