Electric grids
The ultimate supply chains
Technology Quarterly -
One of the foundations of modernity is about to be transformed, reports Hal Hodson
The ultimate supply chains
The electric grid is about to be transformed
The technological and regulatory requirements will be immense, writes Hal Hodson
Hurry up and wait
Adding capacity to the electricity grid is not a simple task
It is even more difficult if the power comes from renewable sources
Direct delivery
Electric grids fed by renewables need a different kind of plumbing
And a whole different kind of switch
Defying Dunkelflaute
It is harder for new electric grids to balance supply and demand
The sun does not always shine
Back in black
The physics of rotating masses can no longer define the electric grid
That will make it better in the long run
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Neuroscience
Fixing the brain
Technology Quarterly -
The toolkit for tackling brain dysfunction is expanding rapidly, says Natasha Loder
- Fixing the brain: After fallow decades, neuroscience is undergoing a renaissance
- More judgment, less luck: Science needs to move beyond luck if it is to design better drugs for the brain
- Precision neuromedicine: Better brain biology will deliver better medicines
- The new psychedelia: Ketamine, psilocybin and ecstasy are coming to the medicine cabinet
- Getting wired up: Crossing the brain’s electrical frontier
- Mind over matter: What does a brain-computer interface feel like?
- Neuroscience: Sources and acknowledgments