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Extreme Drought Could Shut Down a Hydroelectric Power Plant In California
The possibility that drought would alter the Golden State’s hydropower capacity is not wholly new; in 2018, researchers at the University of California Irvine published a paper predicting that long-term drought would reduce the state’s hydro system’s spinning reserve (its unused, backup energy capacity to be used during periods of high strain) by 41 percent by 2046.
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Expanding Aerospace Frontiers
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Extended-range NFC fabric lets clothes "talk" to each other
“If you’ve held your smartphone or charge card close to a reader to pay for a purchase, you have taken advantage of near-field signaling technologies," explains co-author Peter Tseng, [UCI assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science]. "Our fabrics work on the same principle ….” … “With our fabric, electronics establish signaling as soon as you hover your clothes over a wireless reader, so you can share information with a simple high-five or handshake,” says lead author Amirhossein Hajiaghajani.
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E-Week 2023
About National Engineers Week
The Engineering Student Council (ESC) at UC Irvine is proud to host our Annual National Engineers Week 2023. Engineers Week will be held from Feb. 27 to March 3, 2023. Events are held throughout the week to encourage student, faculty, alumni and industry participation.