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October 22, 2009
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Scientists have found a way to predict power outages dues
to extreme storms before the lights go out. Read all about
how this new, extraordinary program determines these very
useful pieces of information in the first article.
Until Tomorrow,
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Model predicts hurricane power outages
BALTIMORE - U.S. and South Korean scientists say they've
created a statistical program that can predict potential
power outages in advance of hurricanes and other storms.
"Hurricanes have caused severe damage to electric power
systems throughout the world, and electric power is critical
to post-hurricane disaster response, as well as to long-term
recovery for impacted areas," study co-author Seth Guikema
of Johns Hopkins University said. "Effectively predicting and
managing power outage risk can dramatically improve the re-
silience of infrastructure systems and speed up restoration
of electric power." The program is based on data from power
outages following Hurricanes Katrina (10,105 outages), Ivan
(13,568 outages), Dennis (4,840 outages) and other events in
the Gulf Coast region since the mid-1990s, the researchers
said. The researchers said their new modeling approach takes
into account more environmental and power system infrastruc-
ture factors than previous analyses, providing "more accurate
predictions of the number of power outages in each geographic
area of a utility company's service area and a better under-
standing of the response of the (utility company's) system."
The study that included Seung-Ryong Han of Korea University
and Steven Quiring of Texas A&M appears in the journal Risk
Analysis.
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Cloud computing science capability studied
WASHINGTON - U.S. researchers say they're starting a project
that will determine if cloud computing can meet the scien-
tific community's computing and data storage demands. The
$32 million Department of Energy project, funded by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is designed to exam-
ine cloud computing as a cost-effective and energy-efficient
computing paradigm for scientists to accelerate discoveries
in various disciplines. Officials said "cloud computing" re-
fers to a flexible shared pool of configurable computing re-
sources such as networks, servers, storage, applications,
services and software to gain efficiency of scale and permit
investigators to solve large science problems, while still
allowing system software to be configured as needed for in-
dividual applications. "Cloud computing has the potential
to accelerate discoveries and enhance collaborations in
everything from optimizing energy storage to analyzing data
from climate research, while conserving energy and lowering
operational costs," said Pete Beckman, who is leading the
project. "We know the model works well for business appli-
cations, and we are working to make it equally effective for
science." The Illinois and California facilities will be
linked by a 100 gigabit-per-second network to enable scien-
tists to use available computing resources regardless of
location, officials said. "In the end, we will know which
scientific application domains demonstrate the best perfor-
mance and what software and processes are necessary for those
applications to take advantage of cloud services," Beckman
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Nano safety equipment may not be adequate
MONTREAL - A Canadian study suggests current equipment de-
signed to protect workers who handle nanomaterials might not
offer adequate protection. Canadian engineers say urgent
research is needed into the risks associated with the growing
field of nanotechnology manufacturing so appropriate protec-
tive equipment can be developed. Patricia Dolez of School of
Higher Technology in Montreal, who led the study, notes skin
is not an impervious membrane so protective clothing and
gloves, in addition to respirators, are often an essential
and common sight in the chemical industry. But Dolez says
the anticipated hazards associated with nanomaterials remain
largely unknown. Dolez and colleagues note current regula-
tions and standards testing for protective clothing and
equipment are almost void of references to nanomaterials. The
study is to appear in an upcoming issue of the International
Journal of Nanotechnology.
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