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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.

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What Trump's win means for retail giants like Walmart, Target, and Costco
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Donald Trump's return to the White House is likely to usher in sweeping changes that affect retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Costco — from new tariffs to tax cuts and a new regulatory environment.

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A New Light at Intersections Could Help Louisiana Traffic Flow
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (KPEL News) - Louisiana intersections might one day look different, with the familiar red, yellow, and green lights potentially gaining a new color: white.

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TSA Has Sped Up Airport Tech Deployments Since COVID

TSA Has Sped Up Airport Tech Deployments Since COVID

Travel Weekly, December 18, 2020

The TSA has sped up technology deployments since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic as it moves to reduce literal touch points at airport screening stations. The effort has been undertaken to benefit the traveling public but also TSA staffers themselves. As of Dec. 15, 11 TSA agents have died of Covid-19. The technology deployments have centered around 3-D screening systems and automated ID authentication. The former diminishes the likelihood that passenger carry-on bags will have to be manually checked, the agency said, which in turn reduces interactions between agents and flyers.

Covid-19: the Moderna Vaccine, a Fruit of the American Operation "Warp Speed"

Covid-19: the Moderna Vaccine, a Fruit of the American Operation "Warp Speed"

Les Echos, December 19, 2020

The authorization granted to Moderna's vaccine highlights the role of Operation Warp Speed ​​set up by Washington to accelerate the quest for drugs and vaccines against Covid-19. With an "American-style" method: innovation, a lot of money, soldiers and a dose of marketing.

Vaccine Q&A: the Logistics of Getting Vaccines to Everyone Who Needs Them

Vaccine Q&A: the Logistics of Getting Vaccines to Everyone Who Needs Them

NC State University, December 18, 2020

In this post, we focus on the logistical challenges associated with distributing different types of COVID-19 vaccines to millions of people, from urban centers to sparsely populated rural counties. To address those questions, we spoke with Julie Swann, a systems engineer with expertise in vaccine distribution whose work focuses on making health care and supply chains more efficient, effective and equitable. Swann is the department head and A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor of the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State.

Dry Ice is a Hot Commodity Because of the Vaccine

Dry Ice is a Hot Commodity Because of the Vaccine

The Boston Globe, December 17, 2020

When the first doses of a COVID-19 from Pfizer and BioNTech were administered across the United States on Monday, it marked the beginning of a mass distribution effor that hinges on an unlikely product: dry ice.

Thousands of Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, Quarantined Due to Anomaly

Thousands of Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, Quarantined Due to Anomaly

The Science Times, December 16, 2020

Several thousand doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine were quarantined in California and Alabama after the US authorities encountered a transit anomaly that caused the storage temperature to get too cold. According to Gen. Gustave Perna, the one overseeing the logistics for Operation Warp Speed, the doses never left the truck, but they have to ensure that this anomaly is safe.

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