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Thunderstorms with quarter-sized hail and damaging winds in Central Alabama Friday
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 3:06 p.m. on Friday in effect until 3:45 p.m. for ...
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Tiny wind turbines generate 37% more power by capturing hidden ‘twist’ in the breeze
Researchers have discovered that two tiny, counter-rotating wind turbines working in tandem can generate 37% more power than ...
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NASA advances pressure-sensitive paint research capability
The introduction, testing, and availability of uPSP is the result of a successful five-year-long effort, begun in 2019, in ...
WEATHER WEDNESDAY: Saffir-Simpson scales Hurricane winds
On this week’s “Weather “Wednesday,” we explore the Saffir-Simpson as HURRICANE SEASON 2025 begins to sizzle in both the Gulf of America and ...
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Zelda: The Wind Waker Changes on Nintendo Switch 2 Are Big for Speedrunners
The Wind Waker makes some subtle changes with big implications for speedrunners. Speedrunning has been a mainstay of the ...
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A variable speed wind turbine power control - IEEE Xplore
To optimize the power in a wind turbine, the speed of the turbine should be able to vary with the wind speed. A simple control scheme is proposed that will allow an induction motor to run a turbine at ...
Update: Thunderstorms with damaging winds and penny-sized hail in Bradford County Saturday
An updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 4:26 p.m. in effect until 5 ...
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Self-Autonomous Wireless Sensor Nodes With Wind Energy Harvesting for Remote Sensing of Wind-Driven Wildfire Spread - IEEE Xplore
To address these challenges, a wireless sensor network deployed at ground level with high-fidelity and low-altitude atmospheric sensing for wind speed of local wildfire spread has been used. An ...