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ControlGlobal.com's Off-site Insights Blog offers a break from our normal process automation control coverage to take a look at how the technology you use at work is utilized in so many other unique and innovative ways across other industries and throughout our everyday world.
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Containerization extends virtualization, cloud-native architectures to the network’s edge

July 8, 2020
Virtual machines each require their own operating system, which can quickly becomes burdensome once outside of the controlled, protected environment of the data center and move...
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April 9th INCOSE presentation now requires a password

April 8, 2020
Please send me an e-mail to [email protected] to get the password.
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How water can maximize crude oil reservoir production

March 9, 2020
It’s always been pretty common knowledge that water and oil don’t mix, but a group of researchers at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering are proving otherwise.
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Solar power plant design uses affordable, accessible resources to spread clean energy around the globe

Feb. 17, 2020
Research team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute designs plant to be simple to construct using local materials and to avoid using molten salt
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EKANS ransomware targets industrial control systems

Feb. 10, 2020
EKANS, also known as Snake, is specifically designed to target industrial control systems by killing software processes, encrypting data and holding it hostage.
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Researchers find potential use for depleted uranium nuclear waste

Jan. 20, 2020
Team uses catalyst containing depleted uranium to convert ethylene into ethane
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How to effectively remove pharmaceuticals from wastewater

Jan. 13, 2020
A new study from the University at Buffalo finds that granular activated carbon and ozonation are promising technologies for removing medicines like antibiotics and antidepressants...
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Data and data analytics in 2020

Jan. 6, 2020
A review of Andrew Brust’s data and analytics predictions for 2020
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Top 10 worst cyber attacks of the decade

Dec. 30, 2019
Wired rates Stuxnet, Shamoon among worst attacks of the 2010s
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Researchers dabble in biologically synthesized hydrogen

Dec. 16, 2019
Research could help hydrogen fuel industry move forward
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Scenarios for thermal power plant water use reduction using satellite imagery

Dec. 9, 2019
LUT University team analyzes scenarios for water use reduction, renewable energy by 2050
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What about hydrogen power?

Nov. 25, 2019
Australia takes steps toward leading hydrogen production and export
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Improved control could optimize wind power

Nov. 11, 2019
Researchers consider long-range generalized predictive control theory as an alternative to direct power control for wind power
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CSIRO announces multi-sensor groundwater monitoring solution

Nov. 4, 2019
Multi-sensor system capable of simultaneously collecting data on pH, reduction potential, temperature and conductivity