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Solar panels that can generate electricity at night have been developed at Stanford
Engineers at Stanford have discovered how to generate electricity from solar at night. Learn more here.
A team of engineers at Stanford University have developed a solar cell that can generate some electricity at night.
The research comes at a moment when the number of solar jobs and residential installations are rising.
While standard solar panels can provide electricity during the day, this device can serve as a “continuous renewable power source for both day- and nighttime,” according to the study published this week in the journal Applied Physics Letters.
The device incorporates a thermoelectric generator, which can pull electricity from the small difference in temperature between the ambient air and the solar cell itself.
“Our approach can…
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Cascadia bullet train on track for big bucks to get rolling but uncertainty remains
The Cascadia bullet train could connect British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. Learn more here.
By Tom Banse (Northwest News Network)
For more than five years, Washington state, Oregon and British Columbia have collaborated on studies of a possible Cascadia bullet train to run between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, Canada. This winter, the Washington Legislature approved money for yet more studies. But state lawmakers also set aside a much bigger sum to attract federal support that could advance the bullet train dream toward being shovel-ready.
Project supporters envision a train with a top speed of at least 250 mph operating on a dedicated track. That could whisk travelers…
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City of Bend gets moving on projects to update, upgrade Awbrey Butte-area water system
Awbrey Butte will be seeing improvements to its water distribution system. Learn more about the project here.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Several improvements for northwest Bend’s water distribution system are on the way with the Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvement Project over the next few years, to replace and extend aging or too-small water pipelines serving the area.
“It identifies some of the big items we need to address soon,” Senior Project Engineer Jake Sherman said Monday.
Not one or two, but eight interrelated water improvement projects are planned in the area of Awbrey Butte, phased over a two-year period, to boost capacity, replace aging and small water pipes, and ensure adequate firefighting…
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For these interns, working in Oregon wilderness pays in money and breathtaking views
The Siskiyou Mountain Club works in the remote wilderness of Southern Oregon. Find out more about the club and its interns here.
By Ian McCluskey (OPB)
The only requirement for this summer internship is grit“How hard could this be?” Tiffani Aryes wondered when she read the description for a summer internship on a trail crew in the remote wilderness of Southwestern Oregon.
Having hiked trails before, she imagined the work being as basic as “throwing a stick aside on a trail and hiking on.”
The internship, offered by the non-profit Siskiyou Mountain Club, was paid, and Aryes needed to earn…
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'This is just the start': Research into Covid-19 opens doors to understanding other diseases and conditions
mRNA technology will be used for pathogens and diseases other than Covid. Learn more here.
By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
(KHN) The billions of dollars invested in covid vaccines and covid-19 research so far are expected to yield medical and scientific dividends for decades, helping doctors battle influenza, cancer, cystic fibrosis, and far more diseases.
“This is just the start,” said Dr. Judith James, vice president of clinical affairs for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. “We won’t see these dividends in their full glory for years.” Building on the success of mRNA vaccines for covid, scientists hope to create mRNA-based vaccines against a host of… -
Alaska Airlines launches new Oregon academy to help address pilot shortage
Alaska Airlines is launching a program to train more pilots. Learn more here.
By Jamie Goldberg | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Alaska Airlines is prepared to spend millions of dollars to help students attend an Oregon flight school, get their commercial pilot licenses and then get them flying planes for Horizon Air, its regional sister carrier.
The Seattle-based air group is partnering with the Hillsboro Aero Academy to launch the flight school program, which will offer training in either Hillsboro or Redmond. The airline will offer low-interest flight school loans, cover the cost of a commercial pilot license, then give the new pilots a job upon completing the program.
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Bend Foundation to fund new public art in four Bend roundabouts
Four Bend roundabouts will get new art! Learn more here.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by Brooks-Scanlon, Inc. and shareholders of Brooks-Scanlon and Brooks Resources, is donating funds to support new public art in four Bend roundabouts. The Bend Foundation and the City of Bend are collaborating with a local nonprofit organization, Art in Public Places, to place large-scale sculptures in the roundabouts over the next two years.
Kirk Schueler, a trustee of Bend Foundation, said, “Our city’s vibrant collection of public art is one of the aspects that makes Bend such a unique and wonderful place to live and visit. We are proud to continue to help make art more…
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T-Mobile & BackyardBend Welcome Jackaroo Pies as the $10,000 Grant Winner!
T-Mobile for Business teamed up with BackyardBend to help give a big boost to a small, local business. All of us would like to congratulate Jackaroo Pies as the big winner of the $10,000radio advertising grant to advertise Jackaroo Pies on our four Central Oregon radio stations.
BackyardBend would like to thank T-Mobile for Business for helping local businesses like Jackaroo Pies, the winner of the $10,000 radio advertising grant. Head down to Jackaroo Pies at the Box Factory in Bend today or visit them online at jackroopies.com.
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July Fourth Pet Parade to Return in 2022
The July Fourth Pet Parade is making a comeback this year! Read more here.
(Photo | by Mark Glancy of Pexels)
After a two-year hiatus, the beloved July Fourth Pet Parade is set to return in 2022. The Bend Park and Recreation District announced its plan to resume the pet parade, which is an Oregon Heritage Event dating back to 1932.
“The pet parade is enjoyed by thousands of participants and spectators, and we aim to provide a family-friendly, safe, easy-to-join parade to begin the holiday,” said Matt Mercer, recreation services director. “We enjoy the opportunity to be part of family traditions each Independence Day.”
As in the past, the parade will be open to any and all who wish…
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India’s Mass Tree Planting Success: Forest Cover Grows by Half-Million Acres in Two Years
India’s forests are growing. Learn more here.
A recent report from the Forest Survey of India (FSI) found that recent spurious tree planting activities have taken root in terms of the overall forest coverage in the nation.
The country’s forests have grown by 870 square square miles of forest cover—over half a million acres (2,261 square kilometers), over the last three years, and while that isn’t as big as a medium-sized American national park, the sum is part of an equation that includes deforestation.
A full quarter of the world’s second-most populous nation is covered in forest, which the FSI is focused on making qualitatively rich, not just quantitively.
The three Indian states showing the highest increases…
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