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PSDcast – Helping Hollywood Fulfill its Green Ambitions

09/18/2025

­Hollywood, for all its environmental advocacy, doesn’t always make the best choices for the environment OR rely on the greenest power sources. Most production companies rely on gas and diesel generators, which not only emit CO₂ emissions but a huge amount of noise. ReVolt Holdings

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PSDcast – Resilience Drives a Renewed Focus on Energy Storage

08/20/2025

­As renewable energy like wind and solar has become more prominent, energy storage has become ever more critical. But recent incidents like the large-scale blackout in Spain and the recent one in L.A. have shifted the way companies view battery storage – for renewable energy and for business

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PSDcast – A Wireless Sensor for the IoT

08/18/2025

­One of the most critical questions surrounding the Internet of Things is the myriad power requirements for all the devices that comprise this interconnected network of, for lack of a better words, everything. And along those lines, Energous Wireless Power Solutions recently launched

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PSDcast – What Autonomous Systems Engineers Can Learn from Space Engineers

07/14/2025

­We’re all keenly aware that space engineers have to design their systems to function in the most challenging environments, but terrestrial autonomous systems also have to deal with extreme challenges, like radiation exposure. And on the line to discuss this is Bernd Lienhard, CEO of VORAGO

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PSDcast – The Science and Benefits of "Ethical Hacking"

06/30/2025

­You’ve probably heard the term “ethical hacking” or “white hat hacking,” as opposed to black hat hacking, which are, of course, malicious hacker who aim to infiltrate closed system, cause damage, commit theft, or just sow chaos. But ethical hacking has turned into quite the lucrative

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PSDcast - Data Center Power Demands

06/18/2025

­We’ve recently witnessed an exponential increase in data center power demands, driven largely by the equally monumental rise in generative AI. By one estimate, generative AI could add anywhere from $2.6 to 4.4 trillion dollars in global economic benefits annually, and so it’s no surprise

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PSDcast – A Wireless Lunar Charging System

06/16/2025

­Today we’re discussing an exciting development, as Astrobotic and WiBotic just completed flight testing of a wireless lunar charging system. The testing took place over 4 months under the most extreme conditions. And on the line to discuss this cool bit of news is WiBotic’s CEO, Ben

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PSDcast – Getting Closer to a Viable Fusion Power Plant

06/12/2025

­Nuclear fusion – the power of the sun. We’ve been tinkering with the idea for nearly a century – and in fact, we’ve been working towards fusion reactors since the 1940s, roundabout the same time as the Manhattan Project (take that as you will), though as of yet, we haven’t reached net

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PSDcast – Why Autonomous Public Transit Could Solve Problems that Robotaxis Can’t

06/10/2025

­We’ve been hearing a lot about the possibility of robo-taxis – be they ground-based or vertical take-off and landing. And one would assume these autonomous robo-taxis would help alleviate urban traffic and congestion, but do they really? Imagry,

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PSDcast – Active Suspension Systems in Electric Vehicles

06/04/2025

­One of the more interesting trends to emerge in the automotive landscape is the broader availability of active suspension systems.  While the idea, itself, was tossed around as far back as the 1950s, it didn’t become a thing until 80’s, though it was cost-prohibitive. And even today,

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