New Technology Stops Wasted Electricity

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Power Grid

A startup company named Transphorm has developed a new technology that can transfer electricity with 90% less waste, using gallium nitride. Current conversions of alternating to direct currents lose 10% of all transformed energy. With widespread use, the technology could save enough energy to take California off the grid. Read the full article at HuffingtonPost.com

About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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