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Xcel Energy Delcares Energy Alert and Needs Your Help

Lori Crofford — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:15:14 +0000

We are expecting a scorcher today and even hotter temperatures tomorrow. With the heat comes higher energy use because people are trying to cool down. Xcel Energy needs your help. They have officially declared and energy alert. They are asking everyone in the Texas and New Mexico territory to limit your power usage during the [...]

Xcel Energy is Giving Away Free Electricty

Lori Crofford — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:31:35 +0000

I know, I couldn’t believe it either when I read that Xcel is giving away free electricity. I mean who couldn’t use some free electricity especially in the summertime when the AC is running all the time. So what’s the catch? Xcel Energy has launched the Volt of Knowledge Game on their facebook page. All [...]

Can Electricity Shock Your Brain Into Learning Faster? It Works for the Air Force

Shauna Wright — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:55:33 +0000

One of the toughest things to teach Air Force pilots who guide unmanned attack drones is how to accurately spot targets in complex radar images. Researchers, however, have found a way to cut that lengthy training time in half.

Delivering a mild electrical current to pilots’ brains through EEG electrodes placed on the scalp — a process called transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) — can accelerate learning and improve pilot accuracy. In addition, that accuracy is sustained for up to 40 minutes, whereas it otherwise typically declines after 20 minutes.