Water Consumption of Energy Resource Extraction, Processing, and Conversion
Water and energy are closely linked. The water industry is energy-intensive, consuming electricity for desalination, pumping, and treatment of wastewater.
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Potential Growth of the World Economy
This paper introduces a new framework for projecting potential growth of the world economy, emphasizing the contribution of information technology.
Adaptive Gaussian Process for Short-Term Wind Speed Forecasting
We study the problem of short term wind speed prediction, which is a critical factor for effective wind power generation.
A Field of Its Own: The Emergence of Science and Technology Studies
The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity provides a synoptic overview of the current state of interdisciplinary research, education, administration and management, and problem solving-knowledge that
Science in Democracy: Expertise, Institutions, and Representation
What is science’s proper role in democracy? A half-century ago the answer seemed plain: to “speak truth to power.” Science and politics existed in separate spheres of facts and values.
Toward a Science of Sustainability
This report presents an overview of research horizons in sustainability science.
The Online Laboratory: Conducting Experiments in a Real Labor Market
Online labor markets have great potential as platforms for conducting experiments, as they provide immediate access to a large and diverse subject pool and allow researchers to conduct randomized cont
DOE FY 2011 Budget Request for Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment: Analysis and Recommendations
In spite of the difficult fiscal situation, President Obama's FY 2011 budget request for energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) would increase funding for applied energy RD&D p
Level of Access and Competition in Broadband Markets
In this paper, we consider an unregulated incumbent who owns a broadband infrastructure and decides on how much access to provide to a potential entrant.
The Economics of Productivity
Twenty-three previously published papers examine topics in productivity growth in the information technology industry. Papers discuss U.S.
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