Cybercrime: a Global Threat

Cybercrime: a Global Threat

Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing threats to security today. Cybercrime can be relatively easy to perform. People don’t need extensive skills. Such criminals can also be difficult to catch. These factors make cybercrime quite attractive, and it doesn’t look to...
Do Dams Hold the Key to Clean Energy?

Do Dams Hold the Key to Clean Energy?

The US has many diverse sources of energy including solar panels, wind turbines, and petroleum. One resource, however, remains largely untapped: hydro energy. In other countries, hydro power is a staple of energy production. In the United States, hydro power is not an...
Global Health and Global Security

Global Health and Global Security

Thanks to globalization, the populations of the world are extremely connected like never before. While this has led to many benefits, it also brings an often underestimated global security risk: the spread of disease and a negative effect on global health. After all,...
Offshore Wind Farms and the Future of Global Energy

Offshore Wind Farms and the Future of Global Energy

Today the demand for global energy is increasing at its fastest rate in more than ten years. Most of this demand is being met by fossil fuels. Fossil fuels alone, however, present an imbalanced approach that also adds to climate change. As a result, experts are...
How the US Department of Energy Uses Blockchain

How the US Department of Energy Uses Blockchain

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is the latest organization to capitalize on blockchain’s potential. Blockchain has disrupted industry after industry, and the DOE is ready to leverage blockchain when it comes to...