Kenny Gruchalla
@gruchalla.bsky.social
Principal Scientist & Distinguished Member of Research Staff at NREL. Energy, immersive (AR/VR/XR), and scientific visualization, HCI. https://gruchalla.github.io
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I wrote a column in my hometown newspaper about the importance of keeping SCIENCE FUNDING in our community 🧪
More soon about the power of writing back HOME 🏠
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/15/g...
More soon about the power of writing back HOME 🏠
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/15/g...
Guest column: Why science funding matters to Indiana
Last week the government cut “indirect costs” to universities and medical centers, which cover shared resources like buildings, utility bills, computer networks, and support staff. Indiana will los…
www.chicagotribune.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I wrote a column in my hometown newspaper about the importance of keeping SCIENCE FUNDING in our community 🧪
More soon about the power of writing back HOME 🏠
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/15/g...
More soon about the power of writing back HOME 🏠
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/15/g...
Happy to report that this morning I misspelled “bureaucratic” close enough that the spell checker recognized it on the first try!
February 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Happy to report that this morning I misspelled “bureaucratic” close enough that the spell checker recognized it on the first try!
Reports coming in from Australia and New Zealand on 2025,
December 31, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Reports coming in from Australia and New Zealand on 2025,
When I hear things like this, I’m struck by the underlying mathematical structure of music that allows this to work.
December 7, 2024 at 3:49 PM
When I hear things like this, I’m struck by the underlying mathematical structure of music that allows this to work.
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One of the reasons Bluesky is seeing more engagement: other platforms have adopted the behaviour of de-prioritising external links (like, say, to research papers) due to Ad models.
See this: bsky.app/profile/alt...
Here links can be freely shared without being drowned out or de-emphasized
See this: bsky.app/profile/alt...
Here links can be freely shared without being drowned out or de-emphasized
@altmetric.com on Bluesky
We’re no experts but this sounds like it might be suboptimal for disseminating research.
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December 3, 2024 at 2:01 PM
One of the reasons Bluesky is seeing more engagement: other platforms have adopted the behaviour of de-prioritising external links (like, say, to research papers) due to Ad models.
See this: bsky.app/profile/alt...
Here links can be freely shared without being drowned out or de-emphasized
See this: bsky.app/profile/alt...
Here links can be freely shared without being drowned out or de-emphasized
UHC delayed my CT for weeks—a CT that would reveal that I was suffering from a ruptured appendix. They pre-authorized my appendectomy and then subsequently denied the claim. Also, I have an alibi.
December 5, 2024 at 2:22 AM
UHC delayed my CT for weeks—a CT that would reveal that I was suffering from a ruptured appendix. They pre-authorized my appendectomy and then subsequently denied the claim. Also, I have an alibi.
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Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
Agrivoltaics can increase grape yield by up to 60%
French agrivoltaics company Sun'Agri says that two of its facilities increased grape yields by 20% to 60% in 2024, compared to areas without solar panels. The PV modules helped regulate temperature fl...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
I skeet; therefore, I am.
November 27, 2024 at 3:11 AM
I skeet; therefore, I am.