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John Roach

@byjohnroach

Storyteller, writer and editor with two decades of experience as a science and technology journalist.

 Seattle, WA
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Joined March 2009
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Great to work with @JohnBrecher to tell this story for Microsoft about the potential role of #hydrogen #fuelcell technology in the #energytransition news.microsoft.com/innovatio…
Hydrogen fuel cells could provide emission free backup power at datacenters, Microsoft says - Source

Hydrogen fuel cells could provide emission free backup power at datacenters, Microsoft says - Source

Latham, New York – Hydrogen fuel cells packed into a pair of 40-foot-long shipping containers here ramped up on an overcast day early this June as engineers gathered around laptops displaying data on...

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See how online math tutoring service @HelloEedi uses Microsoft AI to help boost students’ skills and confidence. aka.ms/Aagjivz

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“But it’s equally possible to envision a future in which some of the technology works out, and the globe is reshaped by a combination of renewable energy and renewable storage.” – @SilverJacket newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
The Renewable-Energy Revolution Will Need Renewable Storage

The Renewable-Energy Revolution Will Need Renewable Storage

Can gravity, pressure, and other elemental forces save us from becoming a battery-powered civilization?

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"The technology has a long way to go before it could become an important part of the nation's energy solution," writes @nicolakimjones for @YaleE360. Still, it's fun idea, with potential. e360.yale.edu/features/after…
After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off

After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off

Numerous companies are developing technologies, such as large kites, that can harvest wind energy up to a half-mile above ground. While still in its nascent stages, airborne wind power could potent...

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Are meetings better in the #metaverse? Find out with Mesh for Teams. news.microsoft.com/innovatio…

Mesh for Microsoft Teams aims to make collaboration in the ‘metaverse’ personal and fun - Source

Mesh for Teams is designed to make online meetings more personal, engaging and fun.

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What’s “the cloud”? Microsoft launches a virtual datacenter experience that “makes the cloud real for people and less high-tech and hifalutin.” #cloudcomputing #datacenter #infrastructure news.microsoft.com/innovatio…
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"Air cooling is not enough." My story on why Microsoft is using boiling liquid to cool datacenter computers. news.microsoft.com/innovatio…
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Important story, great #climate reporting. nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
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Best of the Northwest Science Writing Awards submissions are open til 11:59 PM TODAY (Nov. 15). Awards in both institutional and journalism categories. Pass it on @PriscillaLong @byjohnroach @mwmcelroy @hickeyh nwscience.org/news/best-nort…
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“You really need to understand what is going on, you need to know the relationship between objects and actions and you need to summarize and describe it in a natural language sentence.” – Lijuan Wang, on the challenge of image captioning. #AzureAI

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Fun piece to work on for Microsoft about an #AI breakthrough in image captioning. blogs.microsoft.com/ai/azure…
What’s that? Microsoft’s latest breakthrough, now in Azure AI, describes images as well as people...

What’s that? Microsoft’s latest breakthrough, now in Azure AI, describes images as well as people...

Microsoft researchers have built an artificial intelligence system that can generate captions for images that are, in many cases, more accurate than the descriptions people write. The breakthrough in...

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Happy #HydrogenDay and #FuelCell Day. news.microsoft.com/innovatio…
Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells for backup power at datacenters - Source

Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells for backup power at datacenters - Source

In a worldwide first that could jumpstart a long-forecast clean energy economy built around the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen fuel cells have powered a row of datacenter servers for...

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Cool story by @sarahkaplan48. washingtonpost.com/climate-s…
Bringing the chill of the cosmos to a warming planet

Bringing the chill of the cosmos to a warming planet

Scientists are tapping into a law of physics to create cooling systems that work without special fuel or electricity.

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Interesting look at the growth of solar in Australia. nytimes.com/2020/09/29/busin…
How Coal-Loving Australia Became the Leader in Rooftop Solar (Published 2020)

How Coal-Loving Australia Became the Leader in Rooftop Solar (Published 2020)

Embracing solar panels to save money, homeowners have made the country a powerhouse in renewable energy.

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You want solar panels. So do other folks around town. A big company wants to help, eyeing carbon offsets. In Ireland, Microsoft and green energy provider SSE Airtricity harness the internet of things to demonstrate a win-win solution. Here’s my story. news.microsoft.com/innovatio…
Microsoft demonstrates how to increase green energy in Ireland one rooftop at a time - Source

Microsoft demonstrates how to increase green energy in Ireland one rooftop at a time - Source

Solar panels being installed on the roofs of dozens of schools throughout Dublin, Ireland, reflect a novel front in the fight against global climate change, according to a senior software engineer...

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Two years ago, Microsoft researchers sank a datacenter to the bottom of the ocean. This summer, they pulled it out of the water. Here’s my story about what they learned news.microsoft.com/innovatio…
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably - Source

Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably - Source

Microsoft retrieved the Northern Isles underwater datacenter from the seafloor off Scotland's Orkney Islands. Project Natick is proving the concept of underwater datacenters is feasible as well as...

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Solid story and reporting by ⁦@courtneyflatt⁩ on an old yet new energy storage technology. opb.org/article/2020/07/27/p…
Northwest clean-energy advocates eye pumped hydro to fill gaps, with tribes noting concerns

Northwest clean-energy advocates eye pumped hydro to fill gaps, with tribes noting concerns

Many states – including Oregon and Washington – have set renewable energy goals. But, there’s a problem. The wind isn’t always blowing, and the sun isn’t always shining. That’s why wind and solar...

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Can Microsoft help jumpstart the #hydrogen economy? My latest news.microsoft.com/innovatio…
Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells for backup power at datacenters - Source

Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells for backup power at datacenters - Source

In a worldwide first that could jumpstart a long-forecast clean energy economy built around the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen fuel cells have powered a row of datacenter servers for...

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Microsoft's undersea datacenter, Project Natick, is being used to support Folding@home in its efforts to help fight COVID-19 news.microsoft.com/innovatio…
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My latest #storytelling for Microsoft dives into advances in responsible machine learning to help developers understand, protect and control their models throughout the machine learning lifecycle. #MSBuild #CSR #AI blogs.microsoft.com/ai/azure…
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