Altair Nanotechnologies is working with the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and the University of Hawaii to supply a 2 megawatt energy storage system to maintain grid stability, all using its nano-scale processing technology that it says provides rapid charging.

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When we hear about big data "solutions, " they tend to focus on computational approaches -- storage, search and processing -- with human intuition largely absent.

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"Benefits to firms will include faster file storage, computer back-up and processing for example, " he said.

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