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January 22, 2025
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Charging forward: The impact of electrifying heavy-duty vehicles on the grid



College Station TX (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Electric heavy-duty vehicles offer significant advantages, including reduced noise pollution and lower emissions. However, there's still a disadvantage to overcome - too many heavy-duty electric vehicles (EVs) could overload the grid. In the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Thomas Overbye, professor, Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass, a senior research engineer, and electrical engineering graduate students Diana Wallison and Lyric Haylow conducted a three-year project to determine how t ... read more

ENERGY NEWS
Explained: Generative AI's environmental impact
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
In a two-part series, MIT News explores the environmental implications of generative AI. In this article, we look at why this technology is so resource-intensive. A second piece will investigate wha ... more
TECH SPACE
Flexible electronics integrated with paper-thin structure for use in space
Urbana IL (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Being lightweight is essential for space structures, particularly for tools used on already small, lightweight satellites. The ability to perform multiple functions is a bonus. To address these char ... more
BIO FUEL
From lab to field: CABBI pipeline delivers oil-rich sorghum
Omaha NB (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have developed a new sorghum variant that can outperform soybeans in oil production, with great potential as a cle ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it - the flickering star is 2.2 million li ... more
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New chainmail-like material could be the future of armor
Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
In a remarkable feat of chemistry, a Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked material. Resembling the interlocking links ... more
ENERGY TECH
New material reveals unconventional superconductivity hallmark
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a novel superconducting material by blending iron, nickel, and zirconium. The resulting polycrystalline alloy exhibits superconducting pro ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New tools analyze Pollock paintings with 2D multifractal methods
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Analyzing variability in one-dimensional time series, such as temperature changes or exchange rates, has long benefited from multifractal methods. Now, researchers have extended these techniques to ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Planet expands high-resolution imaging with Pelican-2 and SuperDoves
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a renowned provider of daily Earth data and insights, has successfully launched its high-resolution Pelican-2 satellite along with 36 SuperDove satellites from the Flock 4 ... more

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ROBO SPACE
Robots should be repurposed to combat e-waste crisis
London, UK (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of West England have urged the robotics industry to focus on developing robots that can be reprogrammed and repurposed for alternative t ... more
CHIP TECH
Seed sized signal amplifier designed for future space missions
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Smaller than a strawberry seed, a compact signal amplifier has been developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) to bridge a crucial technological gap, paving the way for advanced radar and telecomm ... more
CAR TECH
Super-sized electric vehicles will not solve the climate crisis
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
As electric vehicles (EVs) grow in both popularity and physical dimensions, the size of their batteries has increased substantially to enhance range and performance. ... more
TRADE WARS
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit
Panama City (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway. ... more
TRADE WARS
China vows to defend 'interests' against Trump tariff threats
Beijing (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
China on Wednesday vowed to defend its "national interests" against tariff threats from US President Donald Trump after warned he could impose a 10 percent duty on imports from the country by the end of next week. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump says EU 'in for tariffs', warns of 10% rate on China
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to hit the European Union with tariffs, adding that a 10 percent duty on Chinese imports could also come as soon as February 1. ... more
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As Trump takes aim at EVs, how far will rollback go?
New York (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
As part of his flurry of first-day actions, US President Donald Trump took aim at electric vehicles, a cornerstone of the Biden administration's climate change agenda. ... more
TECH SPACE
Trump touts $500 bn AI project from Softbank, Oracle, OpenAI
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence led by Japanese giant Softbank, cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. ... more
TRADE WARS
EU, China warn against trade friction after Trump's return
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
EU, German and Chinese leaders took turns defending global cooperation in Davos on Tuesday as the spectre of new trade wars looms following Donald Trump's return to the White House. ... more
TRADE WARS
EU launches new WTO case against China high-tech patent rules
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
The European Union launched a new challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday against China's rules on royalty rates for high-tech patents, amid escalating trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels. ... more
TRADE WARS
Markets rise after Trump AI pledge but China tariff fears return
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will take a more cautious approach on trade than initially feared. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Masa Son, Trump's Japanese buddy with the Midas Touch
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer with a spectacular but also sketchy investment record. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
General Atomics tests advanced nuclear thermal propulsion fuel at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced a major step forward in nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology with successful testing of its reactor fuel at NASA's Marshall Space Fl ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New Zealand mayor goes nuclear after Trump claims US 'split the atom'
Wellington (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in US president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
DGIST unveils discovery of a one third fractional quantum state
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Professor Youngwook Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) and Professor Gilyoung Cho from the Korea Advanced Institute o ... more
TECH SPACE
Smart textile sensors for light, pressure and chemical sensing revolutionize wearables
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Professor Bonghoon Kim from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST; President Kunwoo Lee) has led the development o ... more
UAV NEWS
'Unprecedented' level of control allows person without use of limbs to operate virtual quadcopter
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
A brain-computer interface implanted in a participant with tetraplegia has enabled precise control of a virtual quadcopter through thought alone. The groundbreaking system interprets brain signals a ... more
CYBER WARS
TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app's reinstatement
Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2025
TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. ... more
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CARBON WORLDS
Indonesia launches international carbon exchange
Jakarta (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
Indonesia opened its carbon exchange to international buyers on Monday, aiming to raise funds to help meet ambitious domestic climate goals. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Armies, jihadists kill civilians 'with impunity' in W.Africa: HRW
Abidjan (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Jihadist groups and national armies have been killing civilians across west Africa with "impunity" in the past two years, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Eight illegal miners killed in Ghana in clashes with soldiers: army
Accra (AFP) Jan 19, 2025
At least eight illegal miners were killed in Ghana overnight after clashes with soldiers guarding the AngloGold Ashanti mining site in central Obuasi, the army said Sunday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
US utilities collaborate to accelerate GE Vernova's BWRX-300 deployment
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), announced a partnership with a coalition of utility companies and supply chain partners aimed at ex ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Lesotho's king pitches green energy to Davos elites
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
Lesotho's King Letsie III has embarked on an ambitious mission in snowy Davos, where global powerbrokers have converged, to make a royal pitch: invest in his small African nation's green transition. ... more
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