Energy News - Energy-Daily.Com brings you daily news on energy technology - its manufacture, its distribution and its application http://www.energy-daily.com/index.html Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT en-us An international research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has measured the radius of the nucleus of muonic helium-3 with unprecedented precision. The results are an important stress test for theories and future experiments in atomic physics. 1.97007 femtometre (quadrillionths of a metre): That's how unimaginably tiny the radius of the atomic nucleus of helium-3 is. This is the ]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT Anthropic launched its latest Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models on Thursday, claiming to set new standards for reasoning but also building in safeguards against rogue behavior. "Claude Opus 4 is our most powerful model yet, and the best coding model in the world," Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said at the San Francisco-based startup's first developers conferen]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT A human clearing junk out of an attic can often guess the contents of a box simply by picking it up and giving it a shake, without the need to see what's inside. Researchers from MIT, Amazon Robotics, and the University of British Columbia have taught robots to do something similar. They developed a technique that enables robots to use only internal sensors to learn about an object's weigh]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT A cutting-edge facility in Glasgow aims to address the risks associated with in-space 3D printing, a technology poised to transform how objects are manufactured in orbit. Researchers at the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering have developed the NextSpace Testrig, the first dedicated facility designed to assess the structural integrity of materials 3D printed in space. ]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT A team of researchers has developed an innovative amphibious robotic dog that can seamlessly navigate both land and water, drawing inspiration from the versatile movement capabilities of mammals. This breakthrough, detailed in a study published in IOP Publishing's Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, seeks to address the limitations faced by conventional amphibious robots, which are typically modeled]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT China's satellite navigation and positioning service industry achieved a total output value of 575.8 billion yuan ($79.9 billion) in 2024, reflecting a 7.39 percent year-on-year growth, according to a white paper released on Sunday. The report highlights the ongoing expansion and technological advancements within the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). By the end of 2024, the cumulat]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT Tariff wars will hinder trade in green technologies such as solar panels and electric vehicles, and hamper the fight against climate change, says Ana Toni, CEO of the UN's COP30 climate conference. COP30 will be held in November in the Amazonian city of Belem in Brazil, where Toni serves as national secretary for climate change. She spoke to AFP at a pre-COP meeting of Latin American cou]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT A research team from the Institute of Science Tokyo has advanced the analysis of energy losses in high-frequency power electronics by employing diamond quantum imaging. These findings could significantly impact the development of more efficient and compact power systems, especially through better understanding and optimization of soft magnetic materials. Led by Professor Mutsuko Hatano, th]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT The world faces a difficult choice: use copper to advance human development in emerging economies or commit it to green energy infrastructure. A new study from the University of Michigan warns that current copper mining rates are far from sufficient to support both trajectories simultaneously. Led by U-M earth and environmental sciences professor Adam Simon, the research estimates that mai]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT Separating crude oil into products such as gasoline, diesel, and heating oil is an energy-intensive process that accounts for about 6 percent of the world's CO2 emissions. Most of that energy goes into the heat needed to separate the components by their boiling point. In an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil fractionation, MIT engineers have de]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT Hong Kong has said it will open its universities to more international students, highlighting those affected by the US government's move this week to block Harvard from enrolling foreign nationals. The sharp escalation in US President Donald Trump's longstanding feud with the prestigious university came as tensions simmer between Washington and Beijing over trade and other issues. The Tr]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT Transition metal oxides are known for their diverse and strongly correlated electronic phases, such as high-temperature superconductivity, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, and charge density waves. These properties are highly dependent on precise lattice structures and electron configurations, making the accurate design and growth of these materials critical for unlocking their full potential]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an unlikely ally in the fight to keep the continent cool: penguin poo. Published Thursday in Communications Earth & Environment, the research shows that ammonia wafting off penguin guano seeds extra cloud cover above coastal Antarctica, likely blocking sunlight and nudgin]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT A retailer in the UK has suspended in-store sales of Labubu toys amid rising concerns over public safety and staff threats, following reports of global thefts and queue violence tied to the sought-after collectibles. The plush toys, resembling a rabbit-like monster, have surged in popularity after endorsements from celebrities such as Rihanna and Dua Lipa. Their limited availability has ]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT One of California's largest utilities is to pay the US Forest Service $82.5 million for a wildfire that burned tens of thousands of acres (hectares) of woodland, the government said Friday. The 2020 Bobcat Fire destroyed dozens of buildings as it tore through the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles. The US government said Southern California Edison had not properly controlled vege]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:29 GMT