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January 16, 2025
ENERGY NEWS
Doug Burgum touts Trump's plan for 'energy dominance' to Senate panel
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 16, 2025
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee he will seek energy dominance during his confirmation hearing on Thursday. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Biophotovoltaics: a step forward in sustainable energy technology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
In an important study published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, researchers have unveiled new insights into biophotovoltaic (BPV) systems. These advanced systems integrate photosynthetic ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Innovative process removes carbon from air anywhere
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Until now, carbon capture has focused largely on removing greenhouse gases at their source, such as the emissions of power plants, refineries, concrete plants and other industries. But Univers ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Light flexible and radiation resistant organic solar cells for space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Radiation tests suggest that carbon-based organic solar cells could surpass traditional silicon and gallium arsenide cells in efficiency and durability for space applications, according to a Univers ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Method can detect harmful salts forming in nuclear waste melters
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
A new way to identify salts in nuclear waste melters could help improve clean-up technology, including at the Hanford Site, one of the largest, most complex nuclear waste clean-up sites in the world ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Neutron Star Deformations May Create Space-Time Ripples
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Collapsed stars, known as neutron stars, possess extraordinary density - a trillion times that of lead. Despite their significance, the surface features of neutron stars remain largely uncharted. Re ... more
TECH SPACE
New filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Used in everything from soda cans and foil wrap to circuit boards and rocket boosters, aluminum is the second-most-produced metal in the world after steel. By the end of this decade, demand is proje ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Red hot: key facts about Xiaohongshu, the Chinese app taking the US by storm
Beijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
In the days leading up to a proposed US government ban on the social media platform TikTok, American users have turned to another Chinese-owned app, Xiaohongshu. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Novel graphene ribbons poised to advance quantum technologies
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an innovative graphene nanoribbon (GNR) that could pave the way for advances in quantum electronics and computing. Known as t ... more
CHIP TECH
Novel 'quantum refrigerator' is great at erasing quantum computer's chalkboard
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
If you'd like to solve a math problem on a good old-fashioned chalkboard, you want the board clean and free of any previous markings so that you have space to work. Quantum computers have a similar ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Primordial naked singularities may offer insights into quantum gravity
New Delhi (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Two Indian physicists have introduced a novel theoretical perspective that could reshape our understanding of the universe's composition and offer potential avenues to explore quantum gravity. Profe ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
SIIS Signs MOU with Pixxel to Expand Hyperspectral Data Solutions in Korea
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
SIIS Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Moon-Gyu) has formalized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pixxel, a US-India-based space technology enterprise known for its hyperspectral satellite constellation. Th ... more
OIL AND GAS
Shipping emissions mandate led to spike in global temperatures
Ithica NY (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
The summer of 2023 saw a surprising increase in global temperatures, even within the context of the ongoing greenhouse gas-driven warming trend. Many scientists were flummoxed. Their simulations did ... more
ENERGY TECH
Small changes can dramatically boost efficacy of piezoceramics
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with international partners, have demonstrated how minor adjustments can significantly improve the performance of commonly use ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Climate science-denying energy secretary nominee calls for expanding U.S. energy sector
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2025
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Energy Department, faced lawmakers for confirmation hearings and called for efforts to "unleash" America's energy sector. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
U.S., Thailand agree to peaceful use of nuclear energy
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 14, 2025
Officials for the United States and Thailand on Tuesday signed an Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between the two nations. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Methane leaks from Nord Stream pipeline blasts revised up: studies
Paris (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
A series of underwater explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 caused the largest known methane leak on record from a single incident, according to new research published on Wednesday. ... more
CHIP TECH
Dutch and US tighten controls on advanced chips tech to curb flow to China
The Hague (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
The Netherlands on Wednesday announced a tightening of export controls on advanced semiconductor production equipment, but added the new measures targeted a "very limited number of technologies and goods." ... more
TRADE WARS
EU states to review critical foreign tech investments
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
The EU urged member states on Wednesday to scrutinise the potential risks of European companies' investments abroad amid fears of technology leaks in strategic industries. ... more
OIL AND GAS
BP nears deals for oil fields, curbs on gas flaring in Iraq
London (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Iraq and British oil giant BP are set to finalise a deal by early February to develop four oil fields in Kirkuk and curb gas flaring, Iraqi authorities announced Wednesday. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Biden issues order to boost AI infrastructure in US
Washington (AFP) Jan 14, 2025
US President Joe Biden will sign an order Tuesday to speed up the pace at which infrastructure for artificial intelligence development can be built in the country, the White House said, less than a week before he leaves office. ... more
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