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  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 |
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Explained: Generative AI's environmental impactBoston 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  
Flexible electronics integrated with paper-thin structure for use in spaceUrbana 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  
From lab to field: CABBI pipeline delivers oil-rich sorghumOmaha 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  
NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universeGreenbelt 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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Robots should be repurposed to combat e-waste crisisLondon, 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 |
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Seed sized signal amplifier designed for future space missionsParis, 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 
Super-sized electric vehicles will not solve the climate crisisLos 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  
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts auditPanama 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 
China vows to defend 'interests' against Trump tariff threatsBeijing (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 |
Trump says EU 'in for tariffs', warns of 10% rate on ChinaWashington (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 
Trump touts $500 bn AI project from Softbank, Oracle, OpenAIWashington (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 
EU, China warn against trade friction after Trump's returnDavos, 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 
EU launches new WTO case against China high-tech patent rulesBrussels, 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 |
Markets rise after Trump AI pledge but China tariff fears returnHong 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  
Masa Son, Trump's Japanese buddy with the Midas TouchTokyo (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  
General Atomics tests advanced nuclear thermal propulsion fuel at NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterLos 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  
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 |
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DGIST unveils discovery of a one third fractional quantum stateTokyo, 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 
Smart textile sensors for light, pressure and chemical sensing revolutionize wearablesTokyo, 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  
'Unprecedented' level of control allows person without use of limbs to operate virtual quadcopterLos 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  
TikTok shuts down US access as Trump seeks app's reinstatementWashington (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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Indonesia launches international carbon exchangeJakarta (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 |
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Armies, jihadists kill civilians 'with impunity' in W.Africa: HRWAbidjan (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 
Eight illegal miners killed in Ghana in clashes with soldiers: armyAccra (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  
US utilities collaborate to accelerate GE Vernova's BWRX-300 deploymentLos 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  
Lesotho's king pitches green energy to Davos elitesDavos, 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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