24/7 Energy News Coverage
January 24, 2025
EARTH OBSERVATION
Technology for oxidizing atmospheric methane won't help the climate
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
As the atmosphere continues to fill with greenhouse gases from human activities, many proposals have surfaced to "geoengineer" climate-saving solutions, that is, alter the atmosphere at a global sca ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Oxford report shows carbon storage can thrive without government billions
London, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Oxford Net Zero and Carbon Balance researchers highlight risks in the UK's carbon capture and storage (CCS) strategy and propose an innovative mandate for fossil fuel producers to fund CO2 storage, ... more
ABOUT US
How to Design Humane Autonomous Systems
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
In a rapidly evolving era of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems, a new book by a team of interdisciplinary scholars provides an essential examination of these technologies from a hu ... more
ENERGY TECH
New general law governs fracture energy of networks across materials and length scales
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Materials like car tires, human tissues, and spider webs are diverse in composition, but all contain networks of interconnected strands. A long-standing question about the durability of these materi ... more
CHIP TECH
Orchestrating nanoscale exploration for quantum science
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Light, matter, and their interactions form the foundation of Randall Goldsmith's pioneering research at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. As a chemistry professor, Goldsmith directs these funda ... more
OIL AND GAS
Development of a 2-liter ammonia fueled engine
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
A 2-liter engine powered by ammonia, a renewable and zero-carbon energy source, has been developed to serve as a versatile platform for applications such as vehicles, ships, aircraft, and industrial ... more
ENERGY TECH
How to recycle CO2 from flue gases
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Extracting and reusing CO2 from flue gases is a challenging task, particularly because carbon dioxide typically constitutes only a small percentage of these gas mixtures. Achieving this under realis ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Scale-up fabrication of perovskite quantum dots
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Quantum dots, tiny semiconductor nanomaterials known for their color-tunable and highly efficient photoluminescence, have revolutionized display technologies such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs), ... 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
TECH SPACE
Turn on the lights DAVD display helps navy divers navigate undersea conditions
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2025
The USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor left a lasting impression on Dr. Sandra Chapman during childhood visits with her father. Now a program officer in the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Warfig ... 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
OIL AND GAS
Trump moves to redesignate Houthi rebels as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 23, 2025
President Donald Trump moved on Wednesday to re-designate the Iran-proxy Houthi militia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, as he continues to undo the policies of former President Joe Biden during his first days back in office. ... more
TRADE WARS
Stock markets build on Trump rally, yen climbs after BoJ cut
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 24, 2025
Markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut pledge, while the yen strengthened after a widely expected interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump says he'd 'rather not' put tariffs on China
Washington (AFP) Jan 24, 2025
US President Donald Trump said he would "rather not" impose tariffs on China, after repeated pledges on the campaign trail to hit America's biggest economic rival with hefty import levies. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
OpenAI unveils 'Operator' agent that handles web tasks
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 24, 2025
OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence program called "Operator" that can tend to online tasks such as ordering items or filling out forms. ... more
WIND DAILY
US falling behind on wind power, think tank warns
Paris (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
The United States is falling behind the European Union in the rollout of wind power and risks being overtaken by China, a think tank said Thursday, days after Trump announced a crackdown on new wind projects. ... more
TECH SPACE
Musk bashes Trump-backed AI mega project
Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
Tech titan Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on a $500 billion AI project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn't there. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Does China control the Panama Canal, as Trump claims?
Panama City (AFP) Jan 22, 2025
US President Donald Trump's threat to seize the Panama Canal over alleged undue Chinese influence may really be aimed at limiting Beijing's growing diplomatic and economic presence in Latin America, experts say. ... more
AEROSPACE
Company developing supersonic aircraft
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
China's private aerospace sector is showcasing its advanced technological capabilities, expanding beyond rockets, satellites, and drones to pursue a bold new venture: the development of a supersonic ... more
ROBO SPACE
Exploring ethical dimensions of aware AI in Uppsala
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Artificially intelligent systems are increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from automated vehicles to delivery robots and virtual assistants. As research shifts towards developing systems with ... more
ENERGY TECH
Chinese artificial sun achieves record-setting milestone towards fusion power generation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), often referred to as China's "artificial sun," has achieved a significant scientific achievement by maintaining high-confinement plasma oper ... more
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