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November 21, 2025
CARBON WORLDS
Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30: NGO



Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Companies and groups backing carbon-capture technology, which critics slam as an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels, have deployed more than 500 participants to the COP30 climate talks, according to a list compiled by an NGO and shared exclusively with AFP. The list, assembled by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), names oil and gas giants such as ExxonMobil, Shell and BP, along with Brazil's state-owned Petrobras and China National Petroleum Corp. CIEL's inventory is broad, ... read more

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AEROSPACE
Light powered micromotors achieve flight in open air
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Researchers at Concordia University have built the first micromotors able to move freely through the air using only light as their source of power. This advance marks a major shift for the field of ... more
BIO FUEL
Methane conversion enabled by iron catalyst delivers pharmaceutical compounds
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers at CiQUS have developed an iron-based catalyst to control methane reactivity, which allows natural gas to serve as a feedstock for chemicals used in medicine. Methane, ethane, and ... more
ENERGY TECH
Wafer-scale capacitors produced in one second with rapid heating and cooling process
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Researchers led by Professor HU Weijin from the Institute of Metal Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated a fabrication method for energy storage capacitors that completes in ... more
ENERGY TECH
Zap Energy achieves extreme fusion plasma pressures in new FuZE-3 trial
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Zap Energy has reported that its Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3 (FuZE-3) has produced plasmas with electron pressures reaching 830 megapascals. This figure corresponds to a total pressure of 1.6 gigapa ... more
TECH SPACE
Quantum timing and sensing partnership set to reshape space infrastructure
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Voyager Technologies and Infleqtion have formed a strategic partnership to deploy dual-use quantum technology in low-Earth orbit and beyond. The initiative aims to transfer quantum utility from labo ... more
TECH SPACE
Thermal defects boost heat blocking in alloy materials
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers at QUT have demonstrated a structural process explaining how specific materials block heat, impacting technologies such as energy conversion, insulation, and gas storage. Siqi Liu ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
AI Earth System Model integrates climate and environmental simulations for enhanced forecasting
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology researchers are developing an artificial intelligence world model that unifies global climate, weather, and environmental simulations. The WOW project aims to advan ... more
ENERGY TECH
Adoption of dynamic control technology improves EV charging grid integration
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers have tested the use of Distribution Static Compensators (D-STATCOM) at electric vehicle charging stations to control the effects of fluctuating demand as more electric vehicles plug in a ... more

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SOLAR DAILY
Solar plant grid stability improves as Cordoba researchers deploy high-speed sensor system
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
The Instrumentation and Industrial Electronics research group at the University of Cordoba has implemented a sensor-based system for monitoring solar power plants. This network collects energy and m ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Uranium extraction from seawater progresses with engineered material for nuclear fuel supply
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers have developed a covalent organic framework material able to improve the process of extracting uranium from seawater, according to a study detailed by Dr Xishi Tai of Weifang University ... more
CHIP TECH
Circuits Integrated selects UK Space South Central cluster for 3D satellite chipset expansion
London, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Greek semiconductor design firm Circuits Integrated has joined the UK's Space South Central cluster, initiating its first UK office at Surrey Research Park to enhance the development of advanced chi ... more
OIL AND GAS
Next-generation hydrogen truck engine achieves major gains in efficiency and power
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine for heavy-duty trucks, upgrading it with a high-performance turbocharger. This enhancement increases th ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Alleged Chinese scam kingpin extradited from Thailand: police
Bangkok (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
An alleged Chinese racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar was extradited from Thailand to China on Wednesday, a police official in Bangkok told AFP. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
French writers sue TikTok over copyright: trade group
Paris (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
A trade group representing French authors and screenwriters said Thursday that it had launched legal action against Chinese social media group TikTok over alleged copyright infringements. ... more
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TECH SPACE
Gaming growth pushes Tencent revenue to beat forecasts
Beijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Chinese internet giant Tencent generated forecast-beating revenue during the third quarter, a statement showed Thursday, boosted by robust growth in its domestic games business. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Iran confirms seizure of Marshall Islands-flagged tanker
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2025
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed Saturday that it has seized a fuel tanker bound for Singapore from the United Arab Emirates. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Light pollution disrupts carbon cycle balance across continents
London, UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is changing how ecosystems store and release carbon across large areas, research from Cranfield University shows. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, anal ... more
CHIP TECH
Gold electron spins mapped in full resolve decades-old surface debate
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science have addressed a 20-year controversy regarding the electron spin direction on gold surfaces. Their team employed a Photoelectron Momentum Microscop ... more
CHIP TECH
Zinc oxide device achieves electric control of triple quantum dots for quantum computing
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research at Tohoku University have electrically controlled triple quantum dots in a zinc oxide semiconductor, marking a step toward quantum inform ... more
TECH SPACE
Could atoms be reordered to enhance electronic devices?
Fayetteville, United States (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
The optical properties of a thin layer of the semiconductor germanium-tin (GeSn) sandwiched between barriers of silicon-germanium-tin (SiGeSn), a structure known as a quantum well, have been studied ... more
SOLAR DAILY
High efficiency and stability achieved in perovskite cells using fullerene derivatives
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers in China have enhanced the performance and durability of inverted perovskite solar cells by creating two new 56pi-electron fullerene derivatives known as C60-TFB and C60-TFP for use as e ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Efficient quantum process tomography for enabling scalable optical quantum computing
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Optical quantum computers are gaining attention as a next-generation computing technology with high speed and scalability. However, accurately characterizing complex optical processes, where multipl ... more
CHIP TECH
AI-driven optical chip achieves real time tensor operations for next gen intelligence systems
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers at Aalto University have demonstrated single-shot tensor computing using light, enabling computational speeds that surpass traditional electronic approaches. Tensor processing supp ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Advances in structured light and machine intelligence reshape photonics
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Scientists are now using light in new, more complex ways, enabled by artificial intelligence (AI). Structured light - light that is carefully shaped and controlled to have complex features - can be ... more
OIL AND GAS
Record support in Norway for fossil fuel drilling: study
Oslo (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
A record number of Norwegians support their country continuing to explore and drill for fossil fuels, a survey has found, as world leaders gather for UN talks on climate change. ... more
THE PITS
South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30
Seoul (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
South Korea pledged Monday to phase out coal power plants that lack emission-reducing measures, an ambitious step for a country that generates a third of its electricity from the fossil fuel. ... more
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EU defends carbon tax as ministers take over COP30 negotiations
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Ministers took over UN climate negotiations in Brazil Monday as COP30 entered its final stretch, with nations split on key issues and the EU defending a carbon tax criticized by China and others. ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI enables tailored education for medical students at scale
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Researchers at Dartmouth have demonstrated that artificial intelligence platforms can provide individualized academic support for large student populations. The study tracked 190 medical students wh ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Blade-coating advances promise uniform perovskite solar films at industrial scale
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers at Zhejiang University have mapped critical parameters governing crystallization in blade-coated perovskite films, clarifying pathways to manufacture high-efficiency solar cells and opto ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Floating solar panels show promise, but environmental impacts vary
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study finds those effects vary significantly depending on where the systems are deploye ... more
ROBO SPACE
Wearable Lets Users Control Machines and Robots While on the Move
La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a next-generation wearable system that enables people to control machines using everyday gestures - even while running, riding in a ... more
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