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November 25, 2025
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High-power optical vortex beams targeted for future light-matter research across Europe



Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Tampere University has launched a pan-European doctoral network dedicated to the development of high-power optical vortex beams, securing 4.4 million euros in funding from the European Union's Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions program. The consortium's High-Power Optical Vortices (HiPOVor) initiative will recruit and train 15 doctoral researchers focused on the amplification, generation, and application of these beams for advanced research in light-matter interaction. Optical vortex beams, which tran ... read more

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TIME AND SPACE
Optical technique enables generation of hypersound waves in perovskite crystals
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Researchers from TU Dortmund University, University of Wurzburg, and Le Mans Universite have demonstrated the optical generation of shear hypersound pulses with large amplitudes in metal halide pero ... more
ENERGY NEWS
UN slams 'meagre' COP results, 'fatal inaction' of leaders
Geneva (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
The UN rights chief lamented Monday the "meagre results" at the COP30 climate summit, warning that the "fatal inaction" of leaders might one day be considered a crime against humanity. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
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London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
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ROBO SPACE
Trump launches 'Genesis Mission' to speed AI-driven research
Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
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ROBO SPACE
Chinese humanoid robot's three-day walk sets world record
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
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TECH SPACE
Amazon says to invest $50 bn in US government AI infrastructure
Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
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BIO FUEL
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Singapore (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
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ROBO SPACE
UN rights chief warns over generative AI
Geneva (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
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ROBO SPACE
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Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
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INTERNET SPACE
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TRADE WARS
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Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
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ENERGY NEWS
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CHIP TECH
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CHIP TECH
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CLIMATE SCIENCE
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Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
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CHIP TECH
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
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TECH SPACE
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Fayetteville, United States (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
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SOLAR DAILY
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TIME AND SPACE
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CHIP TECH
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi insisted that a $135-billion stimulus package approved Friday was fiscally responsible and that she would reduce the country's colossal debt burden. ... more
OIL AND GAS
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Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration is planning to open up millions of square miles (kilometers) of US coastal waters to oil and gas drilling, it said Thursday, in a step that could lead to a massive expansion of fossil fuel extraction. ... more
TECH SPACE
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Manila (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
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CHIP TECH
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The Hague (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
The Netherlands said Wednesday it had suspended its proposed takeover of Chinese-owned chip maker Nexperia in a sign of "good will", a move China welcomed as a positive "first step". ... more
TECH SPACE
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Dublin (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
Ireland hosts one of the world's fast-growing clusters of data centres, but is running headlong into the difficult consequences. ... more
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