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Bilayer tin oxide layer boosts back contact perovskite solar cell efficiency and stabilityTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a bilayer tin oxide electron transport layer can raise the efficiency and stability of back-contact perovskite solar cells while addressing key inte ... more  
Brain like chips could cut AI power demandBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Researchers argue that future AI hardware must process data in a more brain like way to curb the growing energy costs of real world applications. They propose architectures that bring computation cl ... more  
"Robot, make me a chair" robot-make-me-a-chair-in-six-promptsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools inco ... more 
Germanium oxide interface boosts tin monosulfide thin film solar cell efficiency and stabilityTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Researchers at Chonnam National University in the Republic of Korea report that a nanometer scale germanium oxide layer can address a longstanding bottleneck in tin monosulfide thin film solar cells ... more |
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Laser experiment proposed to probe quantum nature of gravityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have outlined an experiment in which light exchanges discrete packets of energy with gravitational waves, potentially revealing the long-sought qu ... more  
Engineered interlayers boost satellite insulation and flexible electronicsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Researchers at Empa are refining the multilayer insulation foils that wrap many satellites and space probes, aiming to improve their mechanical robustness while maintaining thermal protection. These ... more  
Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks likeAtlanta GA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing. ... more 
Bible 1.0: How Ancient Canon Became Our First Large Language ModelsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Modern large language models are treated as something radically new: vast statistical machines trained on almost everything humans have written, and able to regenerate knowledge on demand. Yet in structural terms, humanity has worked with something similar for millennia. ... more |
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Drone defense system AiON advances from testing to deploymentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 The threat from hostile and uncooperative drones has shifted from a future concern to a current operational challenge as low-cost unmanned systems spread among adversaries and place U.S. forces, par ... more |
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New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical MineralsPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 09, 2025 Cradled in the nose of a high-altitude research airplane, a new NASA sensor has taken to the skies to help geoscientists map rocks hosting lithium and other critical minerals on Earth's surface some ... more  
Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits after deadly floodsJakarta (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said Monday, after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern island of Sumatra. ... more  
China to impose anti-dumping EU pork duties for five yearsBeijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 China will impose "anti-dumping duties" ranging from 4.9 percent to 19.8 percent on some European Union pork and pork products, the country's commerce ministry announced Tuesday. ... more 
Brain machine hybrid model boosts acoustic target detection robustnessTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a brain - machine hybrid acoustic target detection system that links electroencephalography (EEG) inputs with automatic sound classi ... more |
'Easiest scam in the world': Musicians sound alarm over AI impersonatorsLondon (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Does the latest track by your favourite singer sound slightly off? You may be right. Fraudulent AI-generated tracks are increasingly appearing in artists' own profiles on streaming platforms, presented as their original work. ... more  |
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Light driven process prints biocompatible plastic electrodesLinkoping, Sweden (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Researchers at Linkoping University and Lund University have demonstrated that visible light can drive the formation of conductive polymer electrodes from water based solutions without hazardous che ... more 
Microscopic light powered robots integrate brain sensor and motor on a speck sized chipLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently ... more 
New quantum chemistry method to unlock secrets of advanced materialsChicago IL (SPX) Dec 15, 2025 A new computational approach developed at the University of Chicago promises to shed light on some of the world's most puzzling materials - from high-temperature superconductors to solar cell semico ... more 
Will OpenAI be the next tech giant or next Netscape?New York (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Three years after ChatGPT made OpenAI the leader in artificial intelligence and a household name, rivals have closed the gap and some investors are wondering if the sensation has the wherewithal to stay dominant. ... more |
Working to eliminate barriers to adopting nuclear energyCambridge MA (MIT) Dec 15, 2025 Nuclear waste continues to be a bottleneck in the widespread use of nuclear energy, so doctoral student Dauren Sarsenbayev is developing models to address the problem. Sarsenbayev focuses on o ... more 
Aechelon links Vantor 3D terrain with Orbion SkyBeam to boost ICEYE SAR AILos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Aechelon Technology has completed a proof-of-concept integration of Vantor's 3D Operational Terrain into its Project Orbion SkyBeam AI exploitation system, using ICEYE's space-based synthetic apertu ... more 
Acid treated carbon nanotubes raise efficiency and durability of flexible perovskite solar modulesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Flexible perovskite solar modules are emerging as a candidate for lightweight, bendable photovoltaics, but maintaining high efficiency while preserving long term stability and low cost remains diffi ... more 
Asymmetric side chain design boosts thick film organic solar cell efficiencyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Researchers from Beijing Normal University and Qingdao University have developed a nonfused ring electron acceptor (NFREA) called TT-Ph-C6 that improves the performance of thick-film organic solar c ... more |
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FEOC and the Black Ships: How America Is Replaying Gunboat Diplomacy Against ItselfTorrance CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry sailed four coal-powered warships into Edo Bay and pointed their cannons at Japan. The ships belched black smoke, rattled the shoreline, and terrified a nation that ... more 
Molecular contacts push tandem solar cells to 31.4 percent efficiencyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Researchers in Munich and international partners have raised the efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells to 31.4 percent by tailoring the molecular contacts at the interface between the ... more 
Solar panels over crops ease heat stress for farmworkersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Mounting solar panels above crop fields can improve working conditions for farmworkers as well as produce food and electricity on the same land, according to research to be presented at the AGU 2025 ... more  
After cars, EU truck-makers urge reprieve from CO2 finesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 European truck-makers urged the EU to delay or suspend stiff emission reduction fines on Monday, as car producers look set to win a much-clamoured-for reprieve from Brussels. ... more |
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Asian markets retreat ahead of US jobs as tech worries weighHong Kong (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Asian markets extended losses with Wall Street on Tuesday as investors prepared for key US jobs and inflation data, while sentiment remains subdued by worries over a possible tech bubble. ... more |
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EU set to scrap 2035 combustion-engine ban in car industry boostBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 The EU looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe's embattled auto industry. ... more 
Ford scales back EV ambitions, forecasts $19.5 bn write-downNew York (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Ford on Monday announced a major retreat from large electric vehicles, planning a write-off of about $19.5 billion over several years as it pivots toward hybrids, gas-powered trucks and a new battery storage business. ... more 
Spain fines Airbnb 64 mn euros for posting banned propertiesMadrid (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Spain's leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than 64 million euros ($75 million), notably for advertising banned rental properties, at a time the country faces a housing crisis. ... more  
South Africa's informal miners fight for their future in coal's twilightErmelo, South Africa (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Growing up, Cyprial dreamed of being a lawyer. Instead, he now spends his days underground, swinging a pickaxe against rock in a pitch-black illegal mine that snakes for kilometres beneath South Africa's coal heartland. ... more |
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