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October 14, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown - using Musk's Starlink



Beijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal. Satellite images and AFP drone footage show frenetic building work in the heavily guarded compounds around Myawaddy on the Thailand-Myanmar border, which appear to be using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service on a huge scale. Experts say most of the centres, notorious fo ... read more

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INTERNET SPACE
Sunlike quantum dot LEDs promise ultra-thin light sources for next-gen displays
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2025
Researchers have developed a paper-thin quantum dot LED that emits a warm, sunlike glow, potentially revolutionizing the way displays and indoor lighting are made. Reported in ACS Applied Materials ... more
TECH SPACE
Uncovering new physics in metals manufacturing
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
For decades, it's been known that subtle chemical patterns exist in metal alloys, but researchers thought they were too minor to matter - or that they got erased during manufacturing. However, recen ... more
OIL AND GAS
US threats cast doubt on shipping emissions deal
London (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on those supporting it. ... more
TRADE WARS
China says will 'fight to the end' in US trade war
Beijing Oct 14, 2025
China said Tuesday it was ready to "fight to the end" in a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump said he would slap additional 100 percent tariffs on goods from the country. ... more
WOOD PILE
Global goal to end deforestation nowhere near being met: experts
Paris (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Deforestation "has not meaningfully declined" despite a global pledge to halt forest destruction, but next month's UN climate summit in the Amazon could mark a turning point, experts said Tuesday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
'She power' on the rise across China's sci-tech landscape
Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
The life of Wang Haoze, who is the third Chinese woman to embark on a manned space mission, has been marked by grueling training: desert survival drills with extreme temperature swings, claustrophob ... more
TRADE WARS
Asian stocks pare tariff-led losses, Tokyo hit by political turmoil
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Asian stocks sank Tuesday on fresh trade war worries after China imposed curbs on US units of a Korean shipbuilder, dealing a blow to hopes that a flare-up at the weekend had been settled. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Black gold, green promises: Brazil's climate paradox
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Can oil, the climate villain, be used to pay for its own demise? ... more

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ROBO SPACE
California enacts first US law requiring AI chatbot safety measures
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence chatbots, defying a push from the White House to leave such technology unchecked. ... more
CAR TECH
Massive UK dieselgate lawsuit reaches court
London (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
A trial involving five major carmakers opened at London's High Court Monday, marking the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal that has rocked the auto industry for a decade. ... more
TRADE WARS
IMF meetings begin under fresh cloud of US-China trade tensions
Washington (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
The IMF and World Bank's semi-annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors got underway in Washington on Monday, against the backdrop of new trade threats between the world's two largest economies. ... more
CHIP TECH
OpenAI announces Broadcom partnership to build AI chips
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced Monday it is teaming up with chip giant Broadcom to design and build its own specialized computer processors for artificial intelligence. ... more
TRADE WARS
China accuses US of 'double standards' over new tariffs threat
Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
China's trade grew faster than expected last month, official data showed Monday, though fresh fears are rising of a major escalation in the tariff war between Beijing and Washington. ... more
TRADE WARS
In bid to save shipyards, US set to charge fees on Chinese ships
New York (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
An escalating trade war between China and the United States faces another flashpoint Tuesday when Chinese ships will be required to start paying a special fee to dock at US ports. ... more
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ROBO SPACE
Mass-produced AI podcasts disrupt a fragile industry
New York (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
Artificial intelligence now makes it possible to mass-produce podcasts with completely virtual hosts, a development that is disrupting an industry still finding its footing and operating on a fragile business model. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Iraq criticises US sanctions on firm, militias over ties to Iran
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 11, 2025
Iraq on Saturday criticised US sanctions on a company, individuals and armed groups Washington has said have ties with Iran-backed militias, calling the move "deeply regrettable". ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Brazil 'frustrated' with delays in COP climate commitments
Brasilia (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Brazil expressed frustration Friday as countries - including major polluters such as India and EU members - drag their feet in submitting new climate targets, less than a month before the country hosts COP30. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
MIT physicists improve the precision of atomic clocks
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the precision of atomic clocks. An atomic clock keeps time by relying on ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, more accurately
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to detect with our current single-location warning system, according to a new ... more
FARM NEWS
Africa's path to low-carbon food security
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Africa's agrifood system produces nearly 2.9 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent each year - over a quarter of the global total. A new comparative study examining Africa and China's agricultural trajec ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Artificial plant device cleans radioactive soil using only sunlight
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
A research group at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), led by Professor Seongkyun Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry, has developed a solar-powered artifi ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Trump administration cancels massive Nevada solar power project
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 10, 2025
The Trump administration has canceled the proposed Esmeralda 7 Solar Project in Nevada that would have been among the world's largest solar power facilities. ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
New tabletop detector to capture gravitational waves in the milli-Hz range
London, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking method to detect gravitational waves in the milli-Hertz frequency range, unlocking a new observational window into the universe. This advance could allow re ... more
CYBER WARS
Advancing European satellite security through quantum communications
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a euro 50 million contract with Thales Alenia Space to initiate the preliminary design phase of the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. This milest ... more
CAR TECH
Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers
University Park PA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Electric vehicles (EVs) can have lower fuel costs and reduce emissions relative to cars that use gasoline, but they are only a practical option if drivers have convenient ways to charge them. For pe ... more
ROBO SPACE
NASA's Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the roboti ... more
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WATER WORLD
Cracked coatings unlock new pathway for solar-powered clean water systems
Nanchang, China (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
More than 3.6 billion people worldwide face water scarcity, and conventional desalination still depends on energy-intensive methods. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) offers a greener alte ... more
OIL AND GAS
Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Palladium is one of the keys to jump-starting a hydrogen-based energy economy. The silvery metal is a natural gatekeeper against every gas except hydrogen, which it readily lets through. For its exc ... more
WATER WORLD
Crocodile skin inspires resilient solar desalination breakthrough
Nanchang China (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
More than 3.6 billion people face water scarcity, and conventional desalination consumes large amounts of energy. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) offers a sustainable option, but perform ... more
OIL AND GAS
Solar hydrogen reimagined as a profitable clean chemical platform
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
A new review led by Professor Fatwa F. Abdi of the School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) proposes a transformative approach to solar-driven water electrolysis, p ... more
BIO FUEL
Solar leaf converts CO2 and water into formate for cleaner chemical manufacturing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2025
Researchers at the University of Cambridge report a solar-powered biohybrid device that turns sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into formate, delivering a clean feedstock for further synthesis. The ... more
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