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Brain learns faster from rare rewards than from repetitionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 More than a century after Pavlov trained dogs to link a bell with food, neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco report that the brain may rely more on the timing of rewards th ... more  
UCSB scientists bottle the sun with liquid batterySanta Barbara, CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 When the sun goes down, solar panels stop working. This is the fundamental hurdle of renewable energy: how to save the sun's power for a rainy day - or a cold night. Chemists at UC Santa Barba ... more  
Airbus taps Synspective SAR radar network for expanded Earth imagingParis, France (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Airbus Defence and Space has signed a new radar satellite data framework agreement with Japanese Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) specialist Synspective Inc. to broaden its space-based radar coverage ... more  
INL and NVIDIA align AI platform to speed advanced nuclear rolloutLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 23, 2026 Idaho National Laboratory has entered a new collaboration with NVIDIA to apply artificial intelligence and accelerated computing to the full life cycle of advanced nuclear reactors, from early desig ... more |
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GENUSA to supply GNF2 reload fuel for Vattenfall Forsmark plantBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 23, 2026 Global Nuclear Fuel and ENUSA have secured a new contract to supply reload fuel for Vattenfall's Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden through their joint venture GENUSA. The agreement, which begin ... more 
INL launches molten salt examination hub for next gen reactorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 23, 2026 The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory is preparing to bring a new molten salt research capability online in March, marking a key step in the development of advanced rea ... more 
US labs map liquid metal path to future fusion power plantsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 23, 2026 A national strategy for research on liquid metals in fusion energy systems is taking shape in the United States following a two day meeting at the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab ... more  
Satellite radar maps reveal rapid delta land lossParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Earths river deltas, home to about 5 percent of the global population and some of the worlds major cities, are sinking as land subsides faster than the sea is rising in many locations. New satellite ... more |
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Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firmLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Infleqtion, a provider of neutral atom based quantum computing and sensing systems, has completed its business combination with Churchill Capital Corp X and is now listed on the New York Stock Excha ... more  
Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space stationIthaca, NY (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be impossible to leave them behind, since they live on and in our bodies, surfaces a ... more  
Regrowing marginal farmland can curb emissions without cutting food outputBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Food production currently accounts for about one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and agriculture places heavy pressure on biodiversity, water resources and water quality across Europe. Res ... more  
Copper price must climb sharply to support global demandLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 The price of copper must at least double to trigger enough new mine development to meet basic global copper needs over the coming decades, according to a team led by a University of Michigan researc ... more |
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UNSW Canberra team advances iodine propulsion for satellitesSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Thousands of satellites are launched every year to support navigation, telecommunications, weather forecasting and emergency warning services, and most rely on onboard propulsion systems to manoeuvr ... more 
UK backs in orbit production of high value materialsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 The UK Space Agency has placed three new study contracts with British companies to assess how advanced materials could be manufactured in Low Earth Orbit for use back on Earth. The projects focus on ... more  
Carbon fibers bend and straighten under electric controlBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Controlled manipulation of fibers that are as thin as or thinner than a human hair remains a major challenge in micromechanics and soft robotics. Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry o ... more  
US renews threat to leave IEAParis, France (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 US Energy Secretary Chris Wright renewed his threat Thursday to pull out of the International Energy Agency, saying Washington would press the organisation to abandon a net-zero agenda 'in the next year or so'. ... more |
 
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate ruleWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 A coalition of environmental and health groups filed suit Wednesday against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations. ... more  
Turkey fires up coal pollution even as it hosts COP31Afsin, Turkey (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the towering chimneys of a coal?fired power plant in southern Turkey. What troubles him most is his children. ... more 
Hologram method boosts 3D image sharpness fivefoldBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Physics have introduced a computational imaging method that sharpens three dimensional holographic images by increasing depth of focus fivefold af ... more 
Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space stationIthaca, NY (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be impossible to leave them behind, since they live on and in our bodies, surf ... more |
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Microwave method speeds coal based carbon for CO2 captureTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Scientists have demonstrated a rapid microwave based method to produce advanced coal derived carbon materials capable of capturing carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas driving climate change. The ... more 
AST SpaceMobile deploys record low orbit cellular array on BlueBird 6Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 AST SpaceMobile has completed the unfolding of its next generation BlueBird 6 satellite, deploying what it describes as the largest commercial communications array antenna yet placed in low Earth or ... more 
New tech and AI set to take athlete data business to next levelParis, France (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 From tracking the trajectory and speed of a footballer's strike to monitoring a Tour de France rider's real-time power output, performance athlete data is deepening its reach in sports, with specialised firms eyeing to score big business. ... more  
'Climate cult' hurts Europe's economy, US energy secretary tells AFPParis, France (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 A 'climate cult' has weighed on Europe's economy, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told AFP on Tuesday, adding that the United States has shown its allies 'tough love' because it wants them to become stronger. ... more |
ECB fines French bank for climate risk failuresFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 The European Central Bank said Friday it had fined French bank Credit Agricole 7.55 million euros ($9 million) for failing to properly identify climate change-related risks that could affect its balance sheet. ... more  
Nigeria probes Temu over personal data misuseLagos (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 Nigeria's Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched an investigation into Chinese low-cost online shopping platform Temu for suspected violations of the west African country's privacy rules. ... more 
Deep learning model tracks EV battery health with high precisionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 With electric vehicles and grid storage expanding worldwide, engineers are looking for better ways to track how lithium ion batteries age under real driving and operating conditions. A new study su ... more  
Defect networks boost performance of next generation perovskite solar cellsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Despite being riddled with impurities and defects, solution processed lead halide perovskites continue to defy expectations as highly efficient solar cell materials, with performance now approaching ... more |
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Chief of US Southern Command on visit to Venezuela: embassyCaracas (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 The chief of the US military command responsible for strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats off South America, visited Venezuela Wednesday and held talks with interim leader Delcy Rodriguez and her top ministers, its government said. ... more 
Saudi's Humain invests $3 bn in Elon Musk's xAIRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 Saudi Arabia's state-backed artificial intelligence firm Humain said Wednesday it had invested $3 billion in US billionaire Elon Musk's xAI. ... more 
Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubtsCirebon, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 Indonesian villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the sprawling coal power plant emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing community. ... more  
Indonesia capital faces 'filthy' trash crisisJakarta (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world's most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis. ... more |
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