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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 
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  
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  
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 |
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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  
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  
IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagusVienna (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. ... more |
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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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China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation waveYancheng, China (AFP) Dec 14, 2025 In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's manufacturing powerhouse. ... more 
EU agrees recycled plastic targets for carsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Car manufacturers in Europe will have to include more recycled plastics in new vehicles under new EU rules agreed on by the bloc's countries and lawmakers on Friday. ... more 
Oil-rich UAE turns to AI to grease economyAbu Dhabi (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 Deep in the Abu Dhabi desert, a vast AI campus a quarter the size of Paris is starting to emerge, the oil-rich UAE's boldest bet yet on technology it hopes will help transform its economy. ... more  
France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout; Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment reportParis, France (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas. ... more |
 
France's 'Battery Valley' makes use of Asian expertsLambres-Lez-Douai, France (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 France is developing domestic production of electric vehicle batteries with an eye on industrial independence but Asian experts are proving key in launching operations. ... more  |
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New analysis links lead cooled reactor corrosion to steel microstructureBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Safer operation, higher fuel efficiency and reduced radioactive waste position lead-cooled nuclear reactors as a marked departure from the water-cooled plants that have dominated nuclear power since ... more 
Amazon says will invest $35bn in India by 2030Mumbai, India (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 E-commerce giant Amazon said Wednesday it would nearly double its investment in India, seeking to expand exports, create jobs and invest in artificial intelligence in the world's most populous nation. ... more 
OpenAI beefs up GPT models in AI race with GoogleSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2025 OpenAI released its latest artificial intelligence models on Thursday, shrugging off worries about how it will cash in on massive spending in its technology race with Google. ... more 
US launches pact for AI supply chains to face ChinaWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 The United States on Thursday announced a pact with allies to secure supply chains for minerals needed for artificial intelligence, hoping to secure a key resource as China quickly takes a lead. ... more |
 
New US presidential planes delayed again until 2028New York (AFP) Dec 14, 2025 The delivery of a new Boeing jet to be used by the US president, famously known as Air Force One, has been delayed once again by at least a year. ... more  
Taiwan to keep production of 'most advanced' chips at home: deputy FMTaipei (AFP) Dec 11, 2025 Taiwan plans to keep making the "most advanced" chips on home soil and remain "indispensable" to the global semiconductor industry, the deputy foreign minister told AFP, despite intense Chinese military pressure. ... more  
Spain urges EU to keep combustion-engine ban as rethink on the cardsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Spain urged the EU to keep a 2035 ban on new petrol cars, a letter showed Friday, as Brussels looked set to replace it with a less ambitious 90-percent emission-reduction target. ... more  
Windswept Kazakh rail hub at the heart of China-Europe tradeDostyk, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Operating a huge cargo lifter, Zhandos Nurmagambetov was stacking containers onto a train before it headed across the steppe of Kazakhstan on a new railway route vital for China-Europe trade. ... more |
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Asian markets drop with Wall St as tech fears reviveHong Kong (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Asian markets dropped Monday as concerns about the AI-fuelled tech rally returned to the spotlight after weak earnings from two big-name firms revived questions about the wisdom of the vast sums invested in the sector. ... more 
Turkish ship damaged in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa regionKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 A Russian air strike damaged a Turkish-owned vessel in a port in Ukraine's Black Sea region of Odesa, Kyiv and the operator said in statements Friday. ... more 
Son of MH370 flight victim seeks answers after 11 yearsBeijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Jiang Hui remembers his mother waving him goodbye as she left for her Malaysia Airlines flight, a bag slung across her shoulder and promising to return with souvenirs from her trip. ... more 
EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China floodBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 EU finance ministers agreed Friday to impose a three-euro duty on low-value imports into the bloc from July 2026 to help tackle a flood of small parcels ordered via the likes of Shein and Temu. ... more |
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China says retail sales growth hit three-year low in NovemberBeijing (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 China's retail sales grew last month at their slowest pace in nearly three years, official data showed Monday, underlining the tough battle leaders face in kickstarting consumption in the world's number two economy. ... more |
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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 
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 
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  
Britain sanctions Russian, Chinese entities over disinfo, cyber threatsLondon (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 Britain on Tuesday sanctioned entities it accused of distorting information in favour of Russia as well as two Chinese companies for alleged cyber activities against the United Kingdom and its allies. ... more |
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