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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 
AI prosthetic arm speed shapes sense of body ownership in VRTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 When prosthetic limbs move on their own, they promise powerful assistance but can also feel alien to the person using them. Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology have now shown that 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 |
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Gyroscopic wave device targets broadband ocean powerOsaka, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Ocean waves offer a vast and predictable source of renewable energy, but many existing technologies only perform efficiently under limited sea conditions. In response, a researcher at The University ... 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 |
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UK to make tech firms remove abusive images within 48 hours of alertLondon (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 Technology firms will be required to remove non-consensual sexual images within 48 hours under tighter UK rules proposed by the government Thursday, following an outcry over sexualised deepfakes created by the AI chatbot Grok. ... 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  
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 |
 
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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Tech is thriving in New York. So are the rentsNew York (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods. In New York, the tech industry is driving local economic growth like never before - but it is also widening the gulf between the haves and have-nots. ... more 
UK's crumbling canals threatened with collapseWhitchurch, United Kingdom (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation. ... more 
Amazonian fish skin biofilm tested as greener food packaging optionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Using the skin of an Amazonian fish known as tambatinga as the raw material, researchers in Brazil have developed a gelatin based biofilm that can serve as a more sustainable option for food packagi ... more  
China space firm tests two seat flying car concept in ChongqingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 An electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft developed by the ninth academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has completed its first flight in southwest China. The maiden s ... more |
 
Experiments settle debate over how Molybdenum 93 isomer releases stored energyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 A team at the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and collaborators has identified the dominant mechanism that releases energy stored in the nuclear isomer Molybdenum 93m. ... more 
Golden bridge tunnel junction design boosts all perovskite tandem solar cell efficiencyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 A research team from the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and the School of Optical and Electronic Information at Huazhong University of Science and Technology has reported a new advanc ... more 
JUNO VR system brings detector events into immersive 3D spaceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Researchers working on the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) experiment have developed a Unity-based virtual reality system that immersively visualizes detector geometry and event inf ... more  
Lockheed Martin debuts Lamprey undersea mission vehicleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Lockheed Martin has introduced the Lamprey Multi Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle, a new submersible designed to give US and allied naval forces a flexible and persistent presence in contested wa ... more |
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Muon study clarifies superconducting behavior in strontium ruthenateTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Quantum materials and superconductors are inherently complex, and unconventional superconductors pose an even greater challenge because they fall outside standard theoretical descriptions. One promi ... more  
Asian stocks up, oil market cautiousTokyo (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 Asian stocks mostly rose Wednesday, while the oil market was cautious after prices dropped in the wake of Tehran's upbeat response during talks with US officials on Iran's nuclear programme. ... more 
Brazil eyes fossil fuel roadmap 'that unites'Paris, France (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 The hosts of the last UN climate talks want to present a 'roadmap' on reducing dependence on oil, gas and coal that unites nations, they said Tuesday, after a battle over fossil fuels marred the summit in Brazil. ... more 
China has slashed air pollution, but the 'war' isn't overBeijing (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings. ... more |
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