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January 28, 2025
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DeepSeek breakthrough raises AI energy questions



Bangkok (AFP) Jan 28, 2025
Having shattered assumptions in the tech sector and beyond about the cost of artificial intelligence, Chinese startup DeepSeek's new chatbot is now roiling another industry: energy companies. The firm says it developed its open-source R1 model using around 2,000 Nvidia chips, just a fraction of the computing power generally thought necessary to train similar programmes. That has significant implications not only for the cost of developing AI, but also the energy for the data centres that are the ... read more

TECH SPACE
DeepSeek, Chinese AI startup roiling US tech giants
Hangzhou, China (AFP) Jan 28, 2025
Chinese startup DeepSeek, which has sparked panic on Wall Street with its powerful new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its competitors, was founded by a hedgefund whizz-kid who believes AI can change the world. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Silicon Valley rattled by low-cost Chinese AI
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, triggering predictions of turmoil for Silicon Valley and accusations of cheating. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump warns of 'wake-up call' as low-cost Chinese AI jolts sector
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 28, 2025
Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley. ... more
TRADE WARS
Japanese tech stocks hit by AI fears, dollar boosted by tariff talk
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 28, 2025
Japanese tech firms sank Tuesday following a rout on Wall Street after China's DeepSeek chatbot upended the artificial intelligence sector and sparked questions about huge investments by US titans. ... more
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What to do with aging solar panels?
College Station TX (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Program has granted $5 million dollars to Phase 2 of the project "Securing critical material supply chains by enabling phOtovoltaic circuLARit ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Microbial solutions could revolutionize seaweed farming for carbon capture
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
As seaweed farming garners global attention for its potential in removing atmospheric carbon dioxide and providing eco-friendly alternatives to carbon-heavy food and industrial products, significant ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Diamonds are forever-But not in nanodevices
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors-such as diamond-are promising for next-generation electronics due to a larger energy gap between the valence and conduction bands, allowing them to handle higher vol ... more
CAR TECH
Electric vehicles now match traditional cars for longevity
London, UK (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) have now reached the same lifespan levels as their petrol and diesel-powered counterparts, signaling an important step forward in the push for sustainable tra ... more

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ENERGY TECH
New general law governs fracture energy of networks across materials and length scales
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Materials like car tires, human tissues, and spider webs are diverse in composition, but all contain networks of interconnected strands. A long-standing question about the durability of these materi ... more
OIL AND GAS
Clean hydrogen in minutes with microwave energy innovations
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
A pioneering research team at POSTECH, led by Professor Gunsu S. Yun and doctoral candidate Jaemin Yoo from the Department of Physics and Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, alongside Professo ... more
ENERGY TECH
A platform to expedite clean energy projects
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Businesses and developers often face a steep learning curve when installing clean energy technologies, such as solar installations and EV chargers. To get a fair deal, they need to navigate a comple ... more
CYBER WARS
Australia says be 'very careful' over DeepSeek and privacy; 'Programmed' to toe the party line
Sydney (AFP) Jan 28, 2025
Australia's science minister raised privacy concerns over China's breakout AI chatbot DeepSeek on Tuesday, urging users to think carefully before downloading it. ... more
VSAT NEWS
DEWA Leverages Nanosatellites to Enhance Utility Management
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
In 2022, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) partnered with Kongsberg NanoAvionics to develop and launch two advanced nanosatellites-one 3U and one 6U. These satellites are equipped wit ... more
CAR TECH
Singapore to trial self-driving public buses from mid-2026
Singapore (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
Self-driving public buses will start plying routes across parts of Singapore from mid-2026 in a pilot test for their mass deployment, the government said Monday. ... more
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Tesla, BMW take EU to court over China EV tariffs
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
Elon Musk's Tesla and German auto giant BMW have challenged EU import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles at the bloc's top court, the European Commission said Monday. ... more
CAR TECH
Troubled European carmakers to talk fines and EVs with EU
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
Europe's biggest carmakers will converge on Brussels for talks this week as the EU seeks to chart a way forward for an embattled industry struggling to cope with Chinese competition and climate rules. ... more
THE STANS
China lodges protest with Afghanistan over mine worker killing
Beijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
China said Thursday it had lodged "solemn representations" with Afghanistan's Taliban government over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
War is speeding Ukraine's green energy shift: CEO
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
Russia's invasion is forcing Ukraine to speed up its green energy transition as a way to secure its electricity supply and infrastructure against attacks, the head of Ukraine's biggest private electricity provider said. ... more
TRADE WARS
How things stand in China-US trade tensions with Trump 2.0
Beijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2025
Donald Trump is back in the White House, promising to use the United States's vast economic weight to hit back at China for its alleged unfair trade practices and role in the deadly American fentanyl crisis. ... more
TECH SPACE
Rubbish roads: Nepal explores paving with plastic
Pokhara, Nepal (AFP) Jan 25, 2025
Cars speeding along a smooth, black-coloured street in Nepal's Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, transformed into an ingredient in road construction. ... more
TRADE WARS
China manufacturing activity contracts for first time in four months
Beijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
China's manufacturing activity shrank in January for the first time in four months, official data showed Monday, as Beijing battles to sustain the recovery in the world's second-largest economy. ... more
CAR TECH
Dutch researchers employ unique e-bike to make cycling safer
Delft, Netherlands (AFP) Jan 27, 2025
Dutch university researcher Holger Caesar heads out into the afternoon traffic on a bicycle like no other, equipped to collect data he believes may one day save lives. ... more
CHIP TECH
3D and 4D printing drive advancements in electromagnetic metamaterials
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
In a significant development within materials science and engineering, researchers have achieved major advancements in the fabrication of electromagnetic metamaterials (EMMs) using 3D and 4D printin ... more
CHIP TECH
Adding bridges to stabilize quantum networks
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
Entangled photons, a cornerstone of quantum computing and communications, face a significant challenge: they vanish after a single use. To address this, researchers at Northwestern University have p ... more
CHIP TECH
Advancing DNA quantum computing with electric field gradients and nuclear spins
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
Researchers at Peking University have demonstrated a novel approach to harnessing nuclear electric resonance for manipulating the nuclear spins of nitrogen atoms within DNA molecules. By leveraging ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals - and even some of their toxic byproducts
Buffalo NY (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them, ... more
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Chinese artificial sun achieves record-setting milestone towards fusion power generation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), often referred to as China's "artificial sun," has achieved a significant scientific achievement by maintaining high-confinement plasma oper ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Coke oven gas offers best hydrogen source for calcium-looping carbon capture
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
Hydrogen derived from coke oven gas, a byproduct of steel production, has emerged as the most cost-effective option for supporting "calcium looping," a promising method for carbon capture. Researche ... more
ROBO SPACE
Exploring ethical dimensions of aware AI in Uppsala
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
Artificially intelligent systems are increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from automated vehicles to delivery robots and virtual assistants. As research shifts towards developing systems with ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Finding better photovoltaic materials faster with AI
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nurnberg (HI ERN) have developed a novel AI-driven workflow that dramatically accelerates the discover ... more
CHIP TECH
Mizzou scientists leverage layered crystals for next-gen energy solutions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
University of Missouri researchers are delving into the nanoscale properties of halide perovskites, a material that could revolutionize energy-efficient optoelectronic technologies. By examining its ... more
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