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  Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2025 China has told its airlines to stop taking deliveries of jets from American aviation giant Boeing, a report said Tuesday, as a trade war between Beijing and the United States deepens. Since President Donald Trump took office in January, the world's two biggest economies have been locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war, with the US now charging levies of up to 145 percent on imports from China. Beijing has reacted furiously to what it calls unlawful "bullying" by Washington and has imposed retaliator ... read more |
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Hong Kong official warns US 'hillbillies' over tariffs as China's trade soared in MarchHong Kong (AFP) April 15, 2025 Beijing's top official overseeing Hong Kong slammed US tariffs on China as "hegemonic" and attacked American "hillbillies" on Tuesday, as the world's two largest economies face off in a trade war that has battered global markets. ... more 
Chinese exports soared in March ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day'Beijing (AFP) April 14, 2025 Chinese exports soared more than 12 percent last month, according to data Monday, beating expectations as businesses rushed to get ahead of swingeing tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on his so-called "Liberation Day". ... more  
Xi calls on China, Vietnam to 'oppose unilateral bullying' on regional tourHanoi (AFP) April 14, 2025 Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday called on his country and Vietnam to "oppose unilateral bullying", Beijing's state media reported, during a regional tour as leaders confront US tariffs. ... more 
China's economy likely grew 5.1% in Q1 on export surge: AFP pollBeijing (AFP) April 15, 2025 China is expected to post first-quarter growth of around five percent on Wednesday, buoyed by exporters rushing to stave off higher US tariffs but still weighed by sluggish domestic consumption, analysts say. ... more |
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Do neurons guide light within the brainLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 A provocative research effort at the University of Rochester is exploring whether neurons might serve not only as conduits for electrical impulses but also as channels for light transmission. This w ... more |
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Engineered bacteria emit signals that can be spotted from a distanceBoston MA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Using a new method that triggers cells to produce molecules that generate unique combinations of color, MIT engineers have shown that they can read out these bacterial signals from as far as 90 mete ... more  
Government urged to address disparity in access to green techLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 A new report from the University of Sheffield, produced in collaboration with the universities of Nottingham and Macedonia, calls on the UK government to expand its approach to promoting low-carbon ... more  
Momentus inks five-year manufacturing deal with Velo3DLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. space infrastructure company, has signed a five-year master services agreement with additive manufacturing leader Velo3D, Inc. (OTC: VLDX). This partnership mark ... more  
Spring planting boosted by satellites, new agricultural techBeijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2025 From the prospect of space seeds improving yields to satellite-guided fertilization of soil, farmers across the country are turning to advanced technology to ensure smooth planting this spring. ... more |
 
Using AI to monitor inaccessible locations of nuclear energy systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Artificial intelligence is opening new frontiers in nuclear safety, enabling real-time monitoring of areas traditionally too hazardous or inaccessible for conventional sensor systems. Researchers at ... more  |
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Japan orders Google to cease antitrust violations; Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trialTokyo (AFP) April 15, 2025 Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had issued a cease-and-desist order to US tech titan Google over an alleged violation of national antitrust laws. ... more  
Chinese EV battery giant CATL posts 33% surge in Q1 profitBeijing (AFP) April 15, 2025 The world's leading maker of electric vehicle batteries, Chinese firm CATL, posted a 32.9 percent jump in first quarter profit, even as demand for electric vehicles slows. ... more 
US Treasury chief says big deal to be done at some point; Xi warns protectionism leads nowhereBuenos Aires (AFP) April 14, 2025 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said there was no reason that the US and Chinese economies had to cleave apart, saying a deal could be done even as the two economic powerhouses trade tariff threats. ... more  
SwRI links solar jet to unprecedented helium-3 surgeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 The Solar Orbiter mission, a collaboration between NASA and ESA, has detected the most intense concentration of the rare helium-3 (3He) isotope ever recorded from the Sun, sparking new interest in t ... more |
 
Rx Networks launches TruePoint FOCUS to deliver real-time centimeter precisionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Rx Networks Inc., a leader in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data services, has announced the debut of TruePoint FOCUS, a cloud-powered correction platform that provides near-instantaneou ... more  
AI agents poised to take over travel industryNew York (AFP) April 14, 2025 Dreaming of going on vacation but not sure where to go? Increasingly the answer - and how to get there, what to eat and where to stay - will come from advanced AI, rather than your old-school travel agent. ... more 
Meta to train AI models on European users' public dataParis (AFP) April 14, 2025 Meta will train its artificial intelligence (AI) models with its European users' public content and conversations with the Meta AI chatbot, the firm said on Monday. ... more  
Second debris removal trial starts at Fukushima plantTokyo (AFP) April 15, 2025 Japanese engineers began Tuesday a difficult operation to remove a second sample of radioactive debris from inside the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more |
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A new path to self-powered infrastructure with thermoelectric cementSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 A team led by Professor Zhou Yang at Southeast University has developed a groundbreaking cement-based material that could revolutionize energy systems in smart infrastructure. Inspired by the intern ... more 
Lighter flexible tandem solar cells set new benchmark in efficiencyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has achieved a major milestone in solar technology by developing ultra-light and bendable tandem solar cells composed of perovskite and CIGS materials. ... more 
Solar park boom threatens Spain's centuries-old olive treesLopera, Spain (AFP) April 14, 2025 At his farm in southern Spain, Francisco Campos looked worriedly at a green sea of centuries-old olive trees that he fears will face the axe to make way for a proposed solar park. ... more 
Going green with fluoride-enhanced perovskite solar cellsSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 A team of scientists from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has unveiled a sustainable method for fabricating perovskite solar cells (PSCs) by using a fluoride-based additive in a water-only ... more |
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Launch of AI-powered solar diagnostics platform boosts PV asset performanceSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 The Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched a commercial spin-off called the "PV Doctor," marking a significant leap forward i ... more |
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GE Hitachi moves forward with UK SMR bidParis, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has officially submitted its final proposal in Great British Nuclear's (GBN) competitive process for selecting small modular reactor ( ... more  
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storageParis, France (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 As the world moves to reduce carbon emissions, solar and wind power will play an increasing role on electricity grids. But those renewable sources only generate electri ... more 
Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as starts SE Asia tourBeijing (AFP) April 14, 2025 Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Monday that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners", state media said, as he was due to kick off a tour of Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam. ... more 
Trump warns no country 'off the hook' on tariffsWashington (AFP) April 14, 2025 US President Donald Trump warned Sunday that no country would be "getting off the hook" on tariffs, as his administration suggested exemptions seen as favoring China would be short-lived. ... more |
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