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  San Diego CA (SPX) May 21, 2025 My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth. My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo streamed to my tablet. It sparkled on the screen in front of us. "That's the Pinwheel galaxy," I said. The name is derived from its shape - albeit this pinwheel contains about a trillion stars. The light from the Pinwheel traveled for 25 million years across the universe - about 150 quintillion miles ... read more |
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Agrivoltaic systems gain public favor over conventional solar parksBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 21, 2025 Photovoltaic systems are becoming more common in open landscapes, but public approval often lags. A recent study by the University of Bonn reveals that agrivoltaics-solar panels installed on farmlan ... more  
How to solve a bottleneck for CO2 capture and conversionBoston MA (SPX) May 21, 2025 Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere efficiently is often seen as a crucial need for combatting climate change, but systems for removing carbon dioxide suffer from a tradeoff. Chemical compou ... more 
Study reveals new source of the heavy elementsColumbus OH (SPX) May 12, 2025 Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study. For decades, astronomers ... more  
High Repetition Rate Ion Acceleration Achieved with Tabletop LasersTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 20, 2025 Researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Hyderabad have achieved a significant breakthrough in laser-driven ion acceleration, demonstrating the potential for compact, high ... more |
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Trump admin ends halt on New York offshore wind projectNew York (AFP) May 20, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has reversed its halt on a giant offshore wind project in New York led by Norwegian company Equinor, US officials confirmed Tuesday. ... more |
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China slams US 'bullying' over new warnings on Huawei chipsBeijing (AFP) May 21, 2025 Beijing condemned on Wednesday new US warnings on the use of AI chips by Chinese tech giant Huawei, vowing it would take steps against "bullying" efforts to restrict access to high-tech semiconductors and supply chains. ... more  
Google ramps up search with AI modeMountain View, United States (AFP) May 20, 2025 Google on Tuesday said it was beefing up online searches with even more generative artificial intelligence, as it presses on with embracing AI despite fears for its ad-based business model. ... more 
Naturally Occurring Clay Shows Promise for Sustainable Quantum TechnologyBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 20, 2025 Quantum technologies are poised to transform computing, communications, and sensing, and now researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring clay could play a crucial role in making this visi ... more 
Nvidia CEO Huang says US AI chip export controls a 'failure'Taipei (AFP) May 21, 2025 Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said Wednesday that US export controls on artificial intelligence chips to China had failed, with companies using locally developed cutting-edge technology. ... more |
 
Iraq's first filmmaker in Cannes says sanctions no piece of cakeCannes, France (AFP) May 18, 2025 Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, said that economic embargoes like those imposed in his childhood under Saddam Hussein do not work. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Oil prices jump on report of Israel prepping Iran strikeHong Kong (AFP) May 21, 2025 Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears. ... more 
Dark Matter Origin Linked to High-Energy Particle Collisions in Early UniverseLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025 A new theory from Dartmouth College researchers suggests that dark matter, the elusive substance making up most of the universe's mass, may have originated from the rapid transformation of fast-movi ... more  
TAU Systems Secures Exclusive Beam Time on World's Most Powerful Laser for Advanced Particle ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 TAU Systems, a pioneer in laser-driven particle acceleration, in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), has been granted an exclusive five-week beam time slot at the Extre ... more 
System lets robots identify an object's properties through handlingBoston MA (SPX) May 12, 2025 A human clearing junk out of an attic can often guess the contents of a box simply by picking it up and giving it a shake, without the need to see what's inside. Researchers from MIT, Amazon Robotic ... more |
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Glasgow Lab to Test Space-Bound 3D-Printed Materials for Safety London, UK (SPX) May 14, 2025 A cutting-edge facility in Glasgow aims to address the risks associated with in-space 3D printing, a technology poised to transform how objects are manufactured in orbit. Researchers at the Universi ... more
Atomic-Level Precision and Strong Oxidation Unite in GOALL-Epitaxy for Advanced Material GrowthSydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025 Transition metal oxides are known for their diverse and strongly correlated electronic phases, such as high-temperature superconductivity, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, and charge density wave ... more  
Robotic Dog Achieves Amphibious Mobility with Mammal-Inspired DesignSydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2025 A team of researchers has developed an innovative amphibious robotic dog that can seamlessly navigate both land and water, drawing inspiration from the versatile movement capabilities of mammals. Th ... more 
Accelerating Mathematical Discovery with AI for Tomorrow's BreakthroughsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 Math has long been the engine behind countless technological advancements, but the path to groundbreaking mathematical insights has traditionally been slow and labor-intensive, often taking years or ... more |
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Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precision Boston MA (SPX) May 12, 2025 MIT engineers are getting in on the robotic ping pong game with a powerful, lightweight design that returns shots with high-speed precision. The new table tennis bot comprises a multijointed r ... more  
Least confident drone bids drive smarter delivery networksBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 21, 2025 At a fulfilment center, researchers have found that giving delivery jobs to the least confident drones can significantly improve performance. Using an auction-based system, drones evaluate their abi ... more  
From GPS to weather forecasts: the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellitesCanberra, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025 You have probably used space at least 20 times today. Satellites let you buy a coffee with your phone, book a rideshare, navigate your way to meet someone, and check the weather. Satellites ar ... more  
Only a Tiny Fraction of Deep Seafloor Mapped Over Seven DecadesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 In a significant new study published in Science Advances, researchers from the Ocean Discovery League have revealed that less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed in over 70 y ... more |
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SwRI sets new benchmark in high temperature pressure testing for sCO2 turbinesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2025 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has established a new high mark in materials testing by reaching 1,150 degrees Celsius at 300 bar pressure during supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) turbine deve ... more |
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Does renewable energy reduce fossil fuel production in the US?University Park PA (SPX) May 21, 2025 Increasing renewable energy may not reduce the use of fossil fuels in the United States, according to a study by Ryan Thombs, assistant professor of rural sociology in Penn State's College of Agricu ... more
Death knell for EU's brand-new green business rules?Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 20, 2025 Nearly half a decade in the making, a landmark set of new EU environmental and human rights rules for businesses may be dead in the water as Brussels faces pressure to put economic growth first. ... more 
Epic Games says Fortnite back on Apple's US App StoreSan Francisco (AFP) May 21, 2025 Epic Games on Tuesday said its hit game "Fortnite" has returned to Apple's digital App Store in the United States after being sidelined for years due to a legal battle with the iPhone maker. ... more 
Cool science: Researchers craft tiny biological tools using frozen ethanolColumbia MO (SPX) May 21, 2025 Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell - without damaging it. Researchers at the University of Missouri have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of ... more |
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