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  Boston MA (SPX) May 28, 2025 The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous system. The brain also contains billions of astrocytes - star-shaped cells with many long extensions that allow them to interact with millions of neurons. Although they have long been thought to be mainly supportive cells, recent studies have suggested that astrocytes may play a role in memory storage and ot ... read more |
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Key climate target of airline decarbonisation 'in peril': IATANew Delhi (AFP) June 1, 2025 The airline industry's flagship goal of decarbonising by 2050 is now "in peril" due to climate-sceptic policies, including those of US President Donald Trump, the leading airline association IATA warned on Sunday. ... more  
Chinese automakers get stern 'price war' warning after discount spreeBeijing (AFP) May 31, 2025 A top industry group had a stern rebuke Saturday for automakers fuelling a "price war", a week after Chinese EV giant BYD announced sweeping trade-in discounts, with multiple competitors following suit. ... more  
Framatome wins contract to supply fuel assemblies to Leibstadt Nuclear Power PlantParis, France (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 Framatome has signed a contract with Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG (KKL) in Switzerland to supply ATRIUM 11 fuel assemblies to its Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant over the period 2028-2035. ATRIUM ... more  
AI constellation to monitor UK water networks with Quub techLondon, UK (SPX) May 28, 2025 Quub UK has secured GBP 1.3 million in funding through the OFWAT Water Breakthrough Challenge to launch its SpaceEye initiative. Over the next three years, the project will deploy six low-cost satel ... more |
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Virtual Reality Could Revolutionize Recycling Workforce TrainingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 Working with robots is increasingly essential in recycling, but training workers to handle these systems effectively remains a challenge. Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a vi ... more |
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Most stocks fall as Trump fires fresh volley in trade warHong Kong (AFP) June 2, 2025 Stocks mostly sank with the dollar on Monday after Donald Trump last week lobbed a fresh trade missile by doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium and accused China of violating last month's agreement to slash tit-for-tat levies. ... more 
China 'firmly rejects' US claim that it violated tariff dealBeijing (AFP) June 2, 2025 China said Monday it "firmly rejects" US claims that it had violated a sweeping tariffs deal, as tensions between the two economic superpowers showed signs of ratcheting back up. ... more 
Hey chatbot, is this true? AI 'factchecks' sow misinformationWashington (AFP) June 2, 2025 As misinformation exploded during India's four-day conflict with Pakistan, social media users turned to an AI chatbot for verification - only to encounter more falsehoods, underscoring its unreliability as a fact-checking tool. ... more 
US says trade row with China could ease after Trump-Xi talksWashington (AFP) June 1, 2025 A logjam in the trade talks between the United States and China could be broken once Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping speak, US officials said Sunday - a conversation they said could happen soon. ... more |
 
Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan's dilemmaIitate, Japan (AFP) June 1, 2025 To reduce radiation across Japan's northern Fukushima region after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a layer of contaminated soil from swathes of land. ... more  |
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Silicon Valley VCs navigate uncertain AI futureVancouver (AFP) June 1, 2025 For Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the world has split into two camps: those with deep enough pockets to invest in artificial intelligence behemoths, and everyone else waiting to see where the AI revolution leads. ... more 
China manufacturing shrinks in May despite trade war truceBeijing (AFP) May 31, 2025 China's manufacturing activity shrank in May for the second month running, official data showed Saturday, despite Beijing reaching a temporary ceasefire in a blistering trade war with the United States. ... more 
NYT signs AI deal with Amazon; Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles downNew York (AFP) May 29, 2025 The New York Times has agreed a deal for Amazon to use its content to train artificial intelligence models, the leading US newspaper announced Thursday in its first generative AI licensing deal. ... more 
UK to build new reservoirs as climate change sparks drought fearsLondon (AFP) May 28, 2025 The UK government said Wednesday it will step in to fast-track the building of two new reservoirs, amid drought fears as England was on track to record its driest start to spring in more than century. ... more |
EU says 'well on track' to reach 2030 climate targets; France pushing for 'China-EU leadership' on climateBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 28, 2025 The European Union is on track to reach its 2030 climate targets, Brussels said on Wednesday, but uncertainty remains over the bloc's ambitions to cut greenhouse gas emissions much further by 2040. ... more  
Meta AI bot used a billion times monthly: Mark ZuckerbergSan Francisco (AFP) May 29, 2025 Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg touted the tech firm's generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) assistant on Wednesday, telling shareholders it is used by a billion people each month across its platforms. ... more
Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precisionBoston 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 
Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles downVancouver (AFP) May 29, 2025 Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains generative artificial intelligence's great skeptic, playing a counter-narrative to Silicon Valley's AI true believers. ... more |
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Gold and precious metals traced to Earth's core in Hawaiian lavaBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2025 Researchers at the University of Gottingen have uncovered evidence that material from Earth's core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the planet's upper layers. Their study, ... more  
Robotic flight meets instinctive adaptation in groundbreaking drone researchLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 28, 2025 Inspiration can come from the most unexpected places-even a squirrel leaping through treetops. For David Saldana, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Lehigh University, such a ... more
Japan PM's office to accept Fukushima soilTokyo (AFP) May 27, 2025 The Japanese premier's office will symbolically accept soil from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to show it is safe, officials said Tuesday, with reports saying it will be used in flower beds. ... more  
Solar power system installations impact less than 1 percent of Arkansas' ag landFayetteville AR (SPX) Jun 03, 2025 Large-scale solar power arrays occupy about 0.2 percent of agricultural land in Arkansas, according to an analysis by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Solar energy pr ... more |
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Intelligent Control System Enhances Space Reactor Performance under UncertaintyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 03, 2025 Researchers from the University of South China, Tsinghua University, and the Technical University of Munich have developed an advanced uncertainty model and intelligent control system that improves ... more |
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Rooftop solar with EV batteries could meet majority of Japan power demand Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2025 A new analysis by Tohoku University shows that combining rooftop solar panels with electric vehicle (EV) battery storage could fulfill up to 85% of Japan's electricity needs while cutting carbon emi ... more 
Google says to appeal online search antitrust rulingSan Francisco (AFP) May 31, 2025 Google said Saturday it will appeal a ruling against it for anti-competitive practices in online search, a day after urging a US judge to reject the suggestion it spin off its Chrome browser. ... more 
US vows to 'aggressively' oust Chinese studentsWashington (AFP) May 28, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday vowed to "aggressively" revoke visas of Chinese students, one of the largest sources of revenue for American universities, in his latest broadside against US higher education. ... more 
Brazil sues China's BYD over 'slavery' conditions on build siteRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) May 29, 2025 Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labor conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP Thursday. ... more |
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