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Finding the shadows in a fusion system faster with AIPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A public-private partnership between Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to ... more  
Macquarie licenses precision silver recovery tech for solar panel recyclingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Macquarie University has licensed a breakthrough silver extraction method to ASX-listed Lithium Universe under an exclusive global deal worth more than A$500,000 over 20 years, aiming to reshape how ... more 
Neighbour to neighbour solar trading lifts returns and eases strain on the gridSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Australian researchers report that households can earn more by selling excess rooftop PV directly to nearby buyers through peer to peer energy sharing, striking prices between feed in tariffs and re ... more  
PNNL to assess GNF high burnup fuel rods after reactor serviceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 High burnup fuel rods manufactured by Global Nuclear Fuel, a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd., have arrived at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory fo ... more |
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Paper: Decarbonize agriculture by expanding policies aimed at low-carbon biofuelsChampaign IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low ... more  
Robots take on new role as human health protectorsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Robots, long associated with industrial productivity, are increasingly stepping into the role of human health protectors, as showcased at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing. In one exh ... more  
SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trendsParis, France (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 Data from ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite mission is shedding new light on the global carbon cycle by enabling scientists to track how much carbon is stored in forest biomass ... more  
Niger magistrates call strike after junta dissolved unionsNiamey, Niger (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Niger magistrates called for a strike on Friday after the military government dissolved judicial unions and dismissed two of their members. The junta, which seized power in the west African ... more |
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China files WTO complaint over Canada steel dutiesBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> China filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Canadian steel import restrictions on Friday, the commerce ministry said, escalating simmering trade tensions between Beijing ... more |
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Greta Thunberg, activists block Norway oil refineryOslo (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 /> Some 200 climate activists including Greta Thunberg of Sweden blocked Norway's largest oil refinery on Monday in a protest demanding an end to the country's oil industry, organisers and police s ... more 
Football and falls as first humanoid robot games launch in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> The first World Humanoid Robot Games began on Friday in Beijing with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the 100-metre h ... more  
World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no dealGeneva (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge. Negotia ... more 
China retail sales growth lower than expected in JulyBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> China's retail sales and industrial production grew at a slower rate than expected last month, official data showed Friday, as the world's number two economy battles trade turmoil and persistent ... more |
 
Keeping cool with colours - Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heatVienna (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Equipped with an infrared thermometer, Austrian artist Jonas Griessler measures the sweltering heat in an inner courtyard in the centre of Vienna. Thanks to his collective's art work coverin ... more  |
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CK Hutchison executive defends delay in Panama ports dealHong Kong (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> A top executive at CK Hutchison on Thursday brushed off the delay in offloading its Panama Canal ports as "not particularly troublesome", as the Hong Kong conglomerate reported its half-year ear ... more  
Swiss Re profit jumps despite Los Angeles firesZurich (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> Reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported Thursday a sharp jump in net profit for the first half of the year despite the costly wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles. The group, which serves as an in ... more  
Striking Boeing defense workers turn to US CongressNew York (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Boeing defense industry workers currently on strike asked for congressional lawmakers' support on Wednesday as they seek to pressure the aviation giant to improve its bargaining offer to the uni ... more  
Caltech scientists use sound to remember quantum informationPasadena CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 While conventional computers store information in the form of bits, fundamental pieces of logic that take a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers are based on qubits. These can have a state that ... more |
Cannabis leaves yield rare flavoalkaloids with pharmaceutical promiseLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Analytical chemists at Stellenbosch University report the first evidence of flavoalkaloids in Cannabis leaves, a rare class of phenolics. Using three South African strains, they cataloged 79 phenoli ... more  
Leonardo DRS completes first sea trials of maritime counter drone system for small uncrewed vesselsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 Leonardo DRS has completed its first open-water trials of a maritime Mission Equipment Package (MEP) designed to protect naval fleets from uncrewed aerial systems. The scalable system adapts the com ... more  
China accelerates space computing as Geovis and Sugon map an orbital data networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 China is accelerating investment in the emerging space information, or space computing, sector that it frames as a future trillion-yuan growth engine, with leading firms joining to process satellite ... more 
Diatoms shown to absorb and store uranium inside cellsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 Uranium, a toxic heavy metal, is present in soils, dissolves in mining water, and can enter farmland via phosphate fertilizers. In Germany, it is especially prevalent in Saxony and Thuringia, though ... more |
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Dual-level hybrid storage design boosts solar efficiency and reduces costsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 In an era when renewable energy is reshaping electricity grids, solar photovoltaic (PV) power still faces a core challenge: the sun rarely delivers energy exactly when demand peaks. Aalborg Universi ... more 
Musclelike robotic sheet squeezes into tight spaces for surgery and inspectionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 A collaborative team from POSTECH and Samsung Electronics has unveiled a thin, sheet-like robotic actuator that mimics the contraction mechanisms of human muscle proteins. Designed to deliver strong ... more 
New perovskite solar cells achieve record indoor light efficiencyLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 An international research team led by University College London has developed durable perovskite-based solar cells that efficiently harvest energy from indoor light, opening the way for battery-free ... more 
SFU researchers develop a new tool that brings blender-like lighting control to any photographBurnaby, Canada (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 Lighting plays a crucial role when it comes to visual storytelling. Whether it's film or photography, creators spend countless hours, and often significant budgets, crafting the perfect illumination ... more |
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Self assembled monolayer boosts performance of lead free tin perovskite solar cellsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 06, 2025 Perovskite semiconductors offer promising potential for solar energy due to their thin, flexible structure, high efficiency, and low production costs. However, widespread commercialization remains l ... more |
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Spinning up new flexible material for self-powered wearable sensorsUniversity Park, PA (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 clothing monitor a person's health in real time, because the clothing itself is a self-powered sensor? A new material created through electrospinning, which is a process that draws out fibers using ... more 
Surgical microrobot navigates using internal vision systemTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 In a leap forward for precision surgery, scientists have created a miniature surgical robot capable of monitoring and adjusting its own movements using a built-in visual system. Unlike traditional s ... more 
Surprisingly diverse innovations led to dramatically cheaper solar panelsBoston MA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 The cost of solar panels has dropped by more than 99 percent since the 1970s, enabling widespread adoption of photovoltaic systems that convert sunlight into electricity. A new MIT study drill ... more 
Breakthrough smart plastic: Self-healing, shape-shifting, and stronger than steelCollege Station, TX (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A and M University have uncovered new properties of an ultra-durable, recyclable, smart plastic - paving the way for transformative a ... more |
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