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August 21, 2025
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Is Fusion Energy Becoming the Space Race of This Century



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Encouraged by the potential of clean, continuous, high-density power, commercial investment in fusion energy has grown to more than US$9.6 billion over the last five years, according to IDTechEx analysis. Around 50 startups have now emerged worldwide, spurred by progress in experimental reactors and aiming to bring fusion into the commercial domain. IDTechEx's new report, Fusion Energy Market 2025-2045: Technologies, Players, Timelines, assesses leading companies, timelines, reactor materials, and ... read more

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ROBO SPACE
Meet IDEA: An AI assistant to help geoscientists explore Earth and beyond
Manoa HI (SPX) Aug 13, 2025
A new artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa is making it easier for scientists to explore complex geoscience data-from tracking sea levels ... more
OIL AND GAS
Clean hydrogen's iridium problem? Solved in an afternoon
Evanston IL (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels. Now, a powerf ... more
WATER WORLD
'Cyborg jellyfish' could aid in deep-sea research, inspire next-gen underwater vehicles
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
In a towering aquarium in a darkened laboratory, moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) hover as if floating in space. The glow of neon lights illuminates their translucent, bell-shaped bodies as the ... more
SPACEMART
Geespace expands GEESATCOM network with launch of 11 new satellites
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
On August 9, 2025, Chinese aerospace company Geespace completed its fourth GEESATCOM orbital deployment, launching 11 satellites from waters off Rizhao, Shandong Province, aboard a single rocket. Al ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Ozone recovery will accelerate global warming say scientists
London, UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
The world is set to heat up more than expected because of future changes in ozone, which shields Earth from ultraviolet radiation but also acts as a greenhouse gas. Although international bans ... more
BIO FUEL
Prototype system transforms urine into solar powered fertilizer and clean water
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
A Stanford-led team has developed a prototype that converts urine into fertilizer while also generating electricity and improving sanitation. The system, detailed in Nature Water, recovers ammonia u ... more
ENERGY TECH
Researchers use electrochemistry to boost nuclear fusion rates
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
Using a small bench-top reactor, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have demonstrated that electrochemically loading a solid metal target with deuterium fuel can boost nuclear f ... more
CHIP TECH
Rice scientists pioneer transfer-free method to grow ultrathin semiconductors on electronics
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
A team of materials scientists at Rice University has developed a new way to grow ultrathin semiconductors directly onto electronic components. The method, described in a study published in ACS Appl ... more

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TRADE WARS
Asian markets mixed as investors await key speech
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
Asian markets were varied during cautious trading sessions on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future interest rate cuts in the United States. US Federal ... more
ENERGY TECH
German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteries
Aachen, Germany (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy. ... more
ICE WORLD
Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warn
Santiago (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth's most pristine environments already ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Google unveils latest Pixel phones packed with AI
New York (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Google on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones that promise more artificial intelligence capabilities, as it seeks to elbow out competition in the emerging AI-assistant market. Comedi ... more
WOOD PILE
Brazil records 65 percent drop in Amazon area burned by fire
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
The area of Amazon rainforest lost to fires in Brazil in July fell 65 percent compared to a year ago, the MapBiomas monitoring platform said Wednesday, boosting the government as it prepares to ... more
INTERNET SPACE
China's Baidu posts quarterly revenue drop as consumption flags
Beijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Chinese internet giant Baidu recorded a slight drop in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, dragged down by a persistent slump in domestic spending as its push into artificial intelligence accelerate ... more
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SINO DAILY
German minister says China's 'assertiveness' threatens European interests
Jakarta (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
China's assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait threaten international security and European interests, Germany's foreign minister said on Wednesday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Robots deployed for Fukushima radioactive debris removal
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Japanese technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have sent in remote-controlled robots to one of the damaged reactor buildings as part of preparations to remove radioactive debris. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Dutch divers still haul up debris six years after container spill
Lauwersoog, Netherlands (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Volunteer Dutch divers are still fishing debris from the North Sea six years after a disastrous shipping accident. They are trying to clear the shallow Wadden Sea where the MSC Zoe - one of ... more
WATER WORLD
Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan's water crisis goes regional
Faryab, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 17, 2025
/> Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations. But as Taliban authorities swep ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Japan hosts African leaders for development conference
Yokohama, Japan (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China as the continent reels from a debt crisis exacerbated by Western aid ... more
WATER WORLD
As the world churns - a history of ecosystem engineering in the oceans
New Haven CT (SPX) Aug 15, 2025
The murky world at the bottom of the oceans is now a little clearer, thanks to a new study that tracks the evolution of marine sediment layers across hundreds of millions of years. It is a sto ... more
CHIP TECH
Caltech scientists use sound to remember quantum information
Pasadena 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
UAV NEWS
Leonardo DRS completes first sea trials of maritime counter drone system for small uncrewed vessels
Los 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
CIVIL NUCLEAR
MIT study sheds light on graphite's lifespan in nuclear reactors
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Graphite is a key structural component in some of the world's oldest nuclear reactors and many of the next-generation designs being built today. But it also condenses and swells in response to radia ... more
ENERGY TECH
Novel nuclear battery design delivers high efficiency and durability
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
A research team led by Prof. Haisheng San of Xiamen University and Prof. Xin Li of the China Institute of Atomic Energy has developed a new class of 90Sr radio-photovoltaic cells (RPVC) that combine ... more
ENERGY TECH
Nuclear waste may provide new source of fuel for future fusion power
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
From electric vehicles to artificial intelligence data centers, modern technology demands ever-increasing amounts of electricity. Nuclear fusion could potentially deliver vast supplies of low-emissi ... more
CHIP TECH
Quantum scientists shrink hardware demands with breakthrough error correcting gate
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Quantum scientists at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have created a new type of quantum logic gate that drastically reduces the number of physical qubits required for computation, marking a ... more
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TECH SPACE
Scientists find new quantum behavior in unusual superconducting material
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Researchers at Rice University and collaborating institutions have discovered direct evidence of active flat electronic bands in a kagome superconductor. This breakthrough could pave the way for new ... more
SOLAR DAILY
SolarDaily Exclusive: One Small Contractor Forces CPUC to Blink on 150% Storage Rule
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
On August 13 at exactly 4:38 p.m., Southern California Edison (SCE) pressed send on an email that landed like a hammer blow across California's solar industry. The subject was clinical: "Suspension ... more
ENERGY NEWS
India celebrates clean energy milestone but coal still king
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Non-fossil fuels now account for half of India's installed energy capacity - years ahead of schedule - but the third-largest greenhouse gas polluter remains deeply reliant on coal for electric ... more
TRADE WARS
Asian markets dip after US tech slide
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Asian markets mostly fell Wednesday morning, mirroring a rout of US tech titans the previous day as investors await signals of an interest rate cut in the world's largest economy. The dips a ... more
TRADE WARS
China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with India
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2025
Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting ... more
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