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Bolivia candidate vows to scrap China, Russia lithium dealsLa Paz (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 Bolivian right-wing presidential hopeful Jorge Quiroga on Monday vowed to scrap billion-dollar lithium extraction deals struck by the outgoing government with Russia and China if elected leader. ... more  
Transforming boating, with solar powerCambridge MA (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 The MIT Sailing Pavilion hosted an altogether different marine vessel recently: a prototype of a solar electric boat developed by James Worden '89, the founder of the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team ... more  
New spectroscopy method reveals hidden atomic transitions in samariumBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 25, 2025 Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) have demonstrated a new spectroscopy approach that reveals previously unknown transitions in samarium ... more  
Denmark opens first advanced wafer facility for global chip productionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 Denmark has inaugurated its first facility capable of manufacturing wafers at the world-leading 300 mm standard, marking a significant step in reducing European dependence on imported microchips. Th ... more |
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Autonomous robot lab accelerates search for advanced quantum dots Raleigh NC (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 Researchers at North Carolina State University have introduced Rainbow, a fully automated multi-robot laboratory that discovers high-performance quantum dots at unprecedented speed. The system merge ... more  
Breakthrough oxide enables solar heat hydrogen production at record speedTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 A joint research team from POSTECH and Seoul National University has identified a novel oxide that produces large amounts of hydrogen using only heat, eliminating carbon emissions. The discovery, ac ... more  
World's first commercial CO2 'graveyard' opens in NorwayOslo (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 The world's first commercial service offering carbon storage off Norway's coast has carried out its inaugural CO2 injection into the North Sea seabed, the Northern Lights consortium operating th ... more  
China coal power surges even as renewables hit record highBeijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 China saw a surge in new coal power in the first half of the year even as the country added record levels of clean energy capacity, according to a report published Monday. Coal has been a pi ... more |
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Molecule mimics plant energy storage for solar fuel developmentBasel, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 25, 2025 A research team at the University of Basel has created a novel molecule that replicates a key step in natural photosynthesis by storing two positive and two negative charges under light exposure. Th ... more |
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Harnessing spin loss to power next generation low energy information devicesSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 25, 2025 A team of researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), and Yonsei University has demonstrated a breakthrough in ... more 
Space solar power study outlines potential role in Europes clean energy futureLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Space-based solar power could significantly reshape Europe's energy system by 2050, according to new research in the journal Joule. The study estimates the technology could reduce Europe's reliance ... more 
Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for SatellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 2, 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, ... more 
New model shows how collapsing matter and voids shape cosmic evolutionSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 A University of Queensland researcher has developed a mathematical framework that incorporates collapsing regions of matter and expanding cosmic voids to explain the universe's evolution in greater ... more |
 
Real time navigation breakthrough with new algorithm OiSAM FGOTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 In the race to improve autonomous systems, researchers in China have unveiled a new algorithm that accelerates navigation while maintaining precision. Called Optimized iSAM-Factor Graph Optimization ... more  |
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AI reveals how magnesium thermoelectrics improve through natural self-optimizationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Magnesium-based thermoelectric compounds are valued for their eco-friendly properties and wide availability, but finding high-performance candidates has been slow due to reliance on trial-and-error ... more 
Atomic beams diffracted through solids open new frontier in materials researchBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 25, 2025 Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have achieved a world-first by diffracting a beam of atoms through a solid material. Until now, this had only been accomplished using electrons or ne ... more  
Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian droneMoscow (AFP) Aug 24, 2025 A fire broke out Sunday at a Russian nuclear power plant after the country's military downed a Ukrainian drone, the facility said after the blaze was put out. The "device detonated" upon imp ... more 
Taiwan vote on restarting nuclear plant failsTaipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 A Taiwanese referendum on whether to restart a nuclear power plant failed on Saturday after the number of votes in favour fell short of the legally required threshold. Ma'anshan Nuclear Powe ... more |
 
India to develop fighter jet engines with French companyNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi's defence minister said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in May approved the pr ... more  
Asian markets rally on US rate cut hopesHong Kong (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 Asian markets kicked off the week with a rally on Monday, tracking gains made by Wall Street on Friday after the US central bank chief suggested coming interest rate cuts. Investors weighing ... more  
Nigeria deports wanted Chinese gang leaderLagos (AFP) Aug 24, 2025 Nigeria's police service said Sunday it had extradited a Chinese gang leader wanted in his home country for organised violent crime, in an operation conducted with Interpol. A police statem ... more 
Climate activists block financial institutions in OsloOslo (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Climate and pro-Palestinian activists, including Greta Thunberg, on Friday temporarily blocked access to Norway's central bank and occupied the headquarters of the country's largest bank in prot ... more |
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China Evergrande Group delisted from HK exchange; Asian markets rise on US rate cut hopesHong Kong (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 Shares in heavily indebted China Evergrande Group were taken off the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, capping a grim reversal of fortune for the once-booming property developer. A committ ... more  
First atmospheric data collected by Japans new GOSAT GW satelliteTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 25, 2025 The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), together with the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has confirmed successful init ... more  
BlackSky expands non Earth imaging partnership with HEO under new seven figure contractLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 BlackSky Technology Inc. has signed a seven figure Gen 2 space domain awareness expansion contract with HEO to provide fully automated low latency non Earth imaging services for defense, intelligenc ... more  
AI assistant supports Chinese space station astronautsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 The crew of China's Tiangong space station recently conducted their third spacewalk with the help of a new artificial intelligence system named Wukong AI, marking the first use of a large-scale AI m ... more |
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Japan, S. Korea agree to enhance ties in 'challenging' environmentTokyo (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to boost cooperation bilateral cooperation in the face of a "challenging" environment, as they met in Tokyo on Saturday. Disputes over territory and ... more |
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Hong Kong rejects renewal of Bloomberg reporter's visaHong Kong (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 A journalist who works for Bloomberg News in Hong Kong said Saturday she has to leave the city after a foreign journalists' club revealed that authorities had denied renewal of her working visa. ... more 
Firefighting games spark at Gamescom 2025Cologne, Germany (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 In a video gaming landscape often dominated by fantasy duels and kinetic gunfights, one different genre is standing out in the Gamescom trade fair in Germany: firefighting. Both "Firefightin ... more  
TikTok's UK content moderation jobs at risk in AI shiftLondon (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Social media platform TikTok announced on Friday it will restructure its UK trust and safety operations, putting several hundred jobs at risk as it shifts to AI-assisted content moderation. ... more  
AI helps UK woman rediscover lost voice after 25 yearsLondon (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 A British woman suffering from motor neurone disease who lost her ability to speak is once again talking in her own voice thanks to artificial intelligence and a barely audible eight-second clip ... more |
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