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September 09, 2025
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Ethiopia's multi-billion-dollar dam promises economic boost



Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
Ethiopia's mega-dam on the Nile, being inaugurated on Tuesday, is expected to provide a huge boost to the economy and double electricity production in a country where nearly half the population lacks power. - Megastructure - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is touted as the largest hydroelectric facility in Africa. The $4-billion megastructure stretches nearly two kilometres (just over a mile) across the Blue Nile near the Sudanese border and is expected to eventually hold 74 bil ... read more

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TRADE WARS
China's Xi calls on BRICS countries to 'resist all forms of protectionism'
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the 11-nation BRICS bloc to "resist all forms of protectionism" at a virtual leaders' summit on Monday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025
Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the indu ... more
CHIP TECH
Graphene reveals light tuned quantum states pointing to new electronics
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Researchers have pushed graphene's promise further by directly observing Floquet effects in the one-atom-thick carbon lattice, confirming that Floquet engineering can precisely tune metallic and sem ... more
OIL AND GAS
Transparent WO3 film breakthrough boosts hydrogen production efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A research team at Niigata University has developed a transparent crystalline mesoporous tungsten trioxide (WO3) film that significantly enhances efficiency and durability in photoelectrochemical (P ... more
BIO FUEL
Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
When you stream a movie, back up a photo or ask ChatGPT a question, somewhere a data center is working hard - and getting hot. Cooling those facilities already consumes a huge share of their electri ... more
BIO FUEL
Pretreatment methods bring second-gen biofuels from oilcane closer to commercialization
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
In collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs), researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) are developing industrially feasible techniques for ... more
BIO FUEL
Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Filling abandoned oil and gas wells with bio-oil derived from corn stover, switchgrass, wood debris, and other organic byproducts may offer a cost-effective way to trap carbon dioxide underground. R ... more

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Enhancing quasi-2D perovskite solar cells with dicyandiamide interface engineering
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A research group led by Professors Pengwei Li, Yanlin Song, and Yiqiang Zhang has introduced a dicyandiamide (DCD)-based molecular bridge strategy that significantly advances quasi-2D alternating-ca ... more
CAR TECH
Germany's VW, China's BYD face off at Munich auto show
Munich, Germany (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Europe's top car manufacturer Volkswagen presented a series of more affordable electric vehicles Monday as Chinese EV titan BYD said it would start producing a cut-price model on the continent. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
AI and iPhones likely stars of Apple event
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Apple is set to unveil its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, with enhanced artificial intelligence features expected to take center stage. ... more
TRADE WARS
Markets mainly rise on US rate cut hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Asian and European markets mostly rose Tuesday fuelled by optimism the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates this year, with gains led by a record high in Tokyo while gold also hit a fresh peak. ... more
TRADE WARS
At consumer tech show, German firms fret about US tariffs
Berlin (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Displaying one of her company's hot plates proudly labelled "Made in Germany", Sigrid Klenk concedes that maintaining production at home could become harder due in part to US tariffs. ... more
TRADE WARS
China says 'firmly opposes' Trump's blacklist
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Beijing on Monday said it "firmly opposes" US President Donald Trump's decision to create a blacklist of countries Washington says unjustly detain Americans, which his administration has said could include China. ... more
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ICE WORLD
Sweden's Sami fear for future amid rare earth mining plans
Kiruna, Sweden (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Sweden's indigenous Sami fear they will lose their livelihood and culture if plans go ahead to mine a large rare earths deposit located on their traditional reindeer grazing grounds in the far north. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
'Sleep under the stars': hotel mess in Brazil ahead of UN meet
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
With two months to go, the "COP30 Hotel," spruced up and renamed after the UN climate conference due to take place in the Amazonian city of Belem in November, has zero bookings. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New fabrication method expands material options for quantum devices
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Researchers led by the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have developed a fabrication technique that allows a wider range of superconducting materials to be used in quantum hardware. The advance coul ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Manipulating light to advance quantum entanglement research
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Two physicists from the University of Namur, Professor Michael Lobet and PhD student Adrien Debacq, are exploring the phenomenon of superradiance in near-zero refractive index materials, work that c ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone swarm breakthrough promises safer and faster aerial missions
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Durham University researchers have developed a drone swarm system that dramatically improves the speed, safety, and coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles during complex missions. The techno ... more
BIO FUEL
Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla and the Natural Resources Institute Finland have demonstrated that adding ash to anaerobic digestion enhances methane production and strengthens the fert ... more
BIO FUEL
Bacteria rewire digestive systems to turn plant waste into power
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 05, 2025
For years, scientists have marveled at bacteria's ability to digest the seemingly indigestible, including carbon from lignin, the tough, woody material that gives plants their rigidity. Now, a ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Geometry of electrons uncovered inside quantum materials
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 05, 2025
A team of researchers from the University of Geneva, together with colleagues from the University of Salerno and Italy's CNR-SPIN Institute, has directly observed a hidden geometry within quantum ma ... more
CAR TECH
Porsche unveils hybrid variant of flagship 911 Turbo S
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 7, 2025
German carmaker Porsche unveiled a hybrid variant of its flagship 911 Turbo S, making it the most powerful production model in the sports car's six-decade history. ... more
OIL AND GAS
States receive $86 million to enhance pipeline safety
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 4, 2025
The Transportation Department Thursday announced $86 million in federal grants to enhance safety programs along the nation's 3.3-million mile pipeline network, or 85% of all pipelines in the United States. ... more
TRADE WARS
China says trade grew in August, but below forecasts
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
China's exports missed expectations but expanded 4.4 percent year-on-year in August, official data showed Monday, with falling US shipments offset by a jump in those to Southeast Asia and Europe. ... more
TRADE WARS
Asian shares rise as Japan politics weigh on yen
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Asian markets rose on Monday, with Tokyo up nearly two percent after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's decision to resign pushed down the value of the yen. ... more
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Most EU carmakers on track to meet emission targets: study
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Almost all European carmakers are on track to meet EU emission targets after winning a reprieve this year as electric vehicles (EV) sales pick up, a study released Monday showed. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
'Build, baby, build': Canada PM's plan to counter Trump
Montreal (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
On the night he won Canada's election, Prime Minister Mark Carney summarized his plan to jumpstart the country's economy in response to President Donald Trump's threats. ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI giant Anthropic to pay $1.5 bn over pirated books
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 6, 2025
Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a US class action lawsuit over allegedly using pirated books to train its artificial intelligence models, according to court documents filed Friday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Venezuela's Maduro urges dialogue after Trump threat
Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2025
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Friday called for dialogue with Washington, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to shoot down Venezuelan military jets if they pose a danger to US forces. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
EU massive fine against Google draws Trump threat
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
The EU on Friday slapped Google with a massive 2.95 billion euros ($3.47 billion) antitrust fine for favoring its own advertising services, drawing a furious rebuke from President Donald Trump and a threat of fresh tariffs against Europe. ... more
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