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October 01, 2025
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Worlds most powerful centrifuge begins operations in China



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
China has launched CHIEF1300, the worlds largest and most capable centrifuge, able to generate up to 300 times Earth gravity on a 20 tonne payload. The facility is a core element of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF), now under development in Hangzhou. Designed and built by Zhejiang University, CHIEF includes three centrifuges and 18 in-flight devices distributed across six experimental cabins. Two larger centrifuges are still under construction. The sys ... read more

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Physicists tighten the net on elusive dark matter
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive ... more
GPS NEWS
SATNUS completes third NGWS flight campaign with autonomous systems integration
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
SATNUS has carried out its third flight test campaign for the Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS), marking significant progress toward the program's Phase 1B demonstrations. The trials centered on ... more
THE PITS
US government aims to open more public lands to coal mining
Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
The US government said Monday it intends to open huge swaths of public land to coal mining, coupled with a $625 million investment to "expand and reinvigorate" the industry that is a major contributor to climate change. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Lightning Strikes 12 Times a Minute Inside Zap Energy Fusion Platform
Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
Zap Energy has advanced its Century test platform to sustain more than 100 plasma shots at a frequency of 0.2 Hz, equivalent to one discharge every five seconds. Each pulse generated currents up to ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Glimmering sea of solar as China expands desert installation
Ordos, China (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner Mongolia's Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China's almost inconceivably mammoth energy transition. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Tehran, Moscow sign $25 bn deal to build nuclear plants in Iran
Tehran (AFP) Sept 26, 2025
Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
US Joint Venture Formed to Scale TRISO Fuel for Advanced Reactors
Richland WA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
Framatome and Standard Nuclear Inc. have launched a new joint venture to produce Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) nuclear fuel at commercial scale, reinforcing U.S. and Western supply chains for adv ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Zelensky warns situation 'critical' as nuclear plant off grid for a week
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for seven straight days, warning of the potential threat of a "critical" situation. ... more

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CHIP TECH
India ready to rev up chipmaking, industry pioneer says
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's "late entry" into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on pioneers such as Vellayan Subbiah to create a chip innovation hub. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Iraq resumes Kurdish oil exports after two-year halt
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 27, 2025
Iraq resumed crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday after a more than two-year halt over legal and technical disputes. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
More questions than answers surround Trump's TikTok deal
Washington (AFP) Sept 26, 2025
President Donald Trump insists he has found a solution to keep TikTok alive in the United States through a group of investors who will buy the short-video app from its Chinese owners in accordance with US law. ... more
OIL AND GAS
NGOs urge no green label for fossil fuel investments
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
Fossil fuel developers should be excluded from financial investments labelled sustainable, NGOs and associations urged on Tuesday, as part of any reform of the European Union's green finance transparency rules. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Spanish court to start hearing media case against Meta
Madrid (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
A Spanish court will open a trial on Wednesday over a 550-million-euro lawsuit brought by more than 80 Spanish media organisations against Facebook owner Meta for allegedly breaching European Union data protection rules. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Venezuela's Maduro ready to declare state of emergency over feared US 'aggression': vice-president
Caracas (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is ready to declare a state of emergency over the threat of US "aggression" following a spate of deadly US strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Monday. ... more
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TRADE WARS
China factory activity shrinks in September for sixth straight month
Beijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
China's factory activity shrank for a sixth straight month in September, official data showed Tuesday, as a domestic consumer slump and lingering trade uncertainty weigh on the economy. ... more
TRADE WARS
China launches visa to attract foreign tech talent; US widens reach of export blacklist to cover subsidiaries
Beijing (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
China kicked off Wednesday a new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign talent in science and technology, part of ongoing efforts to position itself as a world leader in those sectors ahead of the United States. ... more
CAR TECH
US cops pull over driverless car after illegal U-turn
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
US police thought they had their man when they watched a taxi make an illegal U-turn right in front of them - only to discover there was no-one in the driver's seat. ... more
CAR TECH
World's highest bridge opens to traffic in China
Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2025
The world's highest bridge opened to traffic in China on Sunday, state media said, capping an engineering feat three years in the making and snatching the record from another bridge in the same province. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Ecuador armed forces kill fuel price hike protester: Indigenous group
Quito (AFP) Sept 28, 2025
A protester was killed by Ecuadoran armed forces during a demonstration against increased fuel prices, the country's largest Indigenous organization said Sunday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space: Framatome and ENEA sign MoU to explore advanced technological solutions for designing lunar nuclear fission reactors
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Framatome and ENEA, Italy's Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development, have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore advanced technologies for lunar surface nucl ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Two newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth. Solar flares - intense bursts of energy in the S ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Rice scientists use electrons to pattern light sources and wiring directly onto crystals
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Rice University researchers used a focused electron beam to pattern device functions with submicron precision directly into an ultrathin crystal. The approach produced traces narrower than the width ... more
ROBO SPACE
NRL robotic servicing payload passes thermal vacuum testing and moves closer to launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), working with DARPA and Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics, has cleared a major space-readiness hurdle for satellite servicing. On Sept. 5, the team completed ... more
ROBO SPACE
NASA's Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the roboti ... more
UAV NEWS
Breakthrough in UAV swarm intelligence as SRI redefines topology mapping
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Unmanned swarm systems are revolutionizing fields from disaster relief to military reconnaissance, yet two obstacles have long hindered their reliability: precise trajectory prediction and transpare ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Preliminary radar images from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission reveal the extraordinary capabilities of the most advanced Earth-observing radar satellite ever launched. The spa ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE
An Aussie tycoon bets billions on cleaning up iron ore giant
New York (AFP) Sept 26, 2025
Moored off a Manhattan pier for New York's annual Climate Week is one of the world's first ammonia-powered vessels - a green flagship for an Australian tycoon's drive to decarbonize his mining empire. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar fuel breakthrough may unlock cheaper green energy
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Researchers at Lund University have taken a major step toward solving one of the biggest obstacles in developing efficient solar fuels. Their work shows how inexpensive iron-based systems could be u ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Perovskite triple-junction solar cells move closer to ultra-high efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
A team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University has published a wide-ranging review of perovskite/perovskite/silicon triple-junction solar cells (PSTJSCs), highlighting their rapid progress and outlining ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Breaking Shockley-Queisser barrier with cryogenic silicon solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Researchers from Taizhou University and the University of Delaware have reported the first experimental solar cell to exceed the long-standing Shockley-Queisser efficiency ceiling for single-junctio ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Ultrafast stabilization of positive charges revealed in solar fuel catalyst
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Researchers have used advanced quantum-chemical molecular dynamics simulations to capture the ultrafast formation of charge-stabilizing polarons in NaTaO3, a benchmark photocatalyst for solar water ... more
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