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October 17, 2025
BIO FUEL
Helping farmers, boosting biofuels
Richland WA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
New research has found cover crops that are viable in Washington's normal "off season" don't hurt the soil and can be sold as a biofuel source. After harvest, farmland often sits fallow and un ... more
TECH SPACE
'Battlefield' video game sees big-time sales
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
The latest installment of military video game "Battlefield" hit the market with sales rivaling that of blockbuster rival "Call of Duty," publisher Electronic Arts (EA) announced on Thursday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
China urges 'equal dialogue' with US as Apple's Cook visits
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2025
China urged "equal dialogue" with the United States amid a rumbling trade war between the economic powerhouses, as Apple boss Tim Cook paid a visit to the country. ... more
TECH SPACE
In Simandou mountains, Guinea prepares to cash in on iron ore
Simandou Mountain Range, Guinee (AFP) Oct 17, 2025
At the foot of the Simandou mountains in southeast Guinea's lush tropical forest, thousands of workers, trucks and excavators are digging up the hills. ... more
TECH SPACE
Canadian minister hopeful G7 can lower rare earth reliance on China
Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2025
Canada's finance minister voiced optimism Thursday that the Group of Seven nations can "move from dependence to resilience" in the face of China's tightening rare earth export controls. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Self regulated molecular anchoring drives stable high efficiency perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
As perovskite solar cells (PSCs) move closer to commercialization, researchers are addressing hidden performance losses at the buried electron-transport interface. A team led by Prof. Guozhen Liu, P ... more
SOLAR DAILY
New insights into halide perovskites could transform solar cell technology
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Global electricity consumption is rising rapidly, and researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have made progress toward developing next-generation solar cell materials. Their work ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Perovskite triple-junction solar cells move closer to ultra-high efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 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
INTERNET SPACE
EU lawmakers propose social media ban for under-16s
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
European lawmakers on Thursday called for stricter rules to protect minors online, including a bloc-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media and AI companions without parental consent. ... more
CHIP TECH
Quantum time crystals linked to mechanical motion in breakthrough experiment
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Researchers at Aalto University have achieved a world first by coupling a quantum time crystal to an external system, opening new pathways toward quantum sensors and memory technologies that could s ... more
CAR TECH
Waymo robotaxis to deliver orders for some US DoorDash users
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
US food delivery app DoorDash announced Thursday that Waymo driverless cars will soon shuttle orders to some customers in a budding partnership with the Google-owned robotaxi star. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's economic growth slowed to 4.8% in third quarter: AFP poll
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2025
China's economy likely grew at its slowest pace in a year last quarter, according to an AFP survey, dragged down by lacklustre demand and a crisis in the crucial property sector, compounded by a trade war with the United States. ... more
CAR TECH
Nexperia row threatens car production in Europe, automakers warn
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
A row between Beijing and the Netherlands over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia risks causing "significant" stoppages and disruption on car production lines in Europe, carmakers warned Thursday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
China defends Russian oil purchases, slams US 'bulhging'
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
China said Thursday that its purchases of Russian oil were "legitimate" and decried recent "unilateral bullying" measures by the United States as the trade row between the two countries continues to intensify. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Maritime sector to decide on plan to cut emissions opposed by US
London (AFP) Oct 17, 2025
Member states of the International Maritime Organization will decide on Friday whether to formally adopt a plan to cut carbon emissions in the face of opposition from the United States. ... more
TRADE WARS
Markets mixed as traders weigh China-US row, rate cut hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Markets were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates this year. ... more
TECH SPACE
Japan urges united G7 as US describes Beijing's rare earths move as 'China vs world'
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Group of Seven nations should unite in responding to China's rare-earth export curbs, Japan's finance minister said Thursday. ... more
TECH SPACE
Rare earths: strategic metals key to future tech
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Rare earths are minerals used to make magnets crucial to the auto, electronic and defence industries, as well as in renewable energy. ... more
TECH SPACE
Nvidia-backed consortium makes $40 bn data center deal
New York (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
A consortium led by asset manager BlackRock, which includes chip giant Nvidia and Microsoft, announced Wednesday it is acquiring data center specialist Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial services group Macquarie for approximately $40 billion. ... more
TECH SPACE
Anomalous metallic state discovered between superconductivity and insulation
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have identified a previously elusive state of matter that bridges the gap between superconductivity and insulation. The discovery provides new insight into qu ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Artificial plant device cleans radioactive soil using only sunlight
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
A research group at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), led by Professor Seongkyun Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry, has developed a solar-powered artifi ... more
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