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October 27, 2025
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China's low-altitude economy takes flight across multiple industries



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
China's fast-growing low-altitude economy is emerging as a powerful driver of innovation and industrial transformation, fueling applications that range from emergency rescue and drone logistics to power line inspection and aerial tourism. The expanding sector took center stage at the 2025 China Helicopter Development Forum, held during the 7th China (Tianjin) International Helicopter Expo and hosted by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) in Tianjin. At a photovoltaic project in ... read more

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China's satellite network group advances Beidou-internet integration
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
China Satellite Network Group Co Ltd is accelerating the integration of satellite internet with the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, emphasizing the dual role of the company as both an innovator ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Knotted energy fields may explain the universe's matter dominance
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
A 19th-century hypothesis dismissed for decades is now illuminating one of physics' most perplexing mysteries: why our universe is made primarily of matter rather than antimatter. Researchers in Jap ... more
SPACEWAR
Planet secures NGA Luno B contract for AI maritime surveillance
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Planet Labs PBC has announced that its subsidiary, Planet Labs Federal, has received a $12.8 million initial award from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the Luno B indefinite ... more
ROBO SPACE
The brain power behind sustainable AI
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
How can you use science to build a better gingerbread house? That was something Miranda Schwacke spent a lot of time thinking about. The MIT graduate student in the Department of Materials Sci ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump in Japan as hopes grow for China trade deal
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 27, 2025
Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, on the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China's Xi Jinping end their bruising trade war. ... more
TRADE WARS
Asia stocks surge on US-China trade deal breakthrough
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 27, 2025
Asian equities surged Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalise a deal, averting an escalation in the world's biggest trade dispute. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Venezuela says US military exercises on nearby island a 'provocation'
Port Of Spain (AFP) Oct 27, 2025
Venezuela on Sunday blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a US warship as a dangerous "provocation," amid mounting fears of potential attacks against the Venezuelan mainland. ... more
OIL AND GAS
U.S. sanctions Russia, targeting oil companies
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2025
The U.S. Treasury said Wednesday it imposed new sanctions on Russia over its "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine." ... more

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EU working on plan to end reliance on Chinese rare earths
Berlin (AFP) Oct 25, 2025
The EU's chief said Saturday the bloc is working to end its dependence on rare earths from China, after Beijing announced further curbs on the export of minerals vital to many key sectors. ... more
AEROSPACE
Hong Kong collects black boxes after deadly plane crash; Alaska Airlines resumes flights after IT outage
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 25, 2025
The black box flight recorders from an aircraft involved in a crash that killed two people at Hong Kong airport earlier this week have been recovered, authorities said Saturday. ... more
CAR TECH
Nexperia, the new crisis looming for Europe's carmakers
Paris (AFP) Oct 24, 2025
European automakers already buffeted by US tariffs and a rocky shift toward electric vehicles now face a new threat: a shortage of key semiconductors supplied by Chinese-owned Nexperia. ... more
TRADE WARS
US launches probe into China's compliance with 2020 pact; German FM's China visit postponed
Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2025
The United States on Friday started an investigation into China's compliance with a 2020 deal that marked a truce in their trade war, days before President Donald Trump is due to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Spain receives request to extend life of nuclear plant
Madrid (AFP) Oct 24, 2025
Spanish authorities have received a request from the country's biggest nuclear power plant to extend its life beyond a scheduled shutdown in 2028, a government source said Friday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
TotalEnergies declines to appeal ruling on 'misleading' climate claims
Paris (AFP) Oct 24, 2025
Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Friday that it would not appeal a French court ruling that it engaged in "misleading commercial practices" by overstating its climate pledges. ... more
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China vows massive high-tech sector development in next decade
Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2025
China will develop its high-tech sector on a massive scale in the next decade, top officials vowed Friday, a day after meetings on the country's future policy priorities concluded in Beijing. ... more
WATER WORLD
New Japan PM vows to take US ties to 'new heights' with Trump
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 24, 2025
Japan's conservative new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Friday to bring US ties to "new heights" with President Donald Trump, while taking a swipe at China and vowing a stricter stance on immigration in her first policy speech. ... more
OIL AND GAS
US oil giants produce mainly at home but send more tax dollars overseas
Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2025
US fossil fuel giants produce most of their oil and gas domestically but pay billions more in taxes overseas than they do at home because of subsidies that have only grown during President Donald Trump's second term, a report said Thursday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Major outage ended at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEA
Vienna (AFP) Oct 23, 2025
Off-site power has been restored to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a month-long outage, the longest it has faced since Russia invaded its neighbour, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
China says 'opposes' new US sanctions on Russian oil for Ukraine war
Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2025
China said Thursday it "opposes" recent sanctions slapped by the United States on the two largest Russian oil companies over Moscow's war in Ukraine, saying they had "no basis in international law". ... more
WIND DAILY
S.Africa seeks to save birds from wind turbine risks
Swellendam, South Africa (AFP) Oct 23, 2025
Powerful gusts shook an observation post perched on a hill at a wind farm in South Africa as two monitors scanned the landscape through binoculars. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
US climate-disaster database reveals record losses; Norway to enlist AI to manage economic risks
Washington (AFP) Oct 22, 2025
A flagship US climate-disaster database killed by President Donald Trump's administration has been brought back to life by its former lead scientist - revealing that extreme weather inflicted a record $101 billion in damages in just the first half of 2025. ... more
TRADE WARS
US treasury secretary signals deal to ease trade war with China
Washington (AFP) Oct 26, 2025
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signalled a tentative deal with China to de-escalate their damaging, tariff-fueled trade war - just days before a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. ... more
BIO FUEL
Artificial ocean carbon recycling system turns seawater CO2 into bioplastic feedstock
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
A research team led by GAO Xiang from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with XIA Chuan from the University of Electronic Scie ... more
ENERGY TECH
Bacterium Breakthrough Points to New Path for Battery Self-Recycling
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Scientists at Boston College have identified a previously unknown bacterium that thrives by feeding on waste from spent batteries, suggesting a potential new path toward self-sustaining recycling sy ... more
FARM NEWS
Biochar and rewetting combine to curb farm emissions without yield loss
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
Raising groundwater levels and enriching soils with biochar could sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farmed peatlands without sacrificing crop productivity, according to new research from ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Biochar-treated cement strengthens buildings while storing carbon
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
A joint research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has developed a new approach to make cement both stronger and more sustainabl ... more
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Breakthrough double-layer design enhances silicon battery performance in electric vehicles
London, UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have demonstrated that a novel double-layer electrode design, guided by operando imaging, significantly improves the cyclic stability and rapid chargin ... more
ENERGY TECH
Cement composite harnesses heat for self-powered infrastructure
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Researchers at Southeast University have developed a cement-based material capable of turning waste heat into electricity, paving the way for self-powered buildings and infrastructure. The new therm ... more
OIL AND GAS
Clean hydrogen technology collaboration launches across UK research sector
London, UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
Aston University has joined a nationwide initiative supported by GBP 800000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to develop next-generation hydrogen production from waste stea ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Europe opts for solar power and energy autonomy
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
A newly published study highlights Europe's move toward solar energy and a decentralized power grid, emphasizing less reliance on imports. The research, conducted by ETH Zurich, the University of Er ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
MIT Maritime Consortium releases "Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook"
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
Commercial shipping accounts for 3 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions globally. As the sector sets climate goals and chases a carbon-free future, nuclear power - long used as a source for milit ... more
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