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Conference travel emissions exceed research energy useBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria evaluated the carbon footprint of travel to global nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) conferences, revealing that a single transcontinenta ... more  
Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centersNew York (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more  
The AI revolution has a power problemSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 In the race for AI dominance, American tech giants have the money and the chips, but their ambitions have hit a new obstacle: electric power. ... more  
Will EU's carbon border tax crash COP30 party?Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 A flagship European environmental policy - dubbed a "carbon tax" on imports - is raising hackles abroad and is becoming a flashpoint at the UN's COP30 climate summit in Brazil. ... more |
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Brazil's 'action agenda' at COP30 takes shapeParis (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 Instead of landing a new major climate deal, Brazil is banking on an "action agenda" at the UN's COP30 conference to spur nations and businesses to deliver on existing commitments. ... more 
German lawmakers back carbon capture despite criticism from green groupsBerlin (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 Germany's parliament on Thursday approved legislation aimed at developing carbon dioxide capture and storage infrastructure in the country, including a potential CO2 pipeline network. ... more 
Tanzania Maasai fear VW 'greenwashing' carbon credit schemeNairobi (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen - dismissed by NGOs as "greenwashing" - could destroy her community's way of life. ... more  
China suspends 'special port fees' on US vessels for one yearBeijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 China said on Monday it would suspend for one year "special port fees" on US vessels "simultaneously" with Washington's pause on levies targeting Chinese ships, as a fragile trade truce between the superpowers takes shape. ... more |
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Battered US businesses eye improved China trade at Shanghai expoShanghai (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 Plying everything from handbags to salt in a cavernous Shanghai exhibition hall, US exporters hit by the trade war with China said Thursday they hope improving bilateral relations will bring much-needed stability. ... more |
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Merz backs EU plan to protect steel sector from Chinese importsBerlin (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 Germany supports proposals by the EU to increase tariffs on foreign steel as the bloc struggles with cheap imports, especially from China, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday. ... more  
AI-generated disinformation tactics spotted ahead of COP30Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by artificial intelligence and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30. ... more 
Asian stocks rise as record US shutdown nears endHong Kong (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 Most Asian markets rose for the second day in a row Tuesday as US lawmakers edged towards ending a record government shutdown. ... more 
China's consumer prices rose in October; China's exports fall for first time in eight monthsBeijing (AFP) Nov 9, 2025 China's consumer prices rose in October, official data released on Sunday showed, reversing months of stagnation and decline as the country battles a range of economic headwinds. ... more |
 
Amazon poised to host toughest climate talks in yearsBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 An odor of oil hung over last year's UN climate conference in Baku, capital of fossil fuel-rich Azerbaijan. ... more  |
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China approves Chile lithium alliance, clearing major hurdleSantiago (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 China has given the green light to a major partnership between Chile's state-owned copper giant, Codelco, and lithium company SQM, unlocking plans to ramp up extraction in the Atacama salt flat - one of the world's top lithium sites. ... more 
China halts ban on export to US of some dual-use metalsBeijing (AFP) Nov 9, 2025 China suspended an export ban to the United States that had targeted gallium, germanium and antimony, metals crucial for modern technology, Beijing's commerce ministry announced Sunday in a further de-escalation of the trade war with Washington. ... more  
Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robotsParis (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global tensions over high-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will be weighing on the minds of entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers. ... more  
Chinese businesswoman faces jail after huge UK crypto seizureLondon (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 She lived a life of luxury that earned her the nickname "goddess of wealth", but Chinese businesswoman Zhimin Qian now faces a long jail sentence after police made the UK's largest-ever cryptocurrency seizure of Bitcoin worth over $6 billion. ... more |
 
Qatar Airways to sell all of its Cathay Pacific stakeHong Kong (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 Cathay Pacific has said it plans to buy back all of its shares owned by Doha-headquartered Qatar Airways worth HK$6.96 billion (US$896 million), ending the two carriers' eight-year shareholding relationship. ... more 
Thai court rules Chinese scam hub tycoon to be extraditedBangkok (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 A tycoon linked to illegal scam hub operations on the Thai-Myanmar border will be extradited to face criminal charges in China, a court in Bangkok ordered on Monday. ... more 
Earth-Based 3D Printing Technology Offers New Path to Affordable Housing in AustraliaSydney, Australiaby Clarence OxfordLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2025 Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology are developing a 3D printing system that constructs durable homes using earth, plant fibers, and natural materials. Led by Dr Mohamed Gomaa, the app ... more  
New design strategy boosts lithium alloy electrodes for solid-state batteriesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2025 A team co-led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has introduced a new approach to designing metal alloy negative electrodes that may deliver important advances in solid-state bat ... more |
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Recharge reactor extracts lithium from EV battery waste for direct reuseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 Engineers at Rice University have developed a process that recovers lithium from electric vehicle battery waste using electricity and water, skipping the need for strong acids and complex chemical s ... more 
High-efficiency membrane electrolyzer converts air and flue gas CO2 to pure formic acidTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2025 A research team led by Professor Xiao-Ming Chen and Professor Pei-Qin Liao at Sun Yat-Sen University has developed an electrolyzer that integrates a metal-organic framework (MOF) membrane. This devi ... more 
Inexpensive materials transform waste carbon into energy-rich compoundsSt Louis MO (SPX) Nov 07, 2025 Turning waste carbon into useful products is a vital part of sustainable manufacturing. Recycling carbon dioxide creates carbon monoxide, which through electricity can be converted into energy-rich ... more 
Breakthrough material gyromorphs pave the way for advanced photonic computingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025 Researchers at New York University have unveiled a new class of materials called gyromorphs that offer promising capabilities for the development of computers powered by light rather than electricit ... more |
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Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computersSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 07, 2025 Diraq announced it has advanced to Stage B of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. This program aims to assess whether any quantum computing platform ... more |
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Leading quantum at an inflection pointCambridge, Massachusetts (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 Danna Freedman is seeking the early adopters. She is the faculty director of the nascent MIT Quantum Initiative, or QMIT. In this new role, Freedman is giving shape to an ambitious, Institute-wide e ... more 
New wafer-scale memristor integration advances prospects for brain-inspired AI chipsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 07, 2025 A research team led by Professor Sanghyeon Choi from DGIST has achieved the mass-integration of memristors at wafer scale, marking a major development in semiconductor technology for artificial inte ... more 
Princeton's new quantum chip built for scalePrinceton NJ (SPX) Nov 07, 2025 In a major step toward practical quantum computers, Princeton engineers have built a superconducting qubit that lasts three times longer than today's best versions. "The real challenge, the th ... more 
Reshaping Properties of Two Dimensional Janus Semiconductors with Light Enables Tunable Optical DevicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025 Rice University researchers studying a class of atom-thin semiconductors called transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have found that light can shift their atomic lattice, creating a tunable mecha ... more |
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