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Reactor method streamlines production of medical copper isotope Cu 64Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 The copper isotope Cu-64 is an important tool in nuclear medicine for imaging applications and is also being explored for cancer treatment, but it does not occur naturally and must be produced in de ... more
Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy liftingCambridge MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 There are some jobs human bodies just weren't meant to do. Unloading trucks and shipping containers is a repetitive, grueling task - and a big reason warehouse injury rates are more than twice the n ... more
Shaping quantum light expands options for future technologiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers from the School of Physics at the University of the Witwatersrand, working with collaborators at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, report that controlling the structure of photons i ... more
Two dimensional crystal reveals hexatic phase in real timeVienna, Austria (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 When three dimensional materials melt, the transition from an ordered solid to a disordered liquid usually occurs abruptly once the melting temperature is reached. In atomically thin systems, theory ... more |
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Proposes Innovative Method to Reduce Aviation's Climate ImpactAlbany NY (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 If you look up at the sky on a clear day, chances are you'll notice thin, white clouds following behind airplanes - also known as contrails. The formation of these wispy ice clouds is a comple ... more
Vacuum annealing boosts efficiency and durability in organic solar cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A research team at Wuhan University of Technology led by Professor Tao Wang has developed a vacuum-assisted thermal annealing (VTA) process that tackles the linked challenges of efficiency and stabi ... more
Stocks in retreat as traders eye Fed decision, tech earningsHong Kong (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 Most markets fell Wednesday following a tepid day on Wall Street as investors bided their time ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve policy announcement later in the day. ... more
China's consumer prices picked up pace in NovemberBeijing (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 China's consumer prices rose last month at their fastest pace since February 2024, official data showed Wednesday, following an extended period of deflationary pressure in the world's second-largest economy. ... more |
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ExxonMobil slows low-carbon investment push through 2030New York (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 ExxonMobil is slowing medium-term investments in low-carbon ventures by some $10 billion compared with its outlook a year ago, the oil giant announced Tuesday. ... more |
Microsoft announces $17.5 bn investment in India, its 'largest ever' in AsiaNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 Global technology giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday plans to invest $17.5 billion to help build India's artificial intelligence infrastructure, with CEO Satya Nadella calling it "our largest investment ever in Asia". ... more
EU says to boost import controls as Mercosur deadline loomsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 The European Union said Tuesday it will step up checks on agricultural imports, in a move seemingly aimed at appeasing concerns over a trade deal with Latin American countries of Mercosur. ... more
Bleak year for German engineering firms amid US, China turmoilFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 Production in Germany's key engineering sector plunged for a third straight year in 2025 as firms were squeezed by US tariffs and fierce Chinese competition, an industry group said Tuesday. ... more
What's my age again? The tech behind Australia's social media banSydney (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 Tech giants will apply multiple layers of security to weed out young users under Australia's world-first ban on social media for under-16s. ... more |
EU agrees to weaken and delay green business rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 European governments and lawmakers agreed to weaken and delay new environmental and human rights rules Tuesday, clearing a key hurdle in a push to unpick EU regulations seen as too burdensome for businesses. ... more ![]() |
China executes former senior banker for taking $156 mn bribesBeijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 China executed a former executive of a top state-controlled asset management firm for corruption on Tuesday, state media reported. ... more
The US-China chip war in datesBeijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 As President Donald Trump says the United States has agreed that chip giant Nvidia can sell AI semiconductors to China, AFP runs down the tussle over the key tech: ... more
UK's Starmer launches Tiktok account despite banLondon (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a TikTok account on Monday despite the app being banned from government devices, as he attempts to connect to younger voters. ... more
To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chiefSaint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more |
Unchecked mining waste taints DR Congo communitiesLubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Carrying her sore-pocked daughter across her decaying field, Helene Mvubu says she is one of thousands to have fallen victim to the toxic waste defiling the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining capital. ... more
Wireless skull mounted device uses patterned light to send signals into the brainLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 Northwestern University researchers have developed a fully implantable wireless device that sends information directly to the brain using light, bypassing the body's usual sensory pathways. The thin ... more
Ozone catalysts mapped for safer water disinfectionPittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 University of Pittsburgh researchers and collaborators have identified how to design catalysts that generate ozone on demand as a potential alternative to chlorine-based disinfection in hospitals an ... more
Robotic model boosts success rate for tomato pickingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 In many farming regions, a shortage of agricultural labor is driving interest in robots that can harvest fruit crops such as tomatoes. Tomatoes are difficult for machines to handle because the plant ... more |
Policies to expand US grid weigh cost reliability and emissionsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation in ... more
Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machinesLausanne Switzerland (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications. Although many roboticis ... more
AAC Clyde Space secures ESA funding to develop Sirius EDGE on board computerLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 AAC Clyde Space has received SEK 4.7 million from the ESA Phi-Lab Sweden programme to develop the foundation for its next-generation Sirius EDGE on-board computer platform for small satellites and u ... more
Data centers: a view from the insideWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 The expansion of data centers to power the AI boom has more people wondering: what exactly is in a data center? ... more |
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Nanoscience breakthrough puts low-cost, printable electronics on the horizonLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Imagine wearable health sensors, smart packaging, flexible displays, or disposable IoT controllers all manufactured like printed newspapers. The same technology could underpin communication circuits ... more |
Ghana e waste workers trapped in toxic survival trade offLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A University of Michigan team has analyzed how people living and working around the Agbogbloshie e waste site in Accra, Ghana, depend on informal recycling to earn a living while facing severe toxic ... more
EU pushes back 2035 combustion-engine ban review to Dec. 16Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 A highly-anticipated review of the EU's 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales has been pushed back to next week, the European Commission said Monday. ... more
Carbon monoxide enables rapid atomic scale control for fuel cell catalystsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 Researchers at the Korea Institute of Energy Research report a carbon monoxide driven process that forms metal thin films about 0.3 nanometers thick, enabling faster fabrication of core-shell fuel c ... more
Sea-floor animals decrease nearly 40% in deep-sea mining zone: studyLondon (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 The number of sea-floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, according to a study published Friday probing the emerging industry's impact on biodiversity. ... more |
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