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December 11, 2025
ENERGY TECH
Plasma turbulence plays dual roles in fusion reactors
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 11, 2025
Researchers in Japan have directly observed that turbulence in magnetically confined fusion plasmas serves two distinct functions, both transporting heat and linking distant regions so that temperat ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Carbon nanotube films boost flexible perovskite solar module performance
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2025
Perovskite solar cells can be made more robust, efficient, scalable and cheaper to manufacture by replacing indium tin oxide with single-walled carbon nanotubes in the device architecture, according ... more
CHIP TECH
New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 11, 2025
MIT researchers have developed a new fabrication method that could enable the production of more energy efficient electronics by stacking multiple functional components on top of one existing circui ... more
CHIP TECH
Quantum hardware roadmap highlights scaling hurdles on path to everyday applications
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Quantum technology is accelerating out of the lab and into the real world, and a new article in Science argues that the field now stands at a turning point - one that is similar to the early computi ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Reactor method streamlines production of medical copper isotope Cu 64
Berlin, 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
ROBO SPACE
Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting
Cambridge 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
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Shaping quantum light expands options for future technologies
Berlin, 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
TIME AND SPACE
Two dimensional crystal reveals hexatic phase in real time
Vienna, 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
AEROSPACE
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Proposes Innovative Method to Reduce Aviation's Climate Impact
Albany 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
SOLAR DAILY
Vacuum annealing boosts efficiency and durability in organic solar cells
Tokyo, 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
TRADE WARS
Stocks in retreat as traders eye Fed decision, tech earnings
Hong 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
TRADE WARS
China's consumer prices picked up pace in November
Beijing (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
OIL AND GAS
ExxonMobil slows low-carbon investment push through 2030
New 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
TECH SPACE
Microsoft announces $17.5 bn investment in India, its 'largest ever' in Asia
New 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
TRADE WARS
EU says to boost import controls as Mercosur deadline looms
Brussels, 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
TRADE WARS
Bleak year for German engineering firms amid US, China turmoil
Frankfurt, 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
INTERNET SPACE
What's my age again? The tech behind Australia's social media ban
Sydney (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
ENERGY NEWS
EU agrees to weaken and delay green business rules
Brussels, 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
SINO DAILY
China executes former senior banker for taking $156 mn bribes
Beijing (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
CHIP TECH
The US-China chip war in dates
Beijing (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
INTERNET SPACE
UK's Starmer launches Tiktok account despite ban
London (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
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