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AI helps pave the way for self-driving carsLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Even if Elon Musk's dream of robotaxis for everyone is a long way off, sleek electric cars powered by artificial intelligence packed the Consumer Electronics Show, promising to liberate people from the tedium of driving. ... more  
Japan nuclear official loses phone with confidential data in ChinaTokyo (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 An employee of Japan's nuclear regulator lost a smartphone, possibly in China, containing a confidential list of contacts, an official and local media reports said. ... more 
Trimble positioning tech to enhance Lucid Gravity lane level navigationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Trimble has agreed to provide positioning technology that will feed navigation and driver assistance systems in the Lucid Gravity electric vehicle, delivering centimeter-level accuracy in conditions ... more  
Lithium ion battery study on Tiangong space station explores microgravity effects on performanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 A lithium ion battery experiment has been completed aboard China's Tiangong space station, focusing on basic electrochemical processes that govern performance and lifetime. Researchers at the Dalian ... more |
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Oceans struggle to absorb Earth's carbon dioxide as microplastics invade their watersSharjah, United Arab Emirates (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find crucial for regulating Earth's temperature. Defined as tiny plastic ... more 
Solar co-electrolysis process converts biomass sugars to low cost green hydrogenTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 Researchers in China and Singapore have demonstrated a solar-powered co-electrolysis route that produces hydrogen at projected costs below fossil-based hydrogen while upgrading biomass-derived sugar ... more  
3D mapping shows how passivation boosts perovskite solar cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 Perovskite solar cells are attracting interest as lower-cost, high-efficiency alternatives to silicon photovoltaics, but defects in their thin films hinder charge transport, waste energy, and reduce ... more 
China ramps up CHSN01 fusion magnet jacket for cryogenic reactorsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 China has produced 30 tons of cryogenic jacket material made from its CHSN01 steel in continuous lengths of about 5 km for use in Cable-in-Conduit Conductors for future fusion reactors. The jacket i ... more |
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Crown ether resins modeled for precise gadolinium isotope separationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A new theoretical study shows how functionalized crown ether resins can selectively capture lighter gadolinium isotopes, offering a controlled route to isotope separation for nuclear and planetary s ... more |
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EAST experiments point to density free regime for fusion plasmasTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 Researchers working on China's fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have experimentally accessed a theorized density-free regime for fusion plasmas, maintaining ... more  
Spatiotemporal resilience model targets IoT unmanned fleetsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025 Researchers from Zhengzhou University, the University of Kent, and City University of Hong Kong have developed a framework to evaluate and optimize the spatiotemporal resilience of Internet of Thing ... more  
Superradiant spin teamwork yields self driven microwave signalsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 When quantum particles work together, they can produce signals far stronger than any one particle could generate alone, a cooperative phenomenon known as superradiance that has often caused rapid en ... more  
Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AIHong Kong (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Leading Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI soared as it went public in Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before rival MiniMax also makes its market debut in a litmus test for the country's rapidly developing sector. ... more |
 
Asian markets mixed as traders eye US jobs dataHong Kong (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Asian markets were mixed Thursday as the rally that has characterised the start of the year paused with investors looking ahead to the release of key US jobs data this week. ... more  |
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UK says 'provided support' to US in tanker seizureLondon (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Britain said Wednesday it provided "enabling support" to Washington during a US operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, which was condemned by Moscow. ... more 
Canada's Carney to visit China, signaling thaw in relationsMontreal (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China from January 13 to 17, his office announced Wednesday, signaling a thaw in relations that have been strained for years. ... more  
China's birth-rate push sputters as couples stay child-freeBeijing (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging birth rate. ... more 
Electrons lag behind the nucleusZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 One of the great successes of 20th-century physics was the quantum mechanical description of solids. This allowed scientists to understand for the first time how and why certain materials conduct el ... more |
Quantum key method enables redundant storage of qubit dataLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have demonstrated a method to back up quantum information by encrypting qubits during copying, providing redundancy while remaining consistent wit ... more 
Hybrid detector array sharpens measurements of neutron rich nuclei lifetimesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics and collaborating institutions have developed a hybrid detection system called HALIMA to measure the lifetimes of excited states in neutron rich nucl ... more  
Ferritic alloy offers superalloy-level strength and oxidation resistance for reactor systemsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Materials engineers in the Republic of Korea have designed alumina-forming ferritic alloys that maintain strength and resist high-temperature oxidation in harsh, steam-containing environments releva ... more 
New tool narrows the search for ideal material structuresPrinceton NJ (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Princeton researchers have developed a new tool to speed the discovery of advanced materials known as metal organic frameworks, or MOFs. MOFs are an emerging class of materials that form micro ... more |
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Chlorine and hydrogen from waste brines without external powerTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Chlorine is a fundamental input to modern industry, yet most of today's supply still relies on energy-intensive electrolysis. In order to reduce energy consumption, researchers from the Qingdao Inst ... more 
Tethered UAV system demonstrates autonomous knotting for heavy load aerial transportTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 "Cable-driven systems excel at heavy-load transport but are limited by fixed anchoring points in unstructured environments," explained study corresponding author Lihua Xie from Nanyang Technological ... more  
Fewer layovers, better-connected airports, more firm growthCambridge MA (MIT) Jan 07, 2026 Waiting in an airport for a connecting flight is often tedious. A new study by MIT researchers shows it's bad for business, too. Looking at air travel and multinational firm formation over a 3 ... more  
Corn cob biochar filters pull ammonia and micro and nanoplastics from waterTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Researchers at the University of Delaware have transformed discarded corn cobs and other agricultural byproducts into high performance biochar filters that capture both ammonia and tiny plastic part ... more |
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Garden and farm waste targeted as feedstock for new bioplasticsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Turning green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics for use in medical products, car components, insulation and packaging is the aim of a new Junior Research Group at the University ... more |
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Beer yeast waste could provide scaffold for cultivated meat productionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Researchers at University College London report that spent yeast from beer brewing can be converted into edible bacterial cellulose scaffolds for cultivated meat, offering a potential route to lower ... more  
Light driven neuron chip unifies sensing computing and memoryLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Modern computers consume substantial energy for tasks such as handwritten digit recognition because memory and processing are physically separated, unlike biological neurons that combine sensing, co ... more 
Polymer nanoparticles drive platinum free solar hydrogenGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Hydrogen is seen as a central energy carrier in future low carbon systems because its use produces only water, but large scale deployment still depends on cleaner and more abundant production method ... more 
Orbital cycles control Jurassic shale oil sweet spots in Sichuan BasinTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 A high resolution study of Jurassic mudstones in the Sichuan Basin in southwest China links Earth's orbital cycles to the way organic rich shale formed in a lacustrine setting, providing a framework ... more |
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