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Engineered ligands deliver durable high efficiency perovskite solar cellsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Scientists have reported a new way to make perovskite solar cells both highly efficient and markedly more stable, directly tackling one of the main obstacles to bringing this emerging photovoltaic t ... more  
Pendulum device taps power from ocean currentsParis, France (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 A new energy harvesting concept uses a pendulum like cylinder system to capture power from moving water in oceans and rivers. The design, developed by Francisco Huera of the Department of Mechanical ... more  
Asian stocks mixed after bumper TSMC resultsHong Kong (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 Asian markets were mixed Friday after Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC posted a big profit jump, bolstering confidence in the artificial intelligence sector as the United States struck a trade deal with the self-ruled island. ... more  
US strikes deal with Taiwan to cut tariffs, boost chip investmentTaipei (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 Taiwan vowed Friday to remain the world's "most important" AI chipmaker, after reaching a trade deal with the United States that will reduce tariffs on the island's shipments and increase Taiwanese investment on US soil. ... more |
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Canada's Carney hails 'strategic partnership' in talks with XiBeijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed a "new strategic partnership" with Beijing as he held talks President Xi Jinping on Friday, the first visit by a Canadian leader to China in eight years. ... more 
China's 2025 economic growth likely slowest in decades: analystsBeijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 China's economy likely grew last year at its weakest rate in three decades, outside of the pandemic, according to an AFP survey of analysts ahead of official data on Monday. ... more  
China offers extensive free-trade deal to KenyaNairobi (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 Kenya has secured zero-duty access for almost all its exports to China in a preliminary deal, its trade minister said Thursday, as Nairobi seeks to offset the impact of higher US tariffs. ... more  
Pressure piles on Musk's X to curb sexualised deepfakesSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 More governments vowed crackdowns Thursday to prevent Grok, the AI chatbot on Elon Musk's X platform, from undressing or sexualizing images of real people in their jurisdictions, in a face of a growing backlash against the deepfakes. ... more |
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Oil prices drop 3% after Trump comments on IranHong Kong (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 Oil prices plunged on Thursday after fears over instability in Iran were eased by comments from US President Donald Trump. ... more |
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UK nets record offshore wind supply in renewables pushLondon (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Britain announced Wednesday it had secured a record amount of offshore wind power capacity in its latest auction, as the government pushes to meet its ambitious 2030 decarbonisation goals. ... more  
Hydrogen planes 'more for the 22nd century': France's SafranParis, France (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Hydrogen-powered airplanes, touted by some as a way to slash carbon emissions from flying, are unlikely to prove a viable technology anytime soon, the head of French engine maker Safran said Wednesday. ... more 
China's trade surplus hit record $1.2 trillion in 2025Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 China reported strong trade numbers for 2025 on Wednesday, as its surplus rose year-on-year to a record $1.2 trillion despite a slump in exports to the United States after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs. ... more 
US allows Nvidia to send advanced AI chips to China with restrictionsSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 The US Commerce Department on Tuesday opened the door for Nvidia to sell advanced artificial intelligence chips in China with restrictions, following through on a policy shift announced last month by President Donald Trump. ... more |
Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fadeXushui, China (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased out. ... more  |
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Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants - including tech giant Microsoft - is scheduled to begin April 27, according to a federal court order issued Tuesday. ... more  
Albania's waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floodsTirana, Albania (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 As flooding receded in parts of Albania on Tuesday, the Balkan nation's polluted waterways are being blamed for worsening the impacts amid fears that floodwaters filled with plastic waste could reach the Adriatic Sea. ... more  
Cold winter and AI boom pushed US emissions increase in 2025Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States rose last year, snapping a two-year streak of declines as cold winter temperatures drove demand for heating fuel and the AI boom led to a surge in power generation, a think tank said Tuesday. ... more  
Disaster losses drop in 2025, picture still 'alarming': Munich ReFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a still "alarming" picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate change. ... more |
 
GM announces $7.1 bn hit to profits on electric auto pullbackNew York (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 General Motors said Thursday it will book a one-time earnings hit of $7.1 billion, mostly due to its pullback on electric vehicles in light of shifting US policies. ... more  
This crystal sings back: Illinois collaboration sheds light on magnetochiral instabilityUrbana IL (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported the first observation of a dynamic magnetochiral instability in a solid-state materi ... more 
Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologiesHouston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 Scientists have discovered a new quantum state of matter that connects two significant areas of physics, potentially leading to advancements in computing, sensing and materials science. A stud ... more  
Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuriesRaleigh, NC (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications - and can repair itself more than 1,000 times ... more |
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Fast FPGA pulse shaping clears neutron gamma pile ups in nuclear detectorsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 In high flux nuclear experiments, radiation detectors often face a signal "traffic jam" when multiple events arrive almost at the same time and their pulses overlap. This pile up distorts the energy ... more  
AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testingLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Beyond smart watches and rings, artificial intelligence is being used to make self-testing for major diseases more readily available - from headsets that detect early signs of Alzheimer's to an iris-scanning app that helps spot cancer. ... more  
Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed projectBangkok (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 A crane at a China-backed high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday and caused it to derail, killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more, authorities said. ... more  
UK facility scales hydrogen recycling of rare earth magnetsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 The University of Birmingham has launched a large scale rare earth magnet recycling facility in the West Midlands that aims to reduce the United Kingdom's reliance on imported rare earth metals, all ... more |
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Understanding ammonia energy's tradeoffs around the worldBoston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Many people are optimistic about ammonia's potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though large-scale adoption would require major changes to the way it is currently manufactured, ... more |
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Perovskite betavoltaic cell sets record efficiency using carbon 14 sourceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 A research team at DGIST has developed a perovskite based self powered betavoltaic battery that achieves what they report as the worlds highest conversion efficiency for this class of device while m ... more  
Bayesian neural net sharpens thorium 232 fission yield dataBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 A research team led by Chun-Wang Ma has developed a Bayesian neural network framework to predict independent and cumulative fission product yields for thorium 232 under neutron irradiation across a ... more 
SwRI tests rooftop solar fire behavior and mitigation optionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Southwest Research Institute has carried out a series of large scale fire tests to examine how flames spread beneath photovoltaic panel installations on flat commercial and industrial rooftops. The ... more 
Theory links photon condensation and heat engine physicsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Physicists at Trinity College Dublin have developed a new theoretical framework that connects photon condensation in optical microstructures with the fundamental limits of heat engines, potentially ... more |
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