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January 26, 2026
TIME AND SPACE
Hydrogen nuclei experiment sharpens view of quarks inside matter



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026
The lightest element in the universe is helping nuclear physicists probe the inner structure of matter with new precision. At the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, researchers have compared two isotopes of hydrogen to gain sharper insight into how quarks and gluons are arranged inside protons and neutrons. Hydrogen sits at the top of the Periodic Table because its nucleus contains just one proton. That simplest form is known as protium. Like all elements, ... read more

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Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion components
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is joining with Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to develop a world class high heat flux facility to test fusion en ... more
ENERGY TECH
Low frequency lasers modeled to greatly boost nuclear fusion rates
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 26, 2026
A new theoretical study shows that intense laser fields could greatly enhance nuclear fusion reactions by reshaping the collision energies of interacting nuclei before they tunnel through the Coulom ... more
TRADE WARS
US to slap full tariffs on Canada if it seals China trade deal: Treasury secretary
Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 25, 2026
The United States will impose 100-percent tariffs on Canadian imports should Ottawa finalize a new trade deal with China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, amplifying a similar threat from President Donald Trump a day earlier. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
India's solar-panel boom: full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow
Mundra, India (AFP) Jan 25, 2026
The race for green energy is on. India, driven by soaring electricity demand and a push to reduce reliance on China, is rapidly producing solar panels, fuelling a booming yet uncertain market. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Denmark mulls small nuclear reactors, lifting of 1985 nuke ban
Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 22, 2026
Denmark is considering building small modular nuclear reactors to meet its energy needs, the climate and energy ministry said Thursday, which would bring an end to its 1985 ban on nuclear power. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Japan suspends restart of world's biggest nuclear plant
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 22, 2026
The restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday, with the operator saying it does not know when the problem would be solved. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Disordered rocksalt roadmap aims to boost lithium ion battery energy and cut critical metals
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
A new scientific review describes how a little understood class of lithium ion battery cathode materials could support safer, higher energy storage while easing dependence on critical metals such as ... more
BIO FUEL
Pilot plant in Mannheim delivers tailored climate friendly fuel blends
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
Tank trucks in Mannheim can now load customized blends of fossil and renewable fuels from a new pilot plant that documents greenhouse gas savings for every delivery. The inline blending facility, lo ... more

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Self assembling molecule builds better organic solar cell junctions
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a single organic molecule that naturally forms the internal p/n junctions needed for converting sunlight into electricity, offering a potentia ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from China
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2026
A record number of tourists flocked to Japan in 2025, officials said Tuesday, despite a steep fall in Chinese visitors in December as a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rumbled on. ... more
TRADE WARS
EU wants to keep Chinese suppliers out of critical infrastructure
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 20, 2026
The EU is expected on Tuesday to unveil plans to keep "high-risk" Chinese suppliers away from European critical infrastructure, as the bloc ramps up efforts to reduce dependencies on third countries. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Vietnam leader pledges graft fight as he eyes China-style powers
Hanoi, Vietnam (AFP) Jan 20, 2026
Vietnam's top leader promised to fight corruption in an address Tuesday to a twice-a-decade congress of the Communist Party, where he is seeking expanded powers similar to China's political structure. ... more
ENERGY TECH
KRISS process enables large-area solid electrolyte fabrication at lower cost
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has reported a materials breakthrough that moves oxide based all solid state batteries closer to commercial deployment. The work targets ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Molecular velcro coating boosts perovskite solar cell durability and efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
Researchers at the School of Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed a robust coating layer that significantly improves the operational stability of perovski ... more
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Symmetric surfaces unlock new photovoltaic pathways
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
A new study shows that perfectly symmetric materials can generate strong photocurrents when their surfaces are engineered to host special electronic states, overturning a long held limitation in pho ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Rare Mojave milkvetch thrives amid Gemini solar array
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
Surveys at one of the largest solar energy facilities in the Mojave Desert indicate that a rare annual plant is not only persisting but flourishing under a construction approach designed to preserve ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Coal plant conversion seen boosting China nuclear share to 22 percent by 2060
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
China could lift nuclear power to about 22 percent of its electricity supply by 2060 by repowering retired coal fired plants with nuclear reactors, according to a new systems analysis of coal to nuc ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Slovak PM hails nuclear energy deal after Trump meeting
Bratislava (AFP) Jan 18, 2026
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday said he met US President Donald Trump, hailing "exceptionally important" talks for the EU and NATO member's energy security. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Russia, Ukraine agree 'localised ceasefire' for nuclear plant repairs: IAEA
Vienna (AFP) Jan 16, 2026
Russia and Ukraine on Friday agreed to a localised ceasefire to allow repairs on the last remaining backup power line at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the IAEA said on Friday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Elon Musk hints at buying Ryanair amid Starlink spat
Dublin (AFP) Jan 20, 2026
US tech boss Elon Musk has polled followers on his social network X about buying Ryanair, stoking a clash with the airline's boss Michael O'Leary over using the Starlink system onboard to use the internet. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Quantum collapse models point to subtle limits in timekeeping accuracy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
Quantum mechanics describes a microscopic world in which particles exist in a superposition of states, being in multiple places and configurations at once, encoded in a mathematical object called a ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Primordial magnetism offers fresh angle on the Hubble constant puzzle
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
A Simon Fraser University cosmologist reports that new theoretical work on primordial magnetic fields could move researchers closer to resolving the longstanding Hubble tension, the mismatch in meas ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
China Sky Eye tracks binary-triggered fast radio burst activity
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
An international team of astronomers has obtained the first decisive evidence that at least some fast radio bursts originate in binary stellar systems rather than from isolated objects. The work cen ... more
ROBO SPACE
Human taught tactile control lets robots grasp diverse objects
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
When humans pick up everyday items such as fragile eggs or slippery metal cups, they instinctively adjust their grip using tactile feedback to avoid breaking or dropping them. In contrast, enabling ... more
TECH SPACE
Plastics everywhere, and the myth that made it possible
Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 22, 2026
If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from the moment we're born in newborn stool, in product packaging, in the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Pope warns against risks of AI algorithms; Musk makes Davos debut with promise of robots for all
Vatican City (AFP) Jan 24, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday stressed the risks of generative artificial intelligence, how it could usurp human identities and relationships, influence public opinion and deepen social polarisation ... more
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Saudi's Humain secures $1.2 bn to expand AI, digital infrastructure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Jan 22, 2026
Saudi Arabia's Humain artificial intelligence company has secured up to $1.2 billion in financing to expand digital infrastructure, a statement said, as the kingdom bolsters its investment in AI. ... more
TECH SPACE
Autonomous AI network boosts materials discovery efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
A joint research team from the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the University of Tsukuba has developed an autonomous AI network technology that allows multiple autonomous AI syst ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Keck backed team advances first graviton detector concept
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
Modern physics faces a deep inconsistency between quantum theory, which explains nature using discrete particles and interactions, and general relativity, which describes gravity as a smooth curvatu ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 22, 2026
Donald Trump used a single high-stakes day at the World Economic Forum in Davos to escalate, then partially de-escalate, his confrontation with Europe over his push to bring Greenland under U.S. con ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China's Xi urges 'central role' of UN in call with Brazil's Lula
Beijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on countries to protect the "central role" of the United Nations in international affairs, urging his Brazilian counterpart on Friday to help safeguard international norms, state media reported. ... more
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