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October 05, 2025
WATER WORLD
Hydropower emerges as Southeast Asia's hidden force in driving down carbon emissions



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
When discussions about renewable energy turn to solar and wind, hydropower often stays in the background. Yet a major new study shows it could be Southeast Asia's most effective tool for cutting emissions and reshaping sustainable development. Published on August 4, 2025, in Carbon Research, the study led by Dr. Rinaldi Idroes from the School of Mathematics and Applied Sciences at Universitas Syiah Kuala in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, analyzed two decades of regional energy and economic data using adva ... read more

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WATER WORLD
Deep-sea mining poses new threat to sharks, rays and ghost sharks
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
New research from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa reveals that thirty species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras - also called ghost sharks - could be directly affected by proposed deep-sea mining op ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Turning palm waste into a machine-learning-optimized CO2 capture material
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have discovered a way to transform oil palm ash - an agricultural byproduct from Malaysia's palm oil industry - into a high-efficiency carbon capture m ... more
ENERGY TECH
New AI enhances the view inside fusion energy systems
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Imagine watching a favorite movie when suddenly the sound stops. The data representing the audio is missing. All that's left are images. What if artificial intelligence (AI) could analyze each frame ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Organic radical breakthrough could revolutionize solar power efficiency
London, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
In a landmark discovery, University of Cambridge researchers have identified a new way for organic molecules to harvest sunlight and generate electricity - potentially redefining the materials used ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Next-generation LEDs and solar cells powered by new spinel-type sulfide semiconductor
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
A new spinel-type sulfide semiconductor capable of emitting light from violet to orange at room temperature could pave the way for advanced LEDs and solar cells, according to researchers from the In ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Self-regulating silver nanorings enable power-free smart windows
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
A new Danish innovation could soon make "smart" windows that automatically manage heat and light - without power, wiring, or electronics - a practical reality. Scientists at Aarhus University's Inte ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Trump jeopardising US role as scientific leader: Nobel officials
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 2, 2025
Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Quantum states rewrite the limits of heat-to-power conversion
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Harnessing quantum states that resist thermalization, scientists in Japan have discovered a way to break through conventional thermodynamic efficiency barriers such as the Carnot limit. The study, l ... more

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CAR TECH
Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers
University Park PA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Electric vehicles (EVs) can have lower fuel costs and reduce emissions relative to cars that use gasoline, but they are only a practical option if drivers have convenient ways to charge them. For pe ... more
TRADE WARS
Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela not invited to Summit of the Americas
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 2, 2025
The Dominican Republic is preparing to welcome hemispheric leaders to the 10th Summit of the Americas on Dec. 4 to 5 in Punta Cana. But the Cuban, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan governments have been excluded. ... more
OIL AND GAS
What Trump's Qatar security pledge means for Mideast
Doha (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week vowing to defend Qatar against attacks, following Israeli air strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Doha. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Solar hydrogen reimagined as a profitable clean chemical platform
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
A new review led by Professor Fatwa F. Abdi of the School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) proposes a transformative approach to solar-driven water electrolysis, p ... more
OIL AND GAS
Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Palladium is one of the keys to jump-starting a hydrogen-based energy economy. The silvery metal is a natural gatekeeper against every gas except hydrogen, which it readily lets through. For its exc ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Preliminary radar images from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission reveal the extraordinary capabilities of the most advanced Earth-observing radar satellite ever launched. The spa ... more
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WATER WORLD
India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears
Riew, India (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam - India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. ... more
UAV NEWS
Breakthrough in UAV swarm intelligence as SRI redefines topology mapping
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Unmanned swarm systems are revolutionizing fields from disaster relief to military reconnaissance, yet two obstacles have long hindered their reliability: precise trajectory prediction and transpare ... more
ROBO SPACE
NRL robotic servicing payload passes thermal vacuum testing and moves closer to launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), working with DARPA and Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics, has cleared a major space-readiness hurdle for satellite servicing. On Sept. 5, the team completed ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space: Framatome and ENEA sign MoU to explore advanced technological solutions for designing lunar nuclear fission reactors
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Framatome and ENEA, Italy's Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development, have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore advanced technologies for lunar surface nucl ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
An Aussie tycoon bets billions on cleaning up iron ore giant
New York (AFP) Sept 26, 2025
Moored off a Manhattan pier for New York's annual Climate Week is one of the world's first ammonia-powered vessels - a green flagship for an Australian tycoon's drive to decarbonize his mining empire. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar fuel breakthrough may unlock cheaper green energy
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Researchers at Lund University have taken a major step toward solving one of the biggest obstacles in developing efficient solar fuels. Their work shows how inexpensive iron-based systems could be u ... more
INTERNET SPACE
OpenAI launches Sora 2 with TikTok-style app
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
OpenAI on Tuesday released Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model yet, alongside a TikTok-style social app that will let users insert themselves into AI-created scenes through a feature called "cameos." ... more
TECH SPACE
Electronic Arts to be bought by Saudi-led consortium for $55 bn
Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
Video game giant Electronic Arts, known for The Sims and FIFA games, announced Monday it would be acquired for $55 billion by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Two newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth. Solar flares - intense bursts of energy in the S ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Rice scientists use electrons to pattern light sources and wiring directly onto crystals
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Rice University researchers used a focused electron beam to pattern device functions with submicron precision directly into an ultrathin crystal. The approach produced traces narrower than the width ... more
ROBO SPACE
NASA's Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the roboti ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Breaking Shockley-Queisser barrier with cryogenic silicon solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Researchers from Taizhou University and the University of Delaware have reported the first experimental solar cell to exceed the long-standing Shockley-Queisser efficiency ceiling for single-junctio ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
Perovskite triple-junction solar cells move closer to ultra-high efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
A team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University has published a wide-ranging review of perovskite/perovskite/silicon triple-junction solar cells (PSTJSCs), highlighting their rapid progress and outlining ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Self regulated molecular anchoring drives stable high efficiency perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
As perovskite solar cells (PSCs) move closer to commercialization, researchers are addressing hidden performance losses at the buried electron-transport interface. A team led by Prof. Guozhen Liu, P ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Ultrafast stabilization of positive charges revealed in solar fuel catalyst
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Researchers have used advanced quantum-chemical molecular dynamics simulations to capture the ultrafast formation of charge-stabilizing polarons in NaTaO3, a benchmark photocatalyst for solar water ... more
SOLAR DAILY
New insights into halide perovskites could transform solar cell technology
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Global electricity consumption is rising rapidly, and researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have made progress toward developing next-generation solar cell materials. Their work ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Artificial plant device cleans radioactive soil using only sunlight
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
A research group at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), led by Professor Seongkyun Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry, has developed a solar-powered artifi ... more
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