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November 30, 2025
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MIT startup Mantel pioneers breakthrough system for capturing CO2 and delivering usable steam to industries



Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Mantel, founded by MIT alumni, developed a system that captures CO2 from factories and power plants while delivering steam to customers. If there was one thing Cameron Halliday SM '19, MBA '22, PhD '22 was exceptional at during the early days of his PhD at MIT, it was producing the same graph over and over again. Unfortunately for Halliday, the graph measured various materials' ability to absorb CO2 at high temperatures over time - and it always pointed down and to the right. That meant the materi ... read more

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AEROSPACE
NASA's X-59 soars on historic first flight, marks breakthrough for quiet supersonic travel
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for aeronautics research and t ... more
CHIP TECH
New class of soft materials process logic using beams of light
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Researchers from McMaster University and the University of Pittsburgh have created the first functionally complete NAND gate in a soft material using beams of visible light. Published in Nature Comm ... more
OIL AND GAS
New regulations on ship fuel spark significant changes in cloud formation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Florida State University researchers discovered that disruptions in shipping lanes due to militia attacks in the Red Sea led to cargo ships being rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope, which altered ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Optical technique enables generation of hypersound waves in perovskite crystals
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Researchers from TU Dortmund University, University of Wurzburg, and Le Mans Universite have demonstrated the optical generation of shear hypersound pulses with large amplitudes in metal halide pero ... more
OIL AND GAS
Quantum tunneling enables hydrogen to traverse energy barriers in palladium lattice
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo have precisely detected the quantum tunneling of hydrogen atoms in palladium at low temperatures. This phenomenon, impossi ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar cell defect analysis advances with new transient response technique
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
Researchers from the Korea Institute of Energy Research and Chungbuk National University have pinpointed two distinct types of defects responsible for power loss in silicon heterojunction solar cell ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Successful fabrication of nuclear fuel assemblies boosts Barakah plant supply chain
London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Framatome and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) have reported completion of the first lead nuclear fuel assemblies at Framatome's Richland, Washington facility for use in the Barakah Nuclea ... more
CHIP TECH
Japan's Rapidus plans second cutting-edge chip plant: reports
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 26, 2025
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus plans to start building a second factory to produce cutting-edge semiconductors in a race with Taiwanese industry leader TSMC, local media reports said. ... more

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OIL AND GAS
Court suspends Belgian farmer climate case against TotalEnergies
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
A Belgian court case brought by a farmer seeking compensation from oil giant TotalEnergies for damage caused by climate change was suspended after the judging panel recused itself, both parties said Tuesday. ... more
CAR TECH
Volkswagen says it can now make cars entirely in China
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Volkswagen can now develop cars from start to finish in China, the German automotive giant said Tuesday, as it plots a fightback in the world's largest market. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Fake AI videos have a new generation loving 1980s life
New York (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
"The 1980s are calling," a teenager with a throwback hairstyle tells viewers as "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," the Tears for Fears rock anthem from that decade, plays in the background. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Trump launches 'Genesis Mission' to speed AI-driven research
Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing the "Genesis Mission," a national initiative to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs, comparing its scope to the Manhattan Project that produced the atomic bomb during World War II. ... more
ROBO SPACE
UN rights chief warns over generative AI
Geneva (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
The UN on Monday warned that generative AI could become "a modern-day Frankenstein's monster", with human rights the first casualty, as powerful tech giants unleash the technology on the world. ... more
TECH SPACE
Taiwan's Foxconn expands AI push with OpenAI deal
Taipei (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn and OpenAI announced Friday an agreement to design and build AI data centre hardware, the latest in a string of infrastructure deals for the US creator of ChatGPT. ... more
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CHIP TECH
Four arrested in US in scheme to smuggle AI chips to China
Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
Two Chinese nationals and two Americans have been arrested for allegedly illegally exporting cutting-edge Nvidia chips with AI applications to China, the Justice Department said Thursday. ... more
UAV NEWS
UK and MBDA announce major anti-drone laser contract
London (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
The UK on Thursday announced a contract worth GBP316 million ($414 million) with European arms manufacturer MBDA for the provision of "DragonFire" lasers capable of shooting down high-speed drones. ... more
TRADE WARS
US to slap big surcharge on foreign visitors to national parks
Washington (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Foreign tourists visiting US national parks including the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone will now pay a hefty surcharge, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI music platform Suno unveils deal with Warner to compensate artists
New York (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
The US artificial intelligence platform Suno and Warner Music Group on Tuesday announced a partnership to compensate recording artists in the fast-growing domain of AI music. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Selfie-based age checks boom as govts push for online controls
London (AFP) Nov 29, 2025
As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering AI age checks based on selfies. ... more
CAR TECH
Electric vehicle prowess helps China's flying car sector take off
Guangzhou (AFP) Nov 30, 2025
A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars. ... more
CYBER WARS
China's Xi vows to 'resolutely crack down' on online misconduct
Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to "resolutely crack down" on online misconduct and foster a "clean" cyberspace, state media reported Saturday, after authorities recently penalised social media companies for their content. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Australia overhauls decades-old environmental laws
Sydney (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
Large carbon-emitting projects in Australia will be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions as well as pollution reduction goals under new legislation overhauling decades-old environmental laws. ... more
TECH SPACE
French lawmakers move to nationalise ArcelorMittal France
Paris (AFP) Nov 28, 2025
The lower house of the French parliament voted late Thursday to nationalise the country's largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal France, though the measure is opposed by the government and likely to be rejected by the Senate. ... more
ROBO SPACE
China says humanoid robot buzz carries bubble risk
Beijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2025
More than 150 Chinese companies are making humanoid robots but a market bubble risks forming in the rapidly growing futuristic industry, a Beijing official has warned. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Alibaba revenue grows as new AI app drives up shares
Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Chinese tech giant Alibaba reported a quarterly revenue bump on Tuesday, after shares rose on the blockbuster launch of a new artificial intelligence app downloaded more than 10 million times in a week. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
High-flying tech hits potholes in India's Silicon Valley
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy. ... more
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TECH SPACE
Mexico unveils plan to build Latin America's biggest supercomputer
Mexico City (AFP) Nov 26, 2025
The Mexican government will build a supercomputer with a processing capacity seven times greater than the current most powerful computer in Latin America, officials responsible for the project said Wednesday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Carney advances new Canada oil pipeline, raising climate concerns
Toronto, Canada (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement Thursday with the western energy-producing province of Alberta to advance a new oil pipeline, sparking immediate concerns about Ottawa's commitment to battling climate change. ... more
TECH SPACE
India approves $800 million plan to boost rare earth magnet production
Mumbai, India (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
India has approved a more than $800 million plan to boost production of rare earth magnets in an effort to secure supplies and cut its dependence on imports from countries like China. ... more
TECH SPACE
Reliance JV to invest $11 billion in AI centre in Indian state
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Nov 26, 2025
A joint venture between India's Reliance Industries and Canadian and US companies will invest $11 billion to develop an artificial intelligence data centre in southeastern India, the state government said on Wednesday. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's factory activity extends months-long slump
Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2025
China's factory activity shrank for an eighth straight month in November, official data showed Sunday, suggesting the world's second-largest economy remains subdued despite a trade truce with the United States. ... more
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