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February 08, 2026
ROBO SPACE
Flexible electronics reshape intelligent robot design



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
With robots taking on more roles in daily life and industry, their evolution toward autonomous intelligence is being held back by rigid electronic hardware that cannot conform to complex, curved bodies. Traditional hard components are difficult to mount on non planar robot surfaces, which limits the integration of critical sensing, computation, and actuation functions that underpin perception, decision making, and precision control. A new review led by Professor Xiaodong Chen of Nanyang Technologi ... read more

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SOLAR DAILY
From Quantum Physics to Coastal Resilience Brad Bartz to Present Who Turned the Power Back On at AltaSea
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
Solar engineer and ABC Solar founder Brad Bartz will deliver a keynote-style talk titled "The Palos Verdes Landslide: Who Turned the Power Back On?" during an upcoming community event at AltaSea at ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Engineered interface lifts perovskite solar cells toward market readiness
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a new interface engineering strategy that significantly boosts ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Golden bridge tunnel junction design boosts all perovskite tandem solar cell efficiency
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
A research team from the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and the School of Optical and Electronic Information at Huazhong University of Science and Technology has reported a new advanc ... more
TECH SPACE
EU nations back chemical recycling for plastic bottles
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 6, 2026
European nations voted Friday to allow for chemical recycling to play a larger role in the production of plastic bottles, overcoming reservations about the energy-intensive technology. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 6, 2026
The EU said Friday that TikTok needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines under the bloc's digital content rules, drawing a sharp pushback from the Chinese-owned platform. ... more
CAR TECH
China space firm tests two seat flying car concept in Chongqing
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
An electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft developed by the ninth academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has completed its first flight in southwest China. The maiden s ... more
TRADE WARS
Bolivia wants closer US ties, without alienating China: minister
La Paz (AFP) Feb 6, 2026
Bolivia's new government plans to restore full diplomatic ties with Washington "as soon as possible," after a nearly two-decade rupture, Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo told AFP. ... more
NANO TECH
Engineered substrates sharpen single nanoparticle plasmon spectra
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
A research team led by the Singapore University of Technology and Design has demonstrated that spectral broadening in single-nanoparticle plasmons is not an unavoidable consequence of metal losses b ... more

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CHIP TECH
Single molecule devices push past silicon limits
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
As conventional silicon chips approach fundamental scaling limits, researchers are intensifying efforts to build electronic components from individual molecules that harness quantum effects instead ... more
ROBO SPACE
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social media
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026
Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
DARPA taps Raytheon for new maritime defense system
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an advanced sensing and targeting system to protect commercial shipping and naval logistic ... more
SPACEWAR
KSAT rolls out AI driven maritime monitoring platform
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
KSAT is introducing a new platform that provides space based maritime situational awareness by combining its global satellite ground network and maritime services with AI powered analytics developed ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION
EUMETSAT extends role in DestinE digital twin infrastructure
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
The EUMETSAT Council has confirmed that the organisation will remain a key contributor to the European Commission's Destination Earth initiative as it enters Phase Three later this year. Launc ... more
SPACEWAR
Airspan 5G platform selected for Space Compass high altitude maritime network
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has announced that it will deploy a 5G Air-to-Ground communications system for Space Compass's High-Altitude Platform Station, creating a new capability for maritime do ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Global partners advance plans to harden submarine cable networks
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
Governments, industry representatives and international organizations from over 70 countries have agreed on new guidance to strengthen the resilience of submarine telecommunications cables at the In ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Climate change speeds up destruction of key greenhouse gas
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine report that human driven climate change is causing nitrous oxide, a major greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substance, to break down in the atmosp ... more
CHIP TECH
Ultra thin metasurface chip turns infrared into steerable visible beams
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
The development of compact devices that can precisely control light is central to future systems for sensing, communications and computing. Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the ... more
CYBER WARS
Stacked metasurfaces use light and spacing to lock holographic data
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
A research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has demonstrated a secure holographic platform that encodes and reveals information using only the wavelength of light and th ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Hungary starts long-delayed nuclear plant expansion
Paks, Hungary (AFP) Feb 5, 2026
Workers poured concrete for a new reactor near Hungary's sole nuclear plant Thursday, beginning a contentious expansion project led by Russia's Rosatom following a decade of delays. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Google's annual revenue tops $400 bn for first time, AI investments rise
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026
Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday reported blockbuster earnings, its revenue climbing as it invests massively in cloud computing services enhanced with artificial intelligence. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Amazon shares plunge as AI costs climb
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 6, 2026
Amazon shares dove more than 11 percent on Thursday as the computing and retail titan reported strong sales but significantly boosted spending estimates. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 6, 2026
Japan will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. ... more
CAR TECH
Carney scraps Canada EV sales mandate, affirms auto sector's future is electric
Toronto, Canada (AFP) Feb 5, 2026
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday cancelled a mandate for all vehicles sold in the country to be electric by 2035, while announcing major investments to support the auto industry's EV transition. ... more
TRADE WARS
Asian markets extend global retreat as tech worries build
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 6, 2026
Asian equities sank again on Friday as a tech rout that battered Wall Street for the third day in a row showed no sign of letting up amid growing unease about the hundreds of billions splashed out on artificial intelligence. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Heavy impurities reveal new link in quantum matter theory
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
A new theoretical framework from physicists at Heidelberg University connects two long standing views of how a single exotic particle behaves inside a quantum many body system of fermions. The work ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Quark wakes reveal early universe plasma flowed like a liquid
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026
In its first instants, the universe formed a searing quark gluon plasma in which quarks and gluons moved at near light speed before cooling to build the protons and neutrons that dominate matter tod ... more
TECH SPACE
Desert sand mix points to new path for greener concrete
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 02, 2026
Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world and relies on vast quantities of suitable sand, but common sources such as crushed rock and river sand are becoming scarce and cause m ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
AI framework links gravitational waves and radio afterglows
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026
When two neutron stars collide, they generate gravitational waves and light across the electromagnetic spectrum, from intense gamma ray flashes to faint radio signals that can persist for years. The ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Gravitational wave triad puts relativity under intense scrutiny
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 02, 2026
An international team working within the LIGO Virgo KAGRA collaboration has used the exceptionally clear gravitational wave signal GW250114 to carry out some of the most precise tests yet of Einstei ... more
AEROSPACE
AI search tool helps design next generation hydrogen jet engine
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
On paper, the goal was straightforward: design a hydrogen powered aircraft engine that could outperform conventional gas turbines, while cutting emissions at the same time. Rather than simply provin ... more
ENERGY TECH
MoSi2 material points to new route for turning waste heat into power
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 04, 2026
Thermoelectric conversion devices offer a promising way to turn waste heat into usable electrical energy, improving the overall efficiency of engines and industrial systems that currently lose betwe ... more
BIO FUEL
Salt solvent unlocks lignin for next generation biofuel plants
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026
Plants grown for fuel crops hold significant untapped energy potential, but a large fraction of that chemical power has been difficult to harness using conventional methods. Researchers at the DOE-f ... more
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