Boston MA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 - Creating and sustaining fusion reactions - essentially recreating star-like conditions on Earth - is extremely difficult, and Nathan Howard PhD '12, a principal research scientist at the MIT Plasma
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 - The WEST tokamak, operated at the CEA Cadarache site in southern France, has set a new benchmark in nuclear fusion research by maintaining a plasma for an unprecedented 1,337 seconds on February 12.
Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 - For decades, scientists have sought ways to counter our dependence on lithium-ion batteries. These traditional, rechargeable batteries energize today's most ubiquitous consumer electronics - from la
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 - Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder's Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed an innovative method to transform waste heat into electricity, defying a key ther
London, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 - A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has designed a solar-powered reactor that directly captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transforms it into sustainable fuel. This inno
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 - New research underscores the immense potential of microalgae in combating climate change while emphasizing the need for targeted bioprospecting efforts to fully leverage their benefits. A rece
Brasilia (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - Brazil announced Tuesday that it was joining a charter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies that is aimed at discussing the transition away from fossil fuels.
Paris (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - French scientists on Tuesday announced that they had reached a crucial milestone in the long road towards nuclear fusion by managing to maintain raging-hot plasma for a record 22 minutes.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 - Japan Tuesday pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels but climate campaigners said the target fell short of what was needed under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is celebrating two decades of groundbreaking research at its Mercury Pulsed Power Facility, a premier platform that continues to drive progress in flash x-ra
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 - Iraq's oil minister said Monday that crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey should resume within a week, ending two years of wrangling.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 - Researchers in China have leveraged the Earth science satellite SDGSAT-1 to enhance monitoring of offshore oil and gas platforms, demonstrating a new capability for remote sensing technology in ocea
Moscow (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 - Sudan's foreign minister said on Wednesday there were no obstacles to Russia's bid to establish a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast.
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 11, 2025 - BP Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss promised a reset for the company, including dialing back climate commitments, on Tuesday after a dip in annual profits and a threat from an influential activist investor.
Paris (AFP) Feb 10, 2025 - Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure to show leadership following the US retreat on climate change.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 10182025 - How much energy is consumed each time we upload an image to social media, which relies on data centers and cloud storage? Data centers currently account for about one percent of global energy consum
