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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 AMSL Aero, a leader in zero-emission aircraft innovation, has successfully conducted the initial free flight of Vertiia, marking Australia's debut in passenger-capable, emission-free long-range electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This significant flight represents the first free flight achievement by an Australian-designed and produced eVTOL - a new class of aircraft that combines helicopter-like vertical takeoff and landing with the efficiency of fixed-wing flight. Since this ... read more |
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Breakthrough idea for enhanced CCU tech inspired by Earth's Carbon CycleTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 A research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), led by Dr. Hyung-Suk Oh and Dr. Woong Hee Lee of the Clean Energy Research Center, has unveiled an innovative silver-silica c ... more  
Kibo Robot Programming Challenge breaks new ground in roboticsHouston TX (SPX) Nov 18, 2024 On Sept. 20, 2024, four students experienced the wonder of space exploration at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, taking part in an international competition that brought their work to life ab ... more  
MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practicalBoston MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2024 As the world struggles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers are seeking practical, economical ways to capture carbon dioxide and convert it into useful products, such as transportation fu ... more  
NASA Armstrong builds sensor pod for autonomous flightEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2024 The design and build of a unique NASA pod, produced to advance computer vision for autonomous aviation, was recently completed in-house at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Califor ... more |
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Asian markets rally after US bounce as Nvidia comes into focusHong Kong (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Asian markets rose Tuesday after a broadly positive day on Wall Street, with focus turning to the upcoming release of tech giant Nvidia's earnings, while traders also kept tabs on Donald Trump's picks for his new administration. ... more |
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European stocks slide on fears of Russia-Ukraine escalationLondon (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 European stock markets slid Tuesday on fears of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war after President Vladimir Putin broadened rules on his country's use of nuclear arms, analysts said. ... more  
S.Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plantMiddelburg,South Africa (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world's transition to green energy. ... more 
G20 leaders talk climate, wars -- and brace for Trump's returnRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 G20 leaders on Tuesday were holding the final day of a summit that offered some impetus to stalled UN climate talks, diverged on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East - and foresaw global turbulence as Donald Trump readies to take over the US presidency. ... more
Divided G20 fails to agree on climate, UkraineRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 G20 leaders failed on Monday to break a deadlock in UN climate talks at a summit in Rio that was dominated by divergences over the war in Ukraine and Donald Trump's impending return to the White House. ... more |
Starmer hails importance of 'strong' UK-China ties in Xi meetingRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the importance of a "strong UK-China relationship" while confronting Chinese President Xi Jinping over several contentious issues as the pair met Monday at the G20 summit in Brazil. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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'Vague' net zero rules threaten climate targets, scientists warnParis (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Countries must not count the carbon dioxide naturally sucked up by Earth's forests in their net zero climate plans, scientists said on Monday, warning that "vague" rules could end up with the world warming more than expected. ... more  
China's Xiaomi posts sales bump as EV deliveries speed upBeijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi on Monday announced a surge in sales during the third quarter, propelled in part by accelerating electric vehicle deliveries after it entered the highly competitive sector this year. ... more 
Renewables revolt in Sardinia, Italy's coal-fired islandCagliari, Italy (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 The bolts securing the towering wind turbine were unscrewed under cover of darkness, an act of sabotage symbolising a vehement pushback against renewable energy in Sardinia. ... more 
Is AI's meteoric rise beginning to slow?San Francisco (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 A quietly growing belief in Silicon Valley could have immense implications: the breakthroughs from large AI models - the ones expected to bring human-level artificial intelligence in the near future - may be slowing down. ... more |
 
'Nobody can reverse' US progress on clean energy: BidenManaus, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 US President Joe Biden on Sunday touted his administration's "clean energy revolution" during a visit to the Amazon in Brazil adding, in reference to President-elect Donald Trump, that "nobody can reverse it." ... more 
US says its climate financing reached $11 bn this yearManaus, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 President Joe Biden is using a historic trip to the Amazon on Sunday to highlight that US bilateral climate financing increased to $11 billion this year, meeting a pledge he made. ... more 
Climate finance can be hard sell, says aide to banks and PMsBaku (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 Trillions of dollars are needed to make poorer nations more resilient to climate change, and studies have estimated that every $1 invested today will save at least $4 in future. ... more  
New pathway discovered for creating quantum spin liquid materialsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 Scientists have developed a new approach to creating materials with disordered magnetic properties at the quantum level. This innovative ruthenium-based material meets the requirements for the elusi ... more |
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Much ado about vacuumUpton NY (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 When a cutting-edge facility like the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, is ru ... more 
How can electrons can split into fractions of themselves?Boston MA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 MIT physicists have taken a key step toward solving the puzzle of what leads electrons to split into fractions of themselves. Their solution sheds light on the conditions that give rise to exotic el ... more 
Workshop emphasizes role of AI in advancing space explorationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 The recent In-Space Physical AI Workshop at Houston's Ion District brought together leading scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and government officials to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) ... more 
Invisible touch Stevens team empowers AI to sense and evaluate surfacesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 AI technology continues to evolve, mastering vision, conversation, calculation, and creation. However, it has struggled with the tactile ability to "feel" or assess surfaces - a task requiring mecha ... more |
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China's Xi meets Germany's Scholz on G20 sidelines: state mediaRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Chinese leader Xi Jinping met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, Beijing's state media said. ... more |
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Scientists show how a laser beam can cast a shadowLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 Can a beam of light cast a shadow? While this might sound counterintuitive, researchers have demonstrated that under particular conditions, a laser beam can indeed act like an opaque object and cast ... more  
Carbon Mapper reports initial methane mitigation success from Tanager-1 satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 Carbon Mapper has shared data on more than 300 methane and CO2 plume detections, representing the first wave of findings from its Tanager-1 satellite launched in August. Developed by Planet Labs PBC ... more 
Breakthrough in capturing 'hot' CO2 from industrial exhaustBerkeley CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 Industrial plants, such as those that make cement or steel, emit copious amounts of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, but the exhaust is too hot for state-of-the-art carbon removal technology ... more  
Keeping global consumption within planetary boundariesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2024 With a global population of eight billion, humanity's current use of Earth's resources poses significant sustainability challenges. Klaus Hubacek, a Professor of Science, Technology and Society at t ... more |
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