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  Paris, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Can copper be turned into gold? While ancient alchemists pursued this elusive goal, modern science knows such a transformation requires nuclear reactions. However, some materials, like graphite and diamond, share the same atomic composition-pure carbon-yet differ vastly due to atomic arrangement. While converting graphite into diamond demands extreme heat and pressure, a more practical material transformation is now being explored at Tel Aviv University. Led by Prof. Moshe Ben Shalom, head of the ... read more |
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Toward sustainable computing: Energy-efficient memory innovationBerlin, 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 ... more  
China's Xi tells business leaders private sector challenges 'surmountable'Beijing (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that challenges facing the country's embattled private sector were "surmountable", as he met with top business leaders including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma. ... more  
Engineers enable a drone to determine its position in the dark and indoorsBoston MA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 In the future, autonomous drones could be used to shuttle inventory between large warehouses. A drone might fly into a semi-dark structure the size of several football fields, zipping along hundreds ... more  
GE Vernova advances UK SMR development with new supplier agreementsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has taken a significant step forward in its efforts to deploy Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in the UK. The company has signed new Memo ... more |
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Smaller but Stronger Relaxor Films Reveal Performance Sweet SpotLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A groundbreaking study led by Rice University materials scientist Lane Martin has revealed how extreme miniaturization impacts the behavior of relaxor ferroelectrics-materials vital for sensors, act ... more |
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Vietnam parliament approves $8 billion rail link to ChinaHanoi (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Vietnam's parliament approved plans on Wednesday for an $8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border with China, boosting links between the two communist-ruled countries and making trade easier. ... more 
French nuclear giant Orano triples profitsParis (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 French nuclear giant Orano said Wednesday it had nearly tripled its profits in 2024 thanks to contracts with Japanese utilities and a rise in the price of uranium. ... more  
Digital detox: young adults flock to London 'offline' nightsLondon (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Lois Shafier dropped her mobile phone into a deposit box, happy in the knowledge that for the next two hours she would be completely offline. No pings, beeps or distractions. ... more  
China condemns US 'tariff shocks' at WTOGeneva (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 The sweeping tariffs threatened or already imposed by US President Donald Trump risk triggering inflation, market distortions, and even a global recession, China said Tuesday at the World Trade Organization. ... more |
 
Brazil joins OPEC charter on energy cooperationBrasilia (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. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Chinese tech leaders hail private sector 'confidence' at Xi meetingBeijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Chinese tech tycoons lined up to express confidence in the country's embattled private sector following rare talks with President Xi Jinping this week, state media reported Tuesday. ... more 
Asian markets swing as traders assess latest tariffs volleyHong Kong (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Asian markets were mixed Wednesday after President Donald Trump broadened his tariff threats, while traders were also assessing the geopolitical outlook after the first high-level official US-Russia talks since the invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Battered Myanmar scam centre workers wait for deportation to ChinaShwe Kokko, Myanmar (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Battered and bruised Chinese workers from online scam centres in Myanmar faced an anxious wait to return home, as Beijing and Thailand finalised plans on Wednesday for their repatriation. ... more 
HSBC targets $1.5 bn in annual cost savings after revampHong Kong (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Banking giant HSBC said Wednesday that CEO Georges Elhedery's plan since October to simplify the company's structure and geographic setup will yield $1.5 billion in annual cost savings by the end of 2026. ... more |
 
MSU scientists discover new sources for 'the molecule that made the universe'East Lansing MI (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 From helping catalyze interstellar reactions and fueling the birth of stars to its presence in neighborhood gas giants like Saturn and Jupiter, trihydrogen, or H3+, is best known as the "the molecul ... more 
New Findings on Atomic Nucleus Structure and Potential Dark ForcesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 For nearly a century, scientists have observed that a significant portion of the universe's matter consists of mysterious dark matter, which interacts with visible matter primarily through gravity. ... more 
Quantum State of Ejected Electrons Measured for the First TimeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 For the first time, scientists have successfully measured the quantum state of electrons released from atoms following exposure to high-energy light pulses. This breakthrough, achieved through a nov ... more 
Physicists detect signs of dual time arrows emerging from quantum interactionsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Could time flow in both directions rather than just moving forward? A groundbreaking study from the University of Surrey suggests that under certain quantum conditions, time may not be as rigid as i ... more |
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Clearing a Path for More Efficient and Cost-Effective Molecular SeparationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 The process of isolating useful molecules from complex mixtures is a critical component in various industries, yet it demands 15% of the nation's total energy consumption, generates 100 million tons ... more  
SNU Engineers Develop Shape-Shifting Soft Robot for Crawling, Climbing, and Adaptive MovementTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Researchers at Seoul National University (SNU) have unveiled a groundbreaking soft robot capable of crawling like a worm, scaling cables, and swiftly altering its shape to shift directions-all power ... more 
Negative refraction of light achieved using atomic arrays instead of metamaterialsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Scientists have successfully demonstrated negative refraction using atomic arrays, eliminating the need for engineered metamaterials. This breakthrough opens up new possibilities in optical research ... more  
Does the universe behave the same way everywhere? Rome, Italy (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 "The cosmological principle is like an ultimate kind of statement of humility," says James Adam, an astrophysicist at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, and lead author o ... more |
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Ukraine's path to obscurityWashington DC (UPI) Feb 19, 2025 This week's meetings in Saudi Arabia between the United States and Russia began with a goal of ending or resolving the three-year war in Ukraine. ... more |
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The opportunity costs of carbon captureStanford CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 For most countries around the world, sourcing energy entirely from wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 would reduce their energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and help slow clima ... more 
Graphite production gets a makeoverCollege Station TX (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Collaboration efforts between the Texas A and M University Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering and the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) have ... more  
Little Scope for Large-Scale Climate Plantations Without Breaching Planetary BoundariesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A new study by researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals that the potential for carbon removal through climate plantations is significantly lower than previously ... more  
Japan sets new 2035 emissions cut goalTokyo (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. ... more |
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