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  Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2025 US President Donald Trump signed a memo Friday calling for curbs on Chinese investments in strategic sectors like tech and critical infrastructure - including restrictions by a foreign investment review panel. The move comes at a time of growing trade tensions and strategic competition between the world's two biggest economies. It is aimed at promoting foreign investment, while protecting US national security interests "particularly from threats posed by foreign adversaries" like China, the Whi ... read more |
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Eyeing China and US, EU hopes clean tech boost will spark growthBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 How do you solve Europe's lagging economic growth and reverse its industrial decline? That is the challenge the EU faces as the bloc comes under fierce pressure from US President Donald Trump's tariffs and a rising China. ... more  
ChatGPT's OpenAI reports surge to 400 mn weekly usersNew York (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI has seen its weekly active users jump 33 percent to 400 million since December, the company said on Thursday. ... more  
France's parliament votes to ban some uses of 'forever chemicals'Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 France's parliament on Thursday voted to limit the production and sale of some items containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" including cosmetics, most clothing and ski wax in the Alpine nation. ... more  
A catalytic two-step: Transforming industrial CO2 into a renewable fuelNew Haven CT (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Yale scientists have taken a critical next step in creating a scalable process to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and "recirculate" it as a renewable fuel. In a new study published in ... more |
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Chinese workers from Myanmar scam centres back in China, Philippines arrests 100s in 'Chinese run' scam centersMae Sot, Thailand (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Hundreds of Chinese workers started to arrive home on Thursday after being freed from online scam centres in Myanmar, as authorities crack down on the illegal operations. ... more |
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China's sprawling rail projects around AsiaTokyo (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Vietnam approved plans on Wednesday for a multi-billion-dollar railway with China, boosting links between the two communist countries. ... more  
Mercedes-Benz reports profit plunge on China sales slumpFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Mercedes-Benz said Thursday its profits plunged by almost a third last year amid a sales slump in China and a slowdown in its electric car business, and announced a cost-cutting drive. ... more 
Trump says trade deal with China 'possible'Washington (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was "possible" with China - a key target in the US leader's tariffs policy. ... more 
Beijing says China, US should show 'mutual respect' on trade tensionsBeijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 China called on Thursday for the United States to show "mutual respect" in managing commercial tensions after President Donald Trump said a trade deal with Beijing was "possible". ... more |
Trump admin to press ahead with Amazon, Meta antitrust casesWashington (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 The Trump administration will press on with its antitrust cases against Amazon and Meta, a top official said on Thursday, vowing to maintain pressure on Big Tech's market dominance. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Illuminating the Inner Workings of the ProtonSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 A team of scientists has successfully mapped the intricate forces at play inside a proton, revealing with unprecedented precision how quarks-its fundamental components-react when exposed to high-ene ... more  
SLAC to advance fusion target technology through DOE FIRE CollaborativesStanford CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will play a key role in the newly launched Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives, a DOE initiative de ... more 
Markets drop, gold hits record on Fed concern over Trump policiesHong Kong (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Equity markets turned negative on Thursday and gold hit a record high amid Federal Reserve concerns that US President Donald Trump's tariffs and immigration measures could reignite inflation. ... more 
Digital detox: young adults flock to London 'offline' nightsLondon (AFP) Feb 20, 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 |
 
Maritime carbon tax 'matter of survival' for Pacific islesLondon (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Establishing a carbon tax on maritime transport is a "matter of survival" for the Pacific islands, a representative of the region said Wednesday at a International Maritime Organization meeting. ... 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 
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  
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 |
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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 
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 
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  
The next-generation solar cell is fully recyclableBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Researchers at Linkoping University have developed a groundbreaking method for recycling all components of a perovskite solar cell without the use of hazardous solvents. The process ensures that rec ... more |
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Solar-powered reactor extracts CO2 from air to produce sustainable fuelLondon, 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 ... more |
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Why Expanding the Search for Climate-Friendly Microalgae is EssentialSydney, 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 ... more 
Advanced Power Semiconductors Enhance Space Industry with Radiation ResistanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A research team led by Dr. Jae Hwa Seo at the Advanced Semiconductor Research Center of KERI has developed cutting-edge technology to evaluate radiation resistance and enhance the reliability of sil ... more  
BlackSky Secures Multi-Year Contracts to Enhance India's Earth Observation CapabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has secured multiple long-term contracts valued in the eight-figure range to support the advancement of India's commercial Earth observation sector. These agree ... more 
Powering Future Electronics with Ultrathin Vanadium Dioxide FilmsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Imagine if your electronic devices could instantly adapt to changes in temperature, pressure, or impact. A recent advancement in quantum material miniaturization is bringing this concept closer to r ... more |
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