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  Washington (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Mounting trade wars between the United States and its largest economic partners deepened on Tuesday as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China kicked in, sparking swift retaliation from Beijing and Ottawa. Stinging US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods came into effect as a deadline to avert President Donald Trump's levies passed without the nations striking a deal - a move set to snarl supply chains. Trade war fears sent markets falling in Asia and Europe on Tuesday in response to what analy ... read more |
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Markets fall on trade war fears after US, China tariffsHong Kong (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Markets fell in volatile trade Tuesday on fears of a trade war after China announced fresh tariffs on US imports in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest levies. ... more 
Trade war casts pall as China's leaders meetBeijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 China's leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump's latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy. ... more 
Trump's China tariffs eclipse first term, more hikes likely: analystsBeijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Donald Trump's latest tariff hike targeting China is likely only the start of his intensifying trade war against Beijing, which may struggle to shield its already ailing economy, analysts warned. ... more  
Harnessing Fog for Water Supply in the World's Driest RegionsParis, France (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, receives less than 1 mm of rainfall annually. Water supplies in the region largely depend on underground reservoirs that were last replenis ... more |
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Scientists unlock affordable room-temperature quantum light breakthroughLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 Quantum light sources have long been plagued by instability, flickering unpredictably and fading prematurely. However, researchers at the University of Oklahoma have demonstrated that encasing collo ... more |
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Scientists unlock longer-lasting perovskite solar technologyLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed a breakthrough approach that could significantly extend the lifespan of perovskite solar cells-by up to ten times. ... more 
Solar solutions: Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaicsIthaca NY (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 There is more to photovoltaic panels than the materials that comprise them: The design itself can also drive - or potentially diminish - the widespread adoption of solar technology. Put bluntl ... more  
Student refines 100-year-old math problem, expanding wind energy possibilitiesUniversity Park PA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 A Penn State engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi's work expa ... more  
Time Interfaces Unlock New Frontiers in Four-Dimensional Quantum OpticsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) sheds light on the interaction of photons-the fundamental particles of light-as they traverse boundaries where materi ... more |
 
EU proposes emission rule delay to spare carmakers from finesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen offered Monday to give struggling European carmakers "breathing space" by allowing them extra time to meet 2025 emission reduction targets without facing fines. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Indonesia plans $40 bn energy projects in 2025: ministerJakarta (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Indonesia plans more than 20 energy projects worth around $40 billion this year, its energy minister said Tuesday, as it tries to increase domestic refining capacity. ... more 
Paris imposes car-sharing lane on congested ring roadParis (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 Paris on Monday began limiting one lane of its notoriously busy ring road to car sharing during rush hours, the latest move by the French capital to ease congestion and pollution on one of Europe's most traffic-clogged thoroughfares. ... more  
Singapore probes final destination of possible Nvidia chip serversSingapore (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 Servers that may contain AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore ended up in Malaysia, but their actual final destination remains a mystery, the city-state's interior minister said Monday. ... more  
Smartphone maker Honor bets on AI-powered 'intelligent phone'Barcelona (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 Chinese smartphone maker Honor said Sunday it was working on an AI-powered "intelligent phone", adding that it would invest $10 billion into artificial intelligence collaborations. ... more |
TSMC announces $100 billion investment in new US chip plantsWashington (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Taiwanese chip-making giant TSMC will invest at least $100 billion in the United States to build "cutting edge" manufacturing facilities, President Donald Trump said on Monday, announcing the latest blockbuster financial pledge by a private company since his return to office. ... more  
New photon-avalanching nanoparticles could enable next-generation optical computersBerkeley CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 A research team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has developed a new optical computing material from photon ava ... more  
Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires and store carbonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 Beyond traditional burn methods, forest managers are exploring new ways to mitigate wildfire risks and enhance carbon storage. A new study from Florida Atlantic University investigates how harvestin ... more  
Some fuel lodges in the inner walls of fusion vessels. Researchers now have a better idea of how muchPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 To develop a practical fusion power system, scientists need to fully understand how the plasma fuel interacts with its surroundings. The plasma is superheated, which means some of the atoms involved ... more |
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Study finds support for solar energy has become politically polarizedRaleigh NC (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 A new analysis of social media posts finds public support for solar energy remains high, though that support declined significantly from 2016 to 2022. The study also found solar power has become an ... more 
HKUST advances nanoscale research to enhance perovskite solar cell efficiencySydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 The School of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has made a breakthrough in understanding the nanoscale behavior of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This advance ... more  
Eco friendly low-cost energy storage system from pine biomassMadrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 The challenge of storing renewable energy efficiently remains a crucial factor in advancing sustainable power solutions. ... more 
Engineers' new design of offshore energy system clears key hurdleDallas TX (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 Inside Dr. Todd Griffith's laboratory stands a 6-foot-tall wind turbine that looks like an upside-down eggbeater; it's actually a small-scale prototype for a radically different type of offshore win ... more |
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New ocelot chip makes strides in quantum computingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 Scientists based at the AWS Center for Quantum Computing on Caltech's campus have made a leap forward in figuring out how to suppress errors in quantum computers, a pesky problem that continues to b ... more |
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Reddit co-founder joins 'People's Bid' to buy TikTokSan Francisco (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced Monday that he is joining a US bid to buy TikTok, becoming a strategic advisor to the effort. ... more  
Chinese lessons in Saudi schools show growing tiesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan studied the names of professions in a Chinese textbook, one of thousands of Saudi children now learning the language at school. ... more 
Microsoft retires Skype, internet call pioneerSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Microsoft on Friday announced it was retiring Skype, the online voice and video call pioneer that the tech titan acquired in 2011. ... more 
US Treasury chief pushes Canada, Mexico to match tariffs on ChinaWashington (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed Friday for Canada and Mexico to match Washington's tariff hikes on China when asked in an interview if doing so could help them avert President Donald Trump's fresh levies. ... more |
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