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March 11, 2025
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The quest for room-temperature superconductors



London, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
The quest for room-temperature superconductors continues to captivate the scientific community, with new findings shedding light on the fundamental limits of superconducting temperature. A recent study by physicists at Queen Mary University of London has unveiled a crucial insight that suggests room-temperature superconductivity could indeed be feasible within the laws of physics. This breakthrough, soon to be published in *Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter*, demonstrates that the upper limit o ... read more

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Scientists unlock the mysteries of chiral helimagnets for advanced electronics
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
Within certain magnetic materials, atoms arrange their spins in intricate spiral formations, forming structures known as chiral helimagnets. These unique spin patterns have long fascinated researche ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Scientists craft breakthrough fuel for next-generation nuclear reactor
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
After years of dedicated research, scientists at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have perfected a method to create the specialized fuel necessary for the world's first critical fast-spectrum molten ... more
ENERGY TECH
Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plants
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
When Zoe Fisher was in fourth grade, her art teacher asked her to draw her vision of a dream job on paper. At the time, those goals changed like the flavor of the week in an ice cream shop - "zookee ... more
ENERGY TECH
CATALYST Unveils INSIGHTS Vegetation Management to Strengthen Utility Grid Reliability
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
CATALYST is transforming how Electric Utilities tackle one of their most pressing operational challenges with the introduction of INSIGHTS Vegetation Management. This satellite-based monitoring serv ... more
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Fleet Space Expands Exploration Capabilities with Acquisition of HiSeis
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
Fleet Space Technologies, a leader in space-enabled mineral exploration, has announced the acquisition of HiSeis, a premier provider of active seismic exploration technology for the minerals sector. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome advances nuclear fuel innovation as U.S. NRC reviews high burnup fuel report
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
Framatome has reached a key milestone in nuclear fuel advancement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) accepting its topical report on "High Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Highly radioactive nuclear waste - preserving awareness for future generations
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
Sweden has committed to storing its high-level radioactive nuclear waste within a sealed bedrock repository for the next 100,000 years. Given its prolonged hazardous nature, a crucial challenge rema ... more
OIL AND GAS
Nord Stream methane leak larger than initial estimates
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
A new study published in *Nature* reveals that the methane released from the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 was more than twice the initially estimated volume. The leak, one of the largest human- ... more

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TRADE WARS
Asian markets track Wall St selloff as Trump-fuelled economy fears build
Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 11, 2025
Asian markets tumbled Tuesday following a sharp sell-off on Wall Street fuelled by fears about the US economy as Donald Trump presses ahead with his global trade war and federal jobs cuts. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Trump's energy chief vows reversal of Biden climate policies
Houston (AFP) Mar 10, 2025
The US energy secretary vowed Monday to reset federal energy policy to favor fossil fuels and deprioritize climate change as industry leaders gathered at their biggest event since President Donald Trump returned to office. ... more
TRADE WARS
Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to 'win' US trade war
Ottawa (AFP) Mar 10, 2025
Canada's incoming prime minister Mark Carney struck a defiant note as the former central banker vowed to win US President Donald Trump's trade war, saying his country will "never" be part of the United States. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Nuclear inspectors review contentious Bangladesh plant
Dhaka (AFP) Mar 10, 2025
An expert team was in Bangladesh on Monday to sign off on the South Asian country's first nuclear power plant ahead of the contentious facility's expected operational start later this year. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Texas tech boom: Silicon Valley's southern outpost rises
Austin (AFP) Mar 10, 2025
Held every year in the capital of conservative-leaning Texas, the South by Southwest festival increasingly celebrates the state's emergence as a technology hub stepping out of Silicon Valley's shadow. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Greenpeace, locals protest over gas leak off Senegal, Mauritania
Dakar (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
Greenpeace condemned BP on Thursday for a gas leak that has been ongoing for several weeks at a new field the British oil giant operates off Senegal and Mauritania. ... more
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Trump backs off Mexico, Canada tariffs after market blowback
Washington (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures - offering a reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
Japan's top court said Thursday it had finalised the acquittal of two former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant charged with professional negligence over the 2011 meltdown. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Malaysia aims to be 'global leader' in carbon capture
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
Malaysia's parliament on Thursday passed legislation intended to help the country become a "global leader" in carbon capture, utilisation and storage - a technology touted as reducing planet-warming emissions. ... more
SINO DAILY
China's goals for 2025: five things to know
Beijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
China laid out its economic growth goals and spending for 2025 on Wednesday. ... more
CHIP TECH
Malaysia signs deal with Arm to bolster chip ambitions
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
British chip giant Arm Holdings signed an agreement with Malaysia on Wednesday to bolster the Southeast Asian country's efforts to produce high-end semiconductors amid the US-China tech trade war. ... more
TECH SPACE
From 'mob wives' to millennials: Faux fur is now a fashion staple
Paris (AFP) Mar 11, 2025
Thanks to the "mob wife" style trend and advances in manufacturing technology that make it look like the real thing, fake fur has conquered catwalks and the high street. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar technology can meet UK electricity demand without reducing farmland
London, UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2025
New research from the University of Sheffield indicates that the UK can achieve its ambitious solar energy goals without compromising valuable farmland. The study highlights the potential of agrivol ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires and store carbon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 10, 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
SOLAR DAILY
Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaics
Ithica NY (SPX) Mar 10, 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
BIO FUEL
Eco friendly low-cost energy storage system from pine biomass
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 10, 2025
The challenge of storing renewable energy efficiently remains a crucial factor in advancing sustainable power solutions. ... more
WIND DAILY
Engineers' new design of offshore energy system clears key hurdle
Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 10, 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
SOLAR DAILY
HKUST advances nanoscale research to enhance perovskite solar cell efficiency
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 10, 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
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New ocelot chip makes strides in quantum computing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 10, 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
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New photon-avalanching nanoparticles could enable next-generation optical computers
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 10, 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
SOLAR DAILY
Study finds support for solar energy has become politically polarized
Raleigh NC (SPX) Mar 10, 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
ENERGY NEWS
US ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity
Washington (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
The United States has ended a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighboring Iran, in line with President Donald Trump's policy of exerting "maximum pressure" on Tehran. ... more
TRADE WARS
China-US trade war heats up with Beijing's tariffs to take effect
Beijing (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
Trade tensions between the world's two leading economies are set to escalate on Monday, as Beijing begins levying tariffs on certain US agricultural goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest hike on Chinese imports. ... more
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