Beijing (AFP) July 3, 2023
China said on Monday it would slap export controls on two rare metals essential for the manufacture of semiconductors over security concerns, as Beijing and Washington tussle over the global market for chips.
Exports of gallium and germanium, of which China is a major producer, will require a license from August 1, according to a guideline issued by the Ministry of Commerce and China Customs
Dubai (AFP) July 3, 2023
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates said it would triple renewable energy production as part of a raft of environmental initiatives announced on Monday, months before it hosts UN climate talks.
The UAE, one of the world's biggest exporters of emissions-producing crude oil, also unveiled national strategies on hydrogen and electric cars.
Few details were revealed about the new policies, ann
Perth, Australia (SPX) Jun 30, 2023
The $6.5 million project, which has received a $4.4 million grant from the Australian Space Agency, $500,000 each from the Western Australian Government and The University of Western Australia, will employ a new technology that uses super-fast lasers to talk to satellites and spacecraft.
It's called 'free-space optical communications', and it's 1000 times faster than the radio communicatio
Beijing (AFP) July 6, 2023
China's commerce ministry on Thursday said recent curbs on essential chip-making metals were not aimed at any specific country and that they did not represent a "ban on exports".
This week, Chinese authorities said exports of gallium and germanium - crucial for the manufacturing of semiconductors - will require a license and declaration of their final recipient from August 1, citing nation
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 30, 2023
How are plasma eruptions in near-Earth space formed? Vlasiator, a model designed at the University of Helsinki for simulating near-Earth space, demonstrated that the two central theories on the occurrence of eruptions are simultaneously valid: eruptions are explained by both magnetic reconnection and kinetic instabilities.
Rapid plasma eruptions known as plasmoids take place on the nightsi
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 04, 2023
Scientists have for the first time observed the early universe running in extreme slow motion, unlocking one of the mysteries of Einstein's expanding universe.
Einstein's general theory of relativity means that we should observe the distant - and hence ancient - universe running much slower than the present day. However, peering back that far in time has proven elusive. Scientists have now
Liverpool UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2023
New research by the University of Liverpool could signal a step change in the quest to design the new materials that are needed to meet the challenge of net zero and a sustainable future.
Publishing in the journal Nature, the Liverpool researchers have shown that a mathematical algorithm can guarantee to predict the structure of any material just based on knowledge of the atoms that make i
Jakarta (AFP) July 6, 2023
Chinese companies investing in minerals used in the renewable energy industry have been accused of more than 100 human rights and environmental abuses around the world since 2021, according to a report released on Thursday.
China dominates the processing and refining of minerals critical to the transition to renewables - including copper, nickel and cobalt - and has poured investment into
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 5, 2023
The United States briefly lost its position as the global leader in exports of liquefied natural gas last year, though federal forecasts show deliveries in 2023 will far exceed rivals.
The start of a new export facility for LNG helped establish the United States as the world's leading exporter last year.
Operations began during the first half of 2022 at the Calcasieu Pass LNG exp
The draw for the Extra Preliminary round of the FA Cup has been published. Ties will be played on or around Saturday 5 August 2023. Winners will receive £1,125 while the losers will receive £375. The 208 ties are as follows:- 1 Sunderland RCA v West Allotment Celtic 2 Knaresborough Town v Frickley Athletic 3 […]
Unofficial record set for third time this week, say US scientists
Ben & Jerry's, a Vermont ice cream company, launched a Fourth of July campaign calling for the return of Mount Rushmore to Indigenous populations.
Lee was mocked by friends about his hairline, and as a result, he let his self-care routine slip - but now he's feeling better than ever after having a hair transplant
Using Cryo-EM, a powerful microscopy technique, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and collaborators have decoded the molecular architecture of a transporter protein controlling the movement of a key neurotransmitter. Their work is published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
SINGAPORE, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Prima Thammarak carded a five-under-par 67, securing the second-round lead as inclement weather halted play at the Singapore Ladies Masters on Friday.
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