Новости за 09.12.2025

Richland WA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Framatome has secured a contract to replace several digital control systems at Energy Northwests Columbia Generating Station in Washington state. The project covers system design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and on-site installation for new digital feedwater level control and feedwater heater vents and drains systems, which are central to thermal performance and plant efficiency. T

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 8, 2025
The European Union on Monday dismissed online attacks by tech tycoon Elon Musk after his social media platform X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by Brussels. "It's part of freedom of speech to put out even completely crazy statements," EU spokeswoman Paula Pinho said. Musk hit out at the EU over the weekend saying that it "should be abolished and sovereignty returned to indi

London (AFP) Dec 5, 2025
The number of sea-floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, according to a study published Friday probing the emerging industry's impact on biodiversity. The five-year research is believed to be the most extensive yet on the possible consequences of modern commercial deep-sea mining machines on oceans already threatened by pollution and overfishing. The indu

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Antares has raised $96 million in Series B financing to support development and deployment of its compact nuclear microreactors for defense and space customers. The round, led by Shine Capital with participation from Alt Capital, Caffeinated, FiftyThree Stations, Industrious and other investors, includes $71 million in new equity and $25 million in debt earmarked for equipment purchases, factory

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Energy Research report a carbon monoxide driven process that forms metal thin films about 0.3 nanometers thick, enabling faster fabrication of core-shell fuel cell catalysts that reduce platinum usage while maintaining performance. The approach, called CO Adsorption-Induced Deposition, leverages the redox behavior and strong surface affinity of carbon monoxi

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 8, 2025
A highly-anticipated review of the EU's 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales has been pushed back to next week, the European Commission said Monday. Europe's embattled auto industry and its backers have lobbied hard for Brussels to relax the ban over the past year - and a decision was expected for Wednesday. But a commission spokesperson told AFP any announcements would now come

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
A University of Michigan team has analyzed how people living and working around the Agbogbloshie e waste site in Accra, Ghana, depend on informal recycling to earn a living while facing severe toxic exposure and environmental damage. The researchers describe this tension between survival and harm as an "informal paradox," in which unregulated recycling that supports households also undermines he

London, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Imagine wearable health sensors, smart packaging, flexible displays, or disposable IoT controllers all manufactured like printed newspapers. The same technology could underpin communication circuits, sensors, and signal-processing components made entirely from solution-processed 2D materials. But until now, finding and developing the 2D materials that could enable such devices was largely

The combative first-term congresswoman, a leading critic of Trump, entered the race just hours after Democratic Rep. Colin Allred dropped out.

Sleep deprivation effects harm brain health, impairing memory, attention, and emotion. Chronic loss risks neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.

As the cold season ends in the Southern Hemisphere and we fold away our favorite wool jumpers and silk scarves, some fascinating material science is about to unfold quietly in our wardrobes.

The fate of Miss Universe is now tied up in cases involving fraud, trafficking, arrest warrants and allegations of pageant rigging.

How to tune in as the Badgers face a tough road test in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The man's condition has been described as 'serious' following the horrifying incident.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has extended condolences following the passing of veteran journalist Albert Brandford, whose career in Barbadian media spanned more than five decades. Below is the full statement issued by Prime Minister Mottley: Like many Barbadians this evening, I learned of the passing of veteran journalist Albert Brandford, a man whose work […]

For keen veggie growers and rose enthusiasts, aphids can be a real bane to your gardening dreams. These little insects are not only sap suckers—literally sucking the life out of plants—but they can also transmit toxins and diseases into plants that make them sick.

Orissa high court has ruled that sarpanch candidates must be able to read and write Odia, deeming functional literacy essential for effective administration. Justice R K Pattanaik dismissed a disqualified candidate's plea, emphasising that the ability to comprehend and produce written Odia is a mandatory eligibility criterion for the post, ensuring proper discharge of duties.

Richard Haass says the just-released US National Security Strategy portends a messier, less free, and less prosperous world.

Melbourne [Australia], December 9 (ANI): Former Australian captain Mark Taylor feels that the main problem in the first two Ashes Tests for England's batters is not the batters themselves, but rather how 'mixed' the messaging is within the group, and urged the team to follow skipper Ben Stokes' actions as a batter rather than his messaging to go all out against an Aussie bowling line-up which is ageing and had been dep

New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of 'capturing institutions including the Election Commission' during the debate on Electoral Reforms in Lok Sabha and said when a Congress-led government comes to power at the Centre, it will retrospectively change the law that gives immunity to CEC and ECs against legal action for decisions taken while in office