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gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - More than half of every new solar panel rolling off a factory line today runs on a hidden layer thinner than a strand of DNA, and the quantum trick it performs is now reshaping a Texas-sized race to build America's next manufacturing giant
More than half of every new solar panel rolling off a factory line today runs on a hidden layer thinner than a strand of DNA, and the quantum trick it performs is now reshaping a Texas-sized race to build America's next manufacturing giant
GCN

Rooftop or field, a solar panel looks the same as it did a decade ago, dark glass, aluminum frame, a grid of silver lines. But the cell underneath that glass has quietly been transformed from the inside, at a scale most people never think about:…

washingtonexaminer.com - Mark Whittington - Blame popular culture for the fear of AI
Blame popular culture for the fear of AI
Washington Examiner

Even before Colossus: The Forbin Project, an episode of Star Trek entitled “The Ultimate Computer” and the film 2001: A Space Odyssey depicted AI computers going rogue and murdering human beings. The 1980s, with War Games and the…

forbes.com - Indrabati Lahiri - The Hidden Wildlife Challenge Of The Renewable Energy Boom
The Hidden Wildlife Challenge Of The Renewable Energy Boom
Forbes

Wind turbines in a sunflower field set against a blue sky. Global investment in renewable energy has soared in the last few years, in an attempt to tackle climate change. According to the International Energy Agency, investment in renewable power…

france24.com - As Zimbabwe's raw lithium ban pays off, ambitions grow
As Zimbabwe's raw lithium ban pays off, ambitions grow
FRANCE 24

Buoyed by the development, the small southern African country is determined to go much further in its drive for local processing of its resources, even eyeing its own production of rechargeable lithium batteries. It is part of a push by the country…

express.co.uk - Kris Boratyn - Incredible £340m M&S warehouse to create 1,000 new jobs in UK county
Incredible £340m M&S warehouse to create 1,000 new jobs in UK county
Daily Express

Marks & Spencer is investing £340million in a huge new distribution centre in Northamptonshire Marks & Spencer is investing £340million in a huge new distribution centre in Northamptonshire that will create more than 1,000 permanent…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - Eight new or expanded solar factories opened in a single quarter of 2025, and the one small component those gleaming assembly halls still cannot make at home runs the whole industry's math
Eight new or expanded solar factories opened in a single quarter of 2025, and the one small component those gleaming assembly halls still cannot make at home runs the whole industry's math
GCN

Walk into one of the eight brand-new or expanded solar factories that drove a manufacturing surge across Texas, Ohio and Arizona in the first quarter of 2025 and the scale is genuinely hard to take in. Panels move down assembly lines the length of…

aljazeera.com - Can Zimbabwe's mineral ambitions benefit smaller producers?
Can Zimbabwe's mineral ambitions benefit smaller producers?
Al Jazeera

Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe wants to move beyond being a supplier of raw minerals and build industries that process and manufacture from its own resources. But as the government tightens restrictions on unprocessed mineral exports, smaller…

climatedepot.com - Robert Bryce: 'Yes, solar is growing at a rapid clip. But nearly all that growth is occurring in wealthy countries, bypassing the places where low-cost electricity is desperately needed'
Robert Bryce: 'Yes, solar is growing at a rapid clip. But nearly all that growth is occurring in wealthy countries, bypassing the places where low-cost electricity is desperately needed'
Climate Depot

Excerpt: For decades, pundits and politicos have been telling us that solar energy is right on the cusp of global dominance. For instance, way back in 1978, the year I graduated from high school, Ralph Nader claimed that “everything will be…

universetoday.com - Are Aliens Harvesting the Spin of Stars?
Are Aliens Harvesting the Spin of Stars?
Universe Today

One of the challenges of searching for “technosignatures” (i.e. signs that intelligent life somewhere in the universe has created technology) is understanding what to look for. Technology is a very broad area, and different types…

somersetlive.co.uk - Daniel Mumby, Local Democracy Reporter - Plan for town's derelict landmark revised as issues emerge
Plan for town's derelict landmark revised as issues emerge
Somerset Live

'Deterioration, extensive asbestos and rising costs' have forced changes to a £20m regeneration scheme after it was deemed 'no longer viable' in its current form. Somerset Council secured nearly £20m in November 2023 in the third and…

thekaka.substack.com - Bernard Hickey - Why NZ should electrify everything ASAP
Why NZ should electrify everything ASAP
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

To emphasise both the risk and the opportunity for New Zealand's political economy, the price of Brent crude hit US$100 a barrel again on Friday, which is likely to push petrol prices back towards $3.50/litre. But New Zealand's uptake of EVs, home…

space.com - Monisha Ravisetti - I'm not an astronaut, but I went to the International Space Station (sort of)
I'm not an astronaut, but I went to the International Space Station (sort of)
Space

NEW YORK — I'm the kind of person who, every so often, falls into accidental daydreams about the concept of space. Usually because I'm listening to some sort of sad girl Spotify playlist, I start feeling infuriated that we may never learn…

theconversation.com - Vera Moerbeek - How next-generation photovoltaics could contribute to electricity storage
How next-generation photovoltaics could contribute to electricity storage
The Conversation

Due to the falling price of silicon solar cells, as well as their manageable size, the sight of solar panels on household rooftops has become a familiar one. However, solar energy, as many other sustainable forms of energy, is intermittent. At peak…

bgr.com - Suzanne Bonnett - 4 Android Phone Accessories That Are Built To Last
4 Android Phone Accessories That Are Built To Last
BGR

Today's flagship Android phones are technological marvels, all packed with high-res cameras, huge batteries, and lightning-fast processors that would've blown your collective minds a mere decade ago. But despite their advancements in display glass…

thehindubusinessline.com - India-US trade pact talks may gather pace only after Section 301 excess capacity findings
India-US trade pact talks may gather pace only after Section 301 excess capacity findings
BusinessLine

India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) negotiations are unlikely to see meaningful progress until the US concludes its pending Section 301 investigations into alleged structural excess capacity even though Washington has already announced the…

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