Новости за 01.03.2024

Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2024
Factory activity in China contracted for the fifth straight month in February, official figures showed Friday, as sluggish demand in the world's second-largest economy continues to drag on growth. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) - a key measure of factory output - came in at 49.1 percent in February, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). A PMI figure above 50 p

Washington (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
"Super Mario" giant Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against a US maker of software that allows video gamers to play games intended for its hugely popular Switch device on their PC or smartphone. The company behind "Legend of Zelda" and "Donkey Kong" is looking to clamp down on the operations of a company called Tropic Haze, registered in the US state of Rhode Island, which owns and runs Yuzu, a

Washington (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
US President Joe Biden announced an investigation Thursday into the national security risks posed by Chinese tech in cars, warning they could be used to collect sensitive data. China reacted angrily, calling the probe discriminatory and accusing Washington of "weaponizing" trade issues. Biden has ordered the Commerce Department to conduct the investigation, focusing on connected vehicles

Milan (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
Italy will closely study any investments by Chinese carmakers, a minister said Thursday, after another minister said Wednesday the country was in talks with three Chinese manufacturers. "These collaborations must be attentively evaluated and we must pay attention to unfair competition," Vice-Premier Antonio Tajani said on the margins of a conference in Rome. "We must pay attention that t

Paris (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
France's state-owned electricity company EDF said Thursday it had teamed up with infrastructure firm Morrison to nearly double the country's network of rapid EV charging stations. The strategic partnership with the New Zealand firm foresees investing up to 450 million euros ($490 million) to build nearly 8,000 charging stations in public parking lots through 2030, adding to the estimated 9,5

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
Japan on Thursday sent two mini-drones and a "snake-shaped robot" into one of three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant crippled by a tsunami in 2011, the facility's operator said. The gadgets were deployed in preparation for the removal of hundreds of tonnes of highly radioactive fuel and rubble, a risky operation expected to take decades. "We sent two drones yesterday and two drone

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 29, 2024
In an impressive stride toward advancing its space research capabilities, China has unveiled its first Space Environment Simulation and Research Infrastructure (SESRI) facility, marking a significant milestone in the nation's aerospace endeavors. This cutting-edge facility, developed through a collaboration between the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) and the China Aerospace Science an

Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Mar 01, 2024
For a long time, it was thought that amorphous solids do not selectively absorb light because of their disordered atomic structure. However, a new uOttawa study disproves this theory and shows that amorphous solids actually exhibit dichroism, meaning that they selectively absorb light of different polarizations. Researchers at the University of Ottawa have found that using helical light be

Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 01, 2024
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Directorate successfully flew the XQ-67A, an Off-Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, uncrewed air vehicle Feb. 28, 2024, at the General Atomics Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, California. The XQ-67A is the first of a second generation of autonomous collaborative platforms, or ACP. Following the success of the XQ-58A Val

Busan, South Korea (SPX) Mar 01, 2024
Researchers from Pusan National University in South Korea have made significant strides in addressing the longstanding stability issues plaguing perovskite solar cells, a critical challenge that has hindered their commercial viability. Published in the prestigious Journal of Energy Chemistry, their study introduces a novel approach to enhance the durability and efficiency of these next-generatio