James Webb Space Telescope discovers young galaxies age rapidly: ‘It’s like seeing 2-year-old children act like teenagers’

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The 18 galaxies from the ALPINE-CRISTAL-JWST survey (Image credit:  Andreas Faisst (Caltech) and the ALPINE-CRISTAL-JWST Survey team) Astronomers have obtained their most detailed look yet at young galaxies in the early universe using the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The conclusion? These cosmic adolescents grew up incredibly fast.Continue Reading

cold-start:-luxair’s-e195-e2-integration-meets-winter-headwinds

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A brand-new Embraer E195-E2 was forced to return to the airport on Monday, triggering new concerns about the Pratt & Whitney PW1900 engines used on the aircraft. TheLuxair flight from Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) to Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) turned around just minutes after takeoff, and thus far, the airlineContinue Reading

up-to-23-hours:-canada’s-7-longest-1-stop-flights-revealed

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The world has some extraordinarily long one-stop scheduled passenger flights. In December 2025, for example, the new longest link began, which is China Eastern’s 29-hour jaunt from Buenos Aires back to Shanghai via Auckland. Canada’s entries are not quite that extreme, but they are nonetheless very notable.Continue Reading

honda-and-princeton-nuenergy-to-collaborate-on-plasma-based-direct-cathode-to-cathode-battery-recycling

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Japanese automaker Honda and battery materials manufacturer Princeton NuEnergy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies. Since 2022, the companies have conducted joint technical validation of Princeton NuEnergy’s plasma-based direct cathode-to-cathode recycling and upcycling technologies for lithium-ion battery manufacturing scrapContinue Reading

funniest/most-insightful-comments-of-the-week-at-techdirt

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This week, both our winners on the insightful side come in response to Tom Homan’s complaints about people calling ICE murderers. In first place, it’s Bloof with a translation of his words: ‘People need to be civil and helpful when masked thugs come for their friends and neighbours, and toContinue Reading

harbinger-launches-new-business-line-for-off-grid-power-systems—airstream-is-first-customer

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Commercial EV manufacturer Harbinger Motors is branching out into a new line of business. The new Harbinger Industria division will offer Harbinger battery technology as standalone products for energy storage and auxiliary power. Airstream, the iconic manufacturer of handcrafted, riveted aluminum travel trailers, is the first customer to integrate Harbinger’sContinue Reading

Canada, China reach deal to bring in some Chinese EVs

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Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government have reached a deal with China to allow “tens of thousands” of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) into the domestic market, in exchange for dropping the duties on canola products. According to both CBC and Reuters, Canadian canola meal…Continue Reading