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Researchers in Portugal investigated the mechanical durability of moth-eye-inspired antireflective silicon surfaces for photovoltaic applications, finding that repeated sliding causes nanopillar fracture and material compaction, with higher mechanical loads leading to increased friction and wear.

Brazil's presidential election will be decided in Sunday's runoff, with Lula and Bolsonaro outlining competing energy policies; both candidates propose expanding renewable energy and storage capacity while reducing electricity costs.

Mexico's Energy Ministry has identified 42 solar projects totaling 6.86 GW and 13 wind projects totaling 4.03 GW in its renewable energy development pipeline. Another 4.45 GW of solar capacity is awaiting allocation, with the government aiming to complete the process by the end of 2026.

Under an investment agreement that also covers natural gas infrastructure and water management, Cox plans to develop up to 400 MW of solar capacity and 1 GWh of battery storage in El Salvador. The government will participate as a partner in the energy projects.

Tigo Energy has released a new report and field data detailing how residential contractors can build profitable repowering businesses by upgrading aging solar assets, aiming to help installers tap into the aging rooftop market.

Xreal has published a full spec sheet for its Aura glasses: 1920 x 1200 pixels per eye on Sony micro-OLED, up to 120Hz, a maximum 1050 nits, and a weight of 95g. Xreal's own page gives pixel density as 32 PPD and colour as '100% sRGB'.

India tendered more battery storage in 2025 than in the previous three years combined, and winning bids have fallen roughly 86% since the country's first standalone energy storage auction in 2022. Vision Mechatronics CEO Rashi Gupta says industry figures repeatedly mistake headline gigawatt-hours for real demand, and the reality is less clean-cut.

Epic says its rebuilt Linux anti-cheat, EAC v2, cannot run on the Steam Deck because the device does not support the required features. The company says it is actively talking with Valve and hopes to support the handheld in the future.

Hollywood's Magic Castle is an exclusive club, but the "You Are Here" immersive video for Apple Vision Pro lets viewers step inside virtually to witness the magic up close.

The CEO of Compass Pathways said the psychedelics company, whose psychedelic therapy is set for regulatory review this year, is prepared to "go slow before we go fast."

Muse Spark Open from Meta is presented as an open-weight frontier multimodal mixture-of-experts model, per the headline. The feed provides no further details beyond this description.

A major study found that several cancers are rising faster among younger adults in England, even as smoking, diet, and other established risk factors have generally improved. Excess weight explains only part of the increase, and scientists are searching for other possible causes, including gut microbiome changes and early-life exposures.

Vietnamese transport provider Green SM has officially launched an all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles, California, marking its entry into North America and making the United States its ninth market. The platform operates entirely on VinFast battery-electric vehicles.

According to Ars Technica, things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation. "This is great news for us. We're staffing up. We're accelerating," the team said. Further details were not provided in the available context.

Robotics businesses reportedly need help keeping up with innovations as they scale. Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) is offering its Emerging Tech Hub to support robotics startups, according to The Robot Report.

Claude Code reportedly sent the API key configured for a third-party gateway to Anthropic's own servers on five kinds of routine requests, and version 2.1.299 stops this. Anthropic's changelog says the fix covers feature flag, startup, fast mode, profile and feedback requests, while Anthropic API keys are still sent on them.

Valve has stopped producing the Valve Index. Its "Valve Index Sunset" page says the headset is no longer being produced, remaining headsets, controllers and accessories are still available at new prices while supplies last, and existing owners' support remains unchanged.