The future leaves
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A CleanTechnica article revisits Janus Electric, an Australian company that converts diesel semi-trucks to electric drive with battery swapping. Drawing on an interview with CEO Ben Hutt, the piece argues battery swap uses fewer batteries than commonly thought; the supplied excerpt is truncated and does not include the specific figures.

Texas A&M researchers found that polyethylene microplastics, a widely used plastic previously considered relatively harmless, may contribute to fatty liver disease, with potentially worse effects when combined with an unhealthy diet.

In a year-long clinical trial, researchers found that adjusting foot angle while walking reduced osteoarthritis pain by an amount comparable to medication, without drugs or surgery. MRI scans also showed participants who adopted the personalized walking technique experienced slower deterioration in a marker of knee cartilage health.

KRAFTON has published documentation for two Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for inZOI, one of which is intended to let an AI assistant read and control the game while it is running. The studio's ModKit documentation, read at 21:47 UTC on October 10, names Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Cursor.

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory researchers propose reversing the traditional approach—heating plasma first, then raising its density. Their calculations suggest future reactors could reach self-sustaining fusion with far less energy while avoiding hidden ignition problems; the finding is based on calculations, not experiments.

China and the EU have made a deal aimed at cutting the flood of hybrids into the EU. The article notes China became a dominant force in the global EV industry, with Chinese companies improving plug-in hybrid battery capacity, range and efficiency; the deal’s specific terms are not provided in the available context.

In the NEOPRISM-CRC trial, 32 patients with stage two or three bowel cancer of a specific genetic form received pembrolizumab for up to nine weeks before surgery instead of usual post-surgery chemotherapy. After nearly three years of follow-up, none had experienced recurrence, including those with small traces of disease remaining.

The Robot Report argues that dexterity is physical AI's real bottleneck. According to the article, the next major challenge in robotic dexterity is making the entire system reliable enough to turn capabilities into useful work.

As humanoid robot developers race to move machines from demonstrations and pilot projects into factories and other working environments, manufacturing these highly complex machines at scale is emerging as a key challenge. The report notes that building a handful of working humanoids is one thing; producing hundreds or eventually thousands with consistent quality is another.

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has extended its partnership with Intuition Robotics to continue bringing the ElliQ proactive AI companion to aging New Yorkers at risk of loneliness and social isolation. The extension follows three years of reported measurable outcomes said to show ElliQ reducing loneliness and improving health and wellbeing.

Austria's final solar subsidy round of the year received 43,300 applications within its first 10 minutes, far exceeding demand in the previous round. The government is reportedly preparing to overhaul the scheme in 2027, shifting focus from PV installations to battery storage and smart energy management systems.

Austrian company Sunbooster has secured a European patent for its bifacial solar fence technology, now protected in 18 EU member states. The company is expanding into France, where it has completed its first 3.7 kW installation using vertically mounted PV strips with a reported efficiency of 22.8%.

At Solar & Storage Live Italia, panels organised by Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu) and Solar+ Leaders argued that decisions made in a project's first months, and the inclusive teams built to make them, matter as much to energy security as megawatts and capital.

WHO has announced the SCORE for Health Data Technical Package, a new approach intended to improve countries' access to timely, reliable, validated and comparable health data for COVID-19 response and beyond. The agency says many countries still lack the infrastructure to routinely gather health data and the analytical capacity to use it for effective health action and emergency response.

More than 70% of announced U.S. solar manufacturing expansion plans have yet to be financed, and forecasted capital expenditure for 2027 expansions reflects a hesitant financing climate. Tesla's Texas plans have the potential to boost the entire sector's spending outlook, according to the report.

A PV Magazine commentary argues that batteries create flexibility, but the intelligence behind them determines how much of that flexibility the grid can harness. It suggests India's next clean energy benchmark may be getting the maximum out of every gigawatt rather than just adding new ones.

According to a pv magazine Global post, Australia's renewable energy market is entering a new phase in which the value of electricity is increasingly determined not by energy alone but by the ability to deliver it when and where it is needed, changing the shape of power purchase agreements (PPAs) from volume to value.