The Guidebook for Accelerating ASEAN Climate Technology in the Energy Sector - ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)

Rigaku Corporation, a group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation and a global solutions partner in X-ray analytical instrumentation, will introduce the DicifferX™ Microarea Edition at JASIS 2026. This X-ray diffractometer enables materials characterization of microareas only a few tens of micrometers in size in a laboratory environment. As electronic devices become smaller, electronic components such as multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are becoming increasingly miniaturized and more densely integrated, driving demand for materials characterization of microareas only a few tens of micrometers in size. Conventional micro-area measurements present challenges such as the loss of X-ray intensity caused by reducing the beam size and shifts in the irradiation position caused by even slight mechanical deflection of the instrument. Purpose-built to overcome these technical challenges, the DicifferX Microarea Edition enables stable measurement of micro-areas at the scale of a few tens of micrometers.

Blue dials have been a favorite among watchmakers (and collectors) for decades, but the sheer variety of hues coming out of Switzerland has exploded in recent years. If you needed further proof, we clocked three celebs wearing watches with blue faces this week. Tom Rhys Harries strapped on a Tiffany Eternity featuring a dial in, you guessed it, Tiffany blue, for the European premiere of Clayface. Corey Gamble sparkled courtside at the Lakers game wearing Patek Philippe’s recently discontinued Grand Complications Celestial, which, of course, showcases that otherworldly deep blue dial with a rotating sky chart. Tom Brady, meanwhile, hit Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium in a platinum Rolex Land-Dweller with that exclusive ice-blue dial. Kevin Hart and Landry Shamet, on the other hand, sported salmon dials, which, truly authentic or not, have also become a watch world favorite.

Apple’s debut foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, has run into widespread reports of hardware failures just 1 day after hitting store shelves on Friday. Retailing from more than HK$17,000 to nearly HK$28,000, the device stands as the most expensive handset in the company's history. Despite immense anticipation, early adopters across global markets reported encountering severe display defects shortly after unboxing their new devices, including thick black lines cutting vertically across the inner screen along the hinge crease and rectangular white digital artifacts appearing on display panels. According to complaints circulating on international discussion boards and social media platforms, the malfunctions appear centered on the handset's internal flexible display panel. Several users reported hearing faint, abnormal clicking sounds emanating from the mechanical hinge after folding and unfolding the phone only a handful of times, followed immediately by distinct fractures and severe color distortion running down the central folding seam.