Many electric vehicles are powered by batteries that contain cobalt—a metal that carries high financial, environmental, and social costs.
Materials Science
Jan 20, 2024
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More than 80% of global land area needed to maintain human well-being and meet biodiversity targets is at risk of conflict with human development, according to a new study led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2024
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For a magnet to stick to a fridge door, several physical effects inside of it need to work together perfectly. The magnetic moments of its electrons all point in the same direction, even if no external magnetic field forces ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 15, 2023
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Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a process that can upcycle most plastics into chemical ingredients useful for energy storage, using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and ...
Polymers
Sep 13, 2023
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A research team at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) has shown that it is possible to manipulate photons so that they can collide, interacting in new ways as they cross paths. The ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 14, 2023
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In a remarkable breakthrough in the field of mathematical science, Professor Kyudong Choi from the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UNIST has provided an irrefutable proof that certain spherical vortices exist in a ...
Mathematics
Sep 5, 2023
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Similar to the process of photosynthesis in plants, the conversion and storage of solar energy into chemical energy hold significant promise for addressing critical energy and environmental challenges, including the depletion ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 20, 2023
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Some 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began with a rapid expansion we call the Big Bang. After this initial expansion, which lasted a fraction of a second, gravity started to slow the universe down. But the cosmos wouldn't ...
Astronomy
Feb 6, 2024
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At first glance, the spotted lanternfly looks like an elegant butterfly, speckled with black spots on white wings with a splash of bright red.
Ecology
Oct 21, 2023
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If life exists elsewhere in the solar system, it may well reside in the ocean of Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2023
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