Spacewalking astronauts completed the first round of prep work Friday for new solar panels, part of a major power upgrade at the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Mar 5, 2021
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RIKEN physicists have discovered how interactions between electrons can stabilize a repeating arrangement of swirling magnetic patterns known as skyrmions, which could help to further exploit these structures.
Nanomaterials
Mar 5, 2021
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Around the world, there are currently more than 18 billion internet-connected mobile devices. In the next 10 years, anticipated growth in the internet of Things (IoT) and in machine-type communication in general, will lead ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 3, 2021
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a new way to harness properties of light waves that can radically increase the amount of data they carry. They demonstrated the emission of discrete twisting ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 25, 2021
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Two days before the storm began, Houston's chief elected official warned her constituents to prepare as they would for a major hurricane. Many took heed: Texans who could stocked up on food and water, while nonprofits and ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2021
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Higher temperatures spread across the southern United States on Saturday, bringing relief to a winter-weary region that faces a challenging clean-up and expensive repairs from days of extreme cold and widespread power outages.
Environment
Feb 21, 2021
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The pandemic knocked the U.S. back on track to meet its targets in the Paris climate accord, and renewable energy saw a record-setting level of deployment in 2020 as coal consumption dwindled, figures from an independent ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2021
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Widespread adoption of renewable energy in the power grid requires the right kind of battery—one that is safe, sustainable, powerful, long-lasting, and made from materials that are plentiful and ethically-sourced.
Materials Science
Feb 18, 2021
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Utility crews raced Wednesday to restore power to nearly 3.4 million customers around the U.S. who were still without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm while another blast of ice and snow threatened ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2021
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Winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions without electricity in record-breaking cold kept its grip on the nation's midsection Wednesday.
Environment
Feb 17, 2021
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