Making lithium-ion batteries safer, stronger
Today's rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are good, but they could be much better in the future.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 12, 2017
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Biding time could improve conservation outcomes
Strategic delays in conservation efforts could be the key to protecting more species according to researchers at The University of Queensland.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2017
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Scientists are analyzing your tweets and FB posts—is it ethical?
Did you know researchers are reading and analyzing your tweets and Facebook posts in the name of science? If so, how do you feel about it? If you feel unsettled, what would make you feel better?
Internet
Sep 12, 2017
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U.S. cargo ship set to depart from International Space Station
After delivering more than 6,400 pounds of cargo, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on Sunday, Sept. 17. NASA Television and the agency's website will provide live coverage of Dragon's ...
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2017
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Study examines cross-species interactions
In a first-of-its-kind study, NC State researchers applied a new approach to examine how members of two different species – a plant and a pathogen, for example, or a bacterium and a human – interact at the molecular level, ...
Biotechnology
Sep 12, 2017
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Failure to find a job can land women back in prison
Los Angeles incarcerates more people than any other city in the world, at a fiscal cost of more than $75,000 per person annually. But University of California, Riverside sociologist Susila Gurusami said incarceration also ...
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2017
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New tool to tackle water quality on farms
A Victoria University of Wellington researcher has developed a tool that Ravensdown will use to help New Zealand farmers lower their environmental footprints and better manage nutrient loss into waterways.
Environment
Sep 12, 2017
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Returning home during historical Age of Mass Migration
Today's conversation about immigration and the role of immigrants in America is not so different from the conversations that took place more than 100 years ago, when European immigrants settled in cities and on farms in the ...
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2017
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Microbes in flower nectar affect pollination
Dipping its beak into the sweet nectar of a flower, a hummingbird is doing more than getting a meal – it's contributing to a microbial community that could potentially determine the fate of that flower. Recognizing that ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2017
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Scientists use mismatch in telescopic data to get a handle on quasars and their 'tails'
Scientists have determined the properties of ionized jets of matter ejected by supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei. They analyzed unexpected discrepancies between the data of high-precision observations conducted ...
Astronomy
Sep 12, 2017
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