Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery could become practical if 20 percent of the theoretical energy densities (2600 Wh/kg or 2800 Wh/L) can be achieved. Investigators have the ambition to reach energy density of 500 Wh/kg in the ...
Materials Science
Jun 13, 2018
0
3
El Niño was long considered a reliable tool for predicting future precipitation in the southwestern United States, but its forecasting power has diminished in recent cycles, possibly due to global climate change. In a study ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2018
0
72
How are proteins in the cells of a flowering plant similar to social networks on Twitter or Facebook? And how might both of those be related to the way pathogens make plants or people sick?
Biotechnology
Jun 13, 2018
0
22
Standing guard between a cell's nucleus and its main chamber, called the cytoplasm, are thousands of behemoth protein structures called nuclear pore complexes, or NPCs. NPCs are like the bouncers of a cell's nucleus, tightly ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2018
0
119
Brace yourself for the likely new era of media megamergers.
Business
Jun 13, 2018
0
5
Eight days after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Efrain Perez felt a pain in his chest.
Environment
Jun 13, 2018
0
4
As housing prices spiral in Hong Kong, young professionals are living in ever-shrinking spaces, with box-like "nano-flats" and co-shares touted as fashionable solutions.
Business
Jun 13, 2018
0
3
London has a bright tech future post-Brexit working closely with other European capitals but the government should open up more to immigration, London Mayor Sadiq Khan told AFP.
Business
Jun 13, 2018
0
6
Australia will help fund and build an underseas communications cable to the Solomon Islands, it was agreed Wednesday, after the Pacific nation was convinced to drop a contract with Chinese company Huawei.
Telecom
Jun 13, 2018
0
5
Toyota said Wednesday it was investing $1 billion in Asia ride-share company Grab, as the Japanese automaker looks to expand beyond its core business into the "mobility" sector.
Business
Jun 13, 2018
0
5
