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Nanomaterials Jun 5, 2024

Safer, cheaper, more flexible battery invented for wearable tech

Researchers have developed a safer, cheaper, better performing and more flexible battery option for wearable devices. A paper describing the "recipe" for their new battery type was published in the journal Nano Research Energy ...

Earth Sciences Jun 5, 2024

Fighting fires from space in record time: How AI could prevent a repeat of Australia's devastating wildfires

Australian scientists are getting closer to detecting bushfires in record time, thanks to cube satellites with onboard AI now able to detect fires from space 500 times faster than traditional on-ground processing of imagery.

Environment Jun 5, 2024

By not mining vital minerals, NZ is 'offshoring its own environmental footprint'—is that fair?

When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticized by the Labor opposition as "taking New Zealand backwards." One environmental group even called it a "love ...

Biochemistry Jun 5, 2024

New method for creating biomimetic membranes offer solutions for energy, desalination and medicine

Researchers from the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), together with international collaborators, have pioneered a novel method for creating thin, energy-converting membranes that mimic the structure and function of biological ...

Environment Jun 5, 2024

California's largest reservoir project in decades clears environmental court challenge

California is one step closer to building its largest water storage facility in nearly 50 years, after a court ruled in favor of the Sites Reservoir project following a challenge by environmental groups.

Environment Jun 4, 2024

Carbon capture must quadruple by 2050 to meet climate targets: Report

By 2050, humanity must durably remove four times as much CO2 from the air as today to cap global warming below the crucial target of two degrees Celsius, researchers said Tuesday.

Space Exploration Jun 4, 2024

Space race heats up: Advanced electronics cooling systems for spacecraft

Spacecraft electronics operate under extreme conditions, facing issues like microgravity, thermal cycling, and space radiation. These factors necessitate robust thermal management solutions to maintain the functionality and ...

Social Sciences Jun 4, 2024

You can now be frozen after death in Australia. If you're revived in the future, will you legally be the same person?

In recent weeks, Southern Cryonics—the southern hemisphere's only cryopreservation facility, located in rural New South Wales—announced it had successfully cryopreserved its first patient.

Other Jun 4, 2024

Returning a 170-year-old preserved lizard to Jamaica is a step toward redressing colonial harms, say researchers

Museums often celebrate new acquisitions, especially something rare or historic. In April 2024, scientists from the Natural History Museum of Jamaica and The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus accepted a very rare ...

Environment Jun 4, 2024

Exploring three frontiers in marine biomass and blue carbon capture

A new study offers first-time insights into three emerging climate innovations to safeguard or increase the carbon naturally captured by ocean and coastal ecosystems: rapid interventions to save the Great Barrier Reef, satellite-tracked ...

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