Like tiny crawling compass needles, whole living cells and cell fragments orient and move in response to electric fields—but in opposite directions, scientists at the University of California, Davis, have found. Their results, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2013
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Researchers have shown theoretically how to control or eliminate the formation of "dendrites" that cause lithium-ion batteries to fail, an advance that if realized would improve safety and might enable the batteries to be ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 5, 2013
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A peckish bird briefly knocked out part of the world's biggest atom smasher by causing a chain reaction with a piece of bread, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said Monday.
General Physics
Nov 9, 2009
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In April, work began on one of the major projects scheduled for the second long shutdown (LS2) of the CERN accelerators: improving the electrical insulation of over 1200 magnets in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). To complete ...
General Physics
May 30, 2019
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Ford is recalling 874,000 of its best-selling F-series pickup trucks due to fire risk from the engine block heater system, the company announced Friday.
Automotive
Dec 21, 2018
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It took EPFL researchers only three minutes to detect and locate a short circuit triggered intentionally in the power grid serving Fribourg Canton. The researchers, using a computer and a single sensor, spotted it by "going ...
Engineering
Jul 10, 2017
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From mobile phones to electric vehicles, Li-ion batteries are ubiquitous in today's society. However these devices have been known to fail, sometimes in spectacular fashion, as seen recently in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 12, 2017
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On Saturday, September 17th, the Russian space agency (Roscosmos) stated that it would be delaying the launch of the crewed spacecraft Soyuz MS-02. The rocket was scheduled to launch on Friday, September 23rd, and would be ...
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2016
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Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.7 million trucks to fix problems with air bags and welds in the steering system.
Business
Sep 10, 2015
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NASA says the robotic arm on the Curiosity rover is moving again after a short circuit temporarily halted its work on Mars.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2015
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