Solid-state lithium-ion batteries depend on the movement of ions (charged atoms) in the solid, rather than liquid, state to either charge or discharge the battery. These solid-state electrolytes are safer, more cost efficient ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 12, 2023
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It may be possible to create paved roads and landing pads on the moon by using lasers to melt lunar soil into a more solid, layered substance, reports a proof-of-concept study in Scientific Reports. Although these experiments ...
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2023
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As California works to meet climate and air quality goals, a key to the transition will come from biomass, which is renewable organic material from plants and animals.
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2023
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UCLA researchers have developed a new treatment method using a tiny nanocapsule to help boost the immune response, making it easier for the immune system to fight and kill solid tumors.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 11, 2023
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Discharged in large quantities by textile, cosmetic, ink, paper and other manufacturers, dyes carry high-toxicity and can bring potential carcinogens to wastewater. It's a major concern for wastewater treatment—but researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 10, 2023
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The positron, the antiparticle of the electron, has the same mass and charge as that of an electron but with the sign flipped for the charge. It is an attractive particle for scientists because the use of positrons has led ...
General Physics
Oct 10, 2023
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Settling a half century of debate, researchers have discovered that tiny linear defects can propagate through a material faster than sound waves do.
General Physics
Oct 5, 2023
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Most of the Earth's microbial biomass is hidden in the subsurface. According to estimates, microorganisms can be found at depth of up to five kilometers below the continental surface. Here they also colonize solid rock. Since ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2023
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For more than six months a year, Quebec's boreal forest is covered in a thick blanket of snow. While this is essential for the balance of our ecosystems, for the people living downstream from forested watersheds the snow ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2023
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On the dream list of many condensed matter physicists is observing fractionalization, the phenomena of a collective state of electrons carrying a charge that is a fraction of the electron charge, without a magnetic field.
Condensed Matter
Oct 3, 2023
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