Improving high-energy lithium-ion batteries with carbon filler
Conductive carbon fillers in lithium-ion batteries allow high power output with reversible energy storageCredit: Zhengyu Ju and Guihua Yu WASHINGTON, November 10, 2020 -- Lithium-ion...
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Life on ancient Earth and alien planets
Two research teams at the University of Arizona have been selected to lead NASA astrobiology projects under the agency's Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR)...
Plasma treatments quickly kill coronavirus on surfaces
Using cold atmospheric plasma promises a breakthrough in stopping the spread of COVID-19Credit: Wirz Research Group, UCLA WASHINGTON, November 10, 2020 -- Researchers from UCLA...
COVID-19 data-sharing hero wins award
Prof Zhang Yongzhen wins the 2020 ICG-15 GigaScience Prize for Outstanding Data Sharing during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: None The international journal GigaScience and ICG-15 presented...
Creating 3D virtual personas of all-solid-state batteries, building a better tomorrow
Scientists create a 3D digital 'twin' of an all-solid-state battery to visualize its interfacial microstructures in detailCredit: Yong Min Lee, DGIST We live in a...
Researchers find a backup mechanism that removes cellular debris from the brain
Credit: Hiroyuki Konishi Microglia -- the brain's immune cells -- play a primary role in removing cellular debris from the brain. According to a recent...
3D printed stents that treat inflammation
Credit: Dong-Woo Cho (POSTECH) Radiation esophagitis, characterized by the inflammation of the esophagus, is the most common acute adverse effect of radiation therapy that causes...
5 mistakes people make when sharing COVID-19 data visualizations on Twitter
Analysis finds common errors in pandemic information sharing on social mediaCredit: Image courtesy Francesco Cafaro, Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- The frantic swirl of coronavirus-related information...
Blue whirl flame structure revealed with supercomputers
XSEDE-allocated Stampede2 simulates 3D structure of vortex breakdown with combustionCredit: H. Xiao, University of Science and Technology of China Lightning struck a bourbon warehouse, setting...
Uncovering novel genomes from earth’s microbiomes
Genome resource expands known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%Credit: Rendered by Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods in...
Machine learning advances materials for separations, adsorption, and catalysis
Credit: Tania Evans, Georgia Tech An artificial intelligence technique -- machine learning -- is helping accelerate the development of highly tunable materials known as metal-organic...
Printable ink guides cell growth, offers nerve injury hope
Bioconductive ink uses body's own electricity to guide nerve cell growthCredit: RMIT University Researchers have developed a neuron-growing ink that uses the body's own electrical...
Getting single-crystal diamond ready for electronics
Researchers from Osaka University polished the hardest known material without damaging it, which will help accelerate its use in advanced electronicsCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan...
Making 3D nanosuperconductors with DNA
Complex 3D nanoscale architectures based on DNA self-assembly can conduct electricity without resistance and may provide a platform for fabricating quantum computing and sensing devicesCredit:...
Microbe “rewiring” technique promises a boom in biomanufacturing
A new approach to modifying microbes' metabolic processes will speed up production of innovative bio-based fuels, materials, and chemicalsCredit: Berkeley Lab Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley...
