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Two batteries built to sit in a shed for 25 years without fading just got hired where lithium fails: one stores charge in molecules dissolved in water on a Maldives island running on imported diesel, the other runs on zinc for a California tribe bracing for 18-hour wildfire blackouts — and neither one can catch fire
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (1046+ words) Say the words “grid battery” and most people picture the same thing: rows of lithium-ion cabinets baking in the sun. Lithium is cheap, it’s everywhere, and it nails the four-hour duty cycle the grid asks for most of the time....
Bacteria Turn Toxic Uranium Into a Surprisingly Stable Compound
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (911+ words) Uranium contamination is difficult to manage because the metal can change chemical form. When uranium remains locked inside minerals, it is relatively immobile. But when environmental conditions or mining activity convert it into a soluble form, it can move through…...
New Apple Pencils reportedly in development, replaceable batteries could feature
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (253+ words) Apple is reportedly working on new versions of the Apple Pencil, including an updated Apple Pencil with USB-C and a new Apple Pencil Pro, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The report claims both accessories are expected to launch in early…...
The next Apple Pencil could feature replaceable batteries
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (217+ words) According to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman, Apple will launch two new Apple Pencil models in the first half of 2027. The refreshes may come with Apple’s next generation of iPads, almost three years after the USB-C Apple Pencil debuted…...
From curiosity to cornerstone - how batteries went mainstream
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (1137+ words) For most of the past century, batteries were the quiet workhorses of the modern economy — essential, but hardly transformative. They started cars, powered radios, and provided backup when the grid failed. Today, they are at the centre of a global…...
Do bacteria produce gold? Scientists explain an interesting fact
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (168+ words) Scientists are studying a unique bacterium called Cupriavidus metallidurans. This microorganism is distinguished by its ability to survive in environments with very high concentrations of heavy metals. It turns out that when the bacterium encounters dissolved gold compounds, it neutralizes…...
Climates Of Temperate Rocky Planets With He-dominated Atmospheres
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (162+ words) [astro-ph.EP] We present radiative-convective modeling of rocky exoplanets with He-dominated atmospheres and low envelope mass fractions. Helium has a steeper adiabatic temperature profile than N2 and H2 as it has fewer degrees of freedom. Line broadening differences are small, collision-induced absorption…...
Self‑building molecular rings bring next‑generation drug delivery and smart materials closer
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (26+ words) Phys.org This site can’t be reached phys.org refused to connect....
HKU MILES-Shenzhen Pioneers Novel Super-Inert Fluorescent Dye For Clearer Ureter Imaging during Surgical Navigation - Press Releases - Media - HKU
16+ hour, 5+ min ago (333+ words) We regret to inform you that our website no longer supports Internet Explorer. To continue browsing the website, please consider using other browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Safari. A cross-disciplinary research team led by Professor Hongjie…...
County Durham school chemistry students praised for TB drug design
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (396+ words) CHEMISTRY students at a County Durham school have been praised for their involvement in a project to design drugs to boost therapies for tuberculosis. The seven Year 12 students from St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, in Bishop Auckland,…...