Catalysts are the invisible engines of hydrogen energy, governing both hydrogen production and electricity generation. Conventional catalysts are typically fabricated in granular particle form, which is easy to synthesize but suffers from…
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Transforming hydrogen energy by flattening granular catalysts into paper-thin sheets
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Neuronal activity reveals new clues to ALS progression
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease with no cure and limited treatment options. One of the earliest signs of ALS is overactive brain signals known as cortical hyperexcitability. This activity appears…
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PFAS contamination in Pawcatuck River traced back to old textile mill ponds
A study led by University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography alumnus Jarod Snook, Ph.D., identified a long-term source of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” entering the Pawcatuck River from two historically contaminated textile mill…
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Breakthroughs for preventing pistachio hull split
When pistachio hulls split before the nuts are harvested, insects and fungi can get inside, damaging the nut, costing farmers money and contaminating the nuts. About 4% of the overall crop experiences hull split, but some cultivars can split as…
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Archaeologists Found a 800,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Under UK Sand, And They’re Perfectly Preserved
Footprints dating back 800,000 years have been uncovered on a beach in Norfolk, England, offering one of the oldest direct records of early human presence in northern Europe. Discovered at Happisburgh, these ancient impressions, left by both…
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Astronomers discover a gigantic, wobbling black hole jet that ‘changes the way we think about the galaxy’
It’s a well-known fact that supermassive black holes (SMBH) play a vital role in the evolution of galaxies.
Their powerful gravity and the way it accelerates matter in its vicinity causes so much radiation to be released from the core region —…
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Gladys West, GPS pioneer and mathematician, dies at 95 : NPR
Gladys West went from a one-room schoolhouse in rural Virginia to college and to working on planetary motions and modeling….
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NASA Finds Lunar Regolith Limits Meteorites as Source of Earth’s Water
A new NASA study of its Apollo lunar soils clarifies the Moon’s record of meteorite impacts and timing of water delivery. These findings place upper bounds on how much water meteorites could have supplied later in Earth’s…
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Telly’s “free” ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered
Telly, a company that accepts advertising data instead of cash for its TVs, has reportedly had a hard time getting its “free” TVs into people’s homes.
Telly debuted in May 2023. Its…
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Most men do not subscribe to toxic masculinity traits, study finds
A growing niche space, the manosphere, has been taking shape in today’s online forums and social media, preaching an aggressive definition of what it means to be a man. It promotes traits such as misogyny, dominance, and opposition to…
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