Developing next-generation energy storage technologies that can deliver both high power and high capacity at the same time. A research team led by Dr. Bon-Cheol Ku and Dr. Seo Gyun Kim from the Carbon Composite Materials Research Center at the…
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Overcoming Long-Held Limitations: Korean Scientists Unveil Next-Generation Energy Storage Technology
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Battery Breakthrough: Scientists Double Performance With Dry Electrodes
A dry-process zinc-iodine battery from Adelaide offers safer, longer-lasting energy storage with high capacity and stability. Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a new dry electrode for aqueous batteries that produces…
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How your Android phone can detect earthquakes
Your Android phone has a superpower you might not be aware of: It can give you…
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World’s Smallest Self-Powered Bipedal Robot Sets New Speed Record
Standing under 1.5 inches tall, the newest bipedal robot from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering can move through tighter spaces than any other two-legged robot in the world. At under one and a half inches tall, about the size…
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MIT’s Window-Sized Device Pulls Drinking Water From Thin Air, Even in the Desert
MIT engineers have created an atmospheric water harvester that can generate fresh water in any location, including extreme environments like Death Valley, California. Today, 2.2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe drinking…
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Construction workers find Viking graves linked to King ‘Bluetooth’
Construction workers digging about four miles north of Aarhus, Denmark have…
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How this driving school applies psychology to teach teens (and their parents) about safer driving
From drawing to playing basketball, brushing your teeth or riding a bike, kids…
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The Download: Talking dirty with DeepSeek, and the risks and rewards of calorie restriction
AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally…
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How a 30-year-old techno-thriller predicted our digital isolation
In April, Mark Zuckerberg, as tech billionaires are so fond of doing these days, pontificated at punishing length on a podcast. In the interview, he addressed America’s loneliness epidemic: “The average American has—I think it’s fewer…
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Calorie restriction can help animals live longer. What about humans?
But the full picture is not so simple. Weight loss isn’t always healthy and neither is restricting your calorie intake, especially if your BMI is low to begin with. Some scientists warn that, based on evidence in animals, it could negatively…
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