Competing interests
J.F. and P.S. have served as financial advisor in a role similar to that advocated in the paper to public utility commissions and other ratepayer advocate organizations on billions in…
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Evaluating economic and environmental viability of recycling lithium-ion battery for electric vehicles in the middle east: a case study in the UAE
This section presents the results of the basic business scenario regarding environmental and economic performance. Then, the sensitivity analysis follows. We report the analysis results from two aspects: (1) recycling (open-loop model) and (2)…
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Mentor support and postdoctoral sustainable careers: evidence from China
COR theory
COR theory describes how individuals manage stress, emphasizing their efforts to acquire, conserve, protect, and develop valued resources during interactions with their environment (Hobfoll 1989). In stressful situations, individuals…
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The proverbial elephant in the petri-dish: futures for cellular agriculture science in an uncertain world
Hanley, L., Zai, B., Reisiger, C. C. Glaros, A. Chapter 26 – Cellular agriculture and public health, nutrition, and food security. in Cellular Agriculture (eds. Fraser, E. D. G., Kaplan, D. L., Newman, L. C. Yada, R. Y.) 407–422 (Academic…
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AI models of the brain could serve as ‘digital twins’ in research
Much as a pilot might practice maneuvers in a flight simulator, scientists might soon be able to perform experiments on a realistic simulation of the mouse brain. In a new study, Stanford Medicine researchers and collaborators used an artificial…
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Study: Seafaring Hunter-Gatherers Were Accessing Remote Islands Long Before Arrival of First Farmers
The discovery of stone tools, hearths, and cooked food waste at the cave site of Latnija on the Mediterranean island of Malta shows that hunter-gatherers were crossing at least 100 km of open water to reach the island 8,500 years ago — a…
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Saharo-Arabian Desert Was Regularly Lush and Green Over Period of 8 Million Years: Study
The Saharo-Arabian Desert is one of the largest biogeographical barriers on Earth, impeding dispersals between Africa and Eurasia, including movements of past hominins. Recent research suggested that this barrier has been in place since at…
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First-Ever Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts
Researchers this month will begin testing a high-voltage circuit breaker that can quench an arc and clear a fault with supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. The first-of-its-kind device could replace conventional high-voltage breakers, which use…
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Scientists discover that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields
While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields in their environment.
Scientists at UC Santa…
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Stellarator Showdown: Proxima Fusion vs. Type One Energy
For decades, nuclear fusion—the reaction that powers the sun—has been the ultimate energy dream. If harnessed on Earth, it could provide endless, carbon-free power. But the challenge is huge. Fusion requires temperatures hotter than the…
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