Watches, LEDs powered by yarn battery

(Phys.org)—Researchers have fabricated rechargeable batteries by using highly conductive yarns that have a diameter and flexibility…

Study shows endangered sharks, rays further threatened by global food markets

A majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold around the globe for traditional medicines…

Recipe for safer batteries—just add diamonds

While lithium-ion batteries, widely used in mobile devices from cell phones to laptops, have one of…

SwRI-led study captures science data from Great American Eclipse

Two NASA WB-57F research aircraft successfully tracked the August 21 solar eclipse as part of a…

What happens at the moving edge of a crack?

It is said that a weak link determines the strength of the entire chain. Likewise, defects…

Global oceanic dead zones persisted for 50,000 years after end-Triassic extinction event

Extremely low oxygen levels in Earth's oceans could be responsible for extending the effects of a…

High achievers in competitive courses more likely to cheat on college exams

A new study finds that students who are known as "high achievers" and take highly competitive…

Elevated zinc and germanium levels bolster evidence for habitable environments on Mars

New data gathered by the Mars Curiosity rover indicates a potential history of hydrothermal activity at…

Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning-Based Deep Neural Networks for Cognitive Space Communications

Abstract: Future communication subsystems of space exploration missions can potentially benefit from software-defined radios (SDRs) controlled…

Pleiades star cluster: Surprising variability

The Seven Sisters, as they were known to the ancient Greeks, are now known to modern…