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Researchers create smaller, cheaper flow batteries for clean energy
Flow batteries offer a solution. Electrolytes flow through electrochemical cells from storage tanks in this rechargeable…
AI improves detail, estimate of urban air pollution
Using artificial intelligence, engineers have simplified and reinforced models that accurately calculate the fine particulate matter…
When migrating birds go astray, disturbances in magnetic field may be partly to blame
Disturbances to Earth’s magnetic field can lead birds astray — a phenomenon scientists call ‘vagrancy’ —…
The world in grains of interstellar dust
Understanding how dust grains form in interstellar gas could offer significant insights to astronomers and help…
Why chocolate feels so good — it is all down to lubrication
Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when a piece of…
Researchers measure size-luminosity relation of galaxies less than a billion years after Big Bang
A team has studied the relation between galaxy size and luminosity of some of the earliest…
Theoretical computations identify a solid-state hydrogen storage material's key bottleneck
Magnesium hydride has long been touted for its potential to store large amounts of hydrogen, something…
A precision arm for miniature robots
Until now, microscopic robotic systems have had to make do without arms. Now researchers have developed…
Feathered robotic wing paves way for flapping drones
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study.…