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Computer vision helps scientists study lithium ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries lose their juice over time, causing scientists and engineer to work hard to understand…
China's new spacecraft returns to Earth: official
China’s new prototype spacecraft “successfully landed” on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to…
Gemini gets lucky and takes a deep dive into Jupiter's clouds
Researchers using a technique known as “lucky imaging” with the Gemini North telescope on Hawaii’s Maunakea…
Brazil to deploy army to fight Amazon deforestation
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro authorized the army Thursday to fight Amazon wildfires and deforestation, amid warnings…
Research helps expand genome sequencing of marine mammals
Researchers will soon have access to the full genomic sequences for 23 marine mammal species preserved…
Prediction tool shows how forest thinning may increase Sierra Nevada snowpack
The forest of the Sierra Nevada mountains is an important resource for the surrounding communities in…
Stem cells shown to delay their own death to aid healing
Already known for their shape-shifting abilities, stem cells can now add “death-defying” to their list of…
Quantum resonances near absolute zero
Recently, Prof. Yang Xueming from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of…
Can we estimate the time until the next recession?
As the world economy is falling into one of the biggest contractions of the last decades,…