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Environment 4 hours ago

In Canada's Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom

Canada's Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones, but residents living atop the potential windfall are worried their backyards will be dug up—and they won't get a dime.

Environment Mar 22, 2024

UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisis

The world needs to better manage its freshwater resources but thirsty new technologies touted as solutions could lead to "serious problems" if left unchecked, a UN report warned Friday.

Materials Science Mar 21, 2024

A dynamically stable self-healable wire based on mechanical–electrical coupling

Highly flexible and conductive wires play a crucial role in integration and application of wearable devices. However, the frequent stress and deformation in practical use are prone to cause structural damage to these wires, ...

Nanomaterials Mar 21, 2024

An approach to design high-power lithium sulfur batteries

Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are a promising alternative to lithium–ion batteries (LiBs), the most common rechargeable battery technology. As sulfur is abundant on Earth, these batteries could be cheaper and more ...

Ecology Mar 20, 2024

Crawfish could transfer ionic lithium from their environment into food chain

From cell phones to watches to electric cars, lithium-ion rechargeable batteries power a plethora of devices. The increased use of this technology means more lithium could find its way into the environment as consumers discard ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 12, 2024

A high-content triethyl phosphate-based, non-flammable, and high-conductivity electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries

Safety issues related to flammable electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) remain a major challenge for their extended application. The use of non-flammable phosphate−based electrolytes has proven its validity in inhibiting ...

Materials Science Mar 9, 2024

What heat can tell us about battery chemistry: Using the Peltier effect to study lithium-ion cells

Batteries are usually studied via electrical properties like voltage and current, but new research suggests that observing how heat flows in conjunction with electricity can give important insights into battery chemistry.

Analytical Chemistry Mar 8, 2024

A physics-based predictive tool to speed up battery and superconductor research

From lithium-ion batteries to next-generation superconductors, the functionality of many modern, advanced technologies depends on the physical property known as intercalation. Unfortunately, it's difficult to identify in ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 6, 2024

'Ruler for light' could enable detailed measurement in personal devices

Stanford researchers have unveiled a new type of frequency comb, a high-precision measurement device, that is innovatively small, ultra-energy efficient, and exceptionally accurate. With continued development, this breakthrough ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 6, 2024

Study shows 3D-covalent organic frameworks can be tuned using structural isomers

Porous solids are abundant in the world. Examples include activated carbon, zeolite, and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Solid electrolytes in next-generation batteries have ion migration channels and hence are porous solids ...

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