Chemists have developed a new approach for purifying rare earth metals using magnetism to avoid environmentally damaging mining practices.
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Gigawatt Electricity Storage Using Water and Rocks
A new solution for large-scale energy storage through the hydraulic lifting of large rocks.
Bioelectronic Implants for Drought-Resistant Plants
Electronic plants designed to be more resilient to environmental stress could offer major advantages in agriculture.
The Hidden Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Human Nutrition
Atmospheric carbon dioxide is known to deplete the mineral content of plants, but how are carotenoid levels affected?
Professor Mike Timko: Waste Should Be Viewed as a Resource
Achieving zero waste won’t be easy. But, I know for sure we’ll never achieve it without deliberate effort.
World Metrology Day: How NASA Lost a Satellite
How a mix-up between the imperial and metric systems resulted in a $193 million crash.
Spamming Science
Is electronic communication taking up too much of our time?
Humidity-Driven Motility in Feather Grass Awns
The Stipa awn uses a humidity-driven mechanism to disperse and self-bury its seed.
Next Generation Interactive Tool as a Backbone for Universal Access to Electricity
Electrification planning in rural areas and in developing countries most often relies on the outputs of specialized analytical tools that support geographically-referenced analyses
Smart Windows Use Plasmons to Adapt to Sunlight Alone
Smart windows switch between transparent and opaque states based on environmental cues. Researchers reveal a prototype that exploits plasmons, converting incident sunlight into local thermal energy to trigger the switch.
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