Planetary centrifugal deagglomeration for single-crystalline cathode synthesis. Credit: Yoon et al. (Nature Energy, 2023). Energy engineers and material scientists are continuously trying to create safe battery technologies that exhibit higher…
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TESS discovers a Venus-sized exoplanet orbiting nearby star
Phase-folded photometry of LHS 475 highlighting the 3-hour window surrounding the planetary transits. Credit: Ment et al, 2023 Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a team of astronomers from…
Saudi Arabia, Russia push for more World Bank money into carbon capture
At a meeting discussing the World Bank’s stronger focus on climate, Russia has also urged the lender to extend its support for gas projects. Saudi Arabia and Russia have called…
How To Use the Power of Data To Monitor Home Energy Efficiency
Smart home gadgets do more than simply turn your lights on and off or play your favorite music when you wake up. They can also help you save energy by…
World Bank’s baby steps – Climate Weekly
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events As finance ministers gathered in Washington DC for the World…
Europe’s Jupiter probe set for new launch attempt
Thursday’s launch was called off just minutes before countdown due to bad weather in Kourou. The European Space Agency’s JUICE mission to explore Jupiter’s icy, ocean-bearing moons will again try…
Weather-watchers warn against Elon Musk’s Twitter changes
Elon Musk is charging for automated tweets, making it harder for authorities to warn of extreme weather events Elon Musk’s changes to Twitter will hinder the US government’s ability to…
Webb Shows Areas of New Star Formation and Galactic Evolution
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope spent over 20 hours observing the long-studied Hubble Ultra Deep Field for the first time on Oct. 11, 2022. The general observer program (GO 1963) analyzed…
M87 in 3D: New view of galaxy helps pin down mass of the black hole at its core
Seen from Earth, the giant elliptical galaxy M87 is just a two-dimensional blob, though one that appears perfectly symmetrical and thus a favored target of amateur astronomers. Yet, a new,…
Viewpoint: GMO crops are key to sustainable farming—why are some scientists afraid to talk about them?
Molecular genetic engineering has spawned a strange new allergy. No, not the kind of allergy that causes hives or wheezing; rather, an aversion to mentioning the role of genetic engineering in…
