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Tech Xplore / Battery storage can support grid stability—but how it is used affects battery lifetime

Battery energy storage systems can play a key role in future renewable energy systems—but how they are operated is crucial for both profitability and battery life, according to research by Meryem Ahouad at Chalmers University ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Molecule found on cancer cell surfaces may lead to new therapies

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have identified a molecule on the surface of cells that could be a promising therapeutic target against cancer. This molecule plays an important role ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Did Neanderthals use rhinoceros teeth as tools?

The RINO project was born from the discovery of unusual marks on rhinoceros teeth recovered from the prehistoric Payre site in France's Rhône Valley. The study of fossil rhinoceros teeth from this Middle Paleolithic site, ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Low risk of Ebola global spread, according to 50 years' worth of data

In the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as in previous Ebola disease outbreaks in Africa, immediate neighboring countries are most affected when ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Five new springtail species discovered in China

There is a Chinese saying that east or west, Guilin scenery is the best. Guilin and Chongqing, located in western China, are famous for their many mountains and rivers. They also harbor unique flora and fauna, such as the ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / The vaccines and treatments being developed for Ebola outbreak

There are no vaccines or treatments for the strain of Ebola that has killed more than 200 people in DR Congo and Uganda, but several are being urgently developed in the hope of reining in the outbreak.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New study could unlock how body's emergency blood factory is connected to aging and cancer

Researchers at Columbia University have identified a switch that turns on the rapid production of blood cells in emergency situations, a finding that could help researchers uncover new treatments for aging and some of the ...

17 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New battery management system makes electric car batteries safer and more durable

Just as an orchestra needs a conductor, a battery management system (BMS) controls the power storage of an electric vehicle. However, until now, monitoring has been based only on the voltages, currents and temperatures of ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Greenland sees wildfires earlier in the year

Greenland has recently been hit by localized wildfires, a rarity at this time of year that could be explained by global warming, a researcher at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources said Thursday.

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Tech Xplore / Batteries dominate future road freight—but hydrogen still has a role to play

Battery-electric trucks are expected to play the leading role in the future decarbonization of road freight transport. At the same time, a new study from Chalmers University of Technology shows that hydrogen could remain ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain cells reshape structure and function for vision and memory tasks, study finds

An international research team led jointly by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), the University of Göttingen and the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, has shown that nerve cells in the brain specialize ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / AI model extracts hidden semiconductor properties from simple transistor tests in under 1 millisecond

A tandem neural network capable of inferring key physical parameters of semiconductor materials from simple transistor measurements has been developed, as reported by researchers from the Institute of Science, Tokyo. While ...

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