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A new material can withstand 'billions' of electrical cycles without wearing out — and scientists say it could transform electronics within 10 to 20 years.

Unique transistor 'could change the world of electronics' thanks to nanosecond-scale switching speeds and refusal to wear out

Florida State University scientists study quantum properties of cesium-vanadium-antimonide. In quantum physics, the name Kagome, an ancient design seen in traditional Japanese basket-weaving, has been borrowed by scientists to describe a class of ferromagnetic quantum materials with an atomic structure closely resembling this distinctive lattice pattern. A new Florida State...

Unique photonic phenomenon in Kagome metal

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When compared to steel springs, the carbon nanotubes can store 15,000 more energy per unit mass.

Twisted carbon nanotubes store 3 times more energy than lithium batteries

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Performance levels barely dropped after two months of constant use.

World’s Most Durable And Efficient Solar Cell Smashes Existing Records

Florey researchers have found evidence of higher levels of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in pregnant mothers who gave birth to sons with autism. Research published in Nature Communications, led by Florey scientists Dr Wah Chin Boon and Professor Anne-Louise Ponsonby, supports the hypothesis of a possible link between autism and exposure to plastic chemicals in the womb.

Common Plastic Associated With Autism in Boys

Thermochemical recycling can be used to process mixed plastics from healthcare waste safely and efficiently, according to researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, where the technology was developed. Based on a steam cracking process, the technique can recycle medical waste that is currently being incinerated or ending up in landfill and convert it into new plastic products that meet the highest purity and quality requirements.

The ‘Sledgehammer’ Approach to Recycling Medical Plastics

The 18650 format, being the most widely used and designed cell format, ensures compatibility with existing devices and applications.

World’s first 18650 Potassium-ion battery debuts, can replace lithium cells

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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CAMDEN, N.J. – Ralston Boswell, 34, of Collingswood, New Jersey, has admitted to participating in schemes to fraudulently obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and unemployment insurance benefits. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Plea: Man's PPP & Unemployment Fraud - $209K Scam

Plastic is undoubtedly a problem. It has countless uses and is inexpensive to produce, but it remains an environmental scourge and requires fossil fuels for its production. To make matters worse, a host of new studies are also finding that microplastics are becoming increasingly linked to a range of health issues.

Biodegradable plastics remain a hidden source of harmful microplastics

DNA contains foundational information needed to sustain life. Understanding how this information is stored and organized has been one of the greatest scientific challenges of the last century. With GROVER, a new large language model trained on human DNA, researchers could now attempt to decode the complex information hidden in our genome. Developed by a team at the Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) of Dresden University of Technology, GROVER treats human DNA as a text, learning its rules and context to draw functional information about the DNA sequences. This new tool, published in “Nature Machine Intelligence”, has the potential to transform genomics and accelerate personalized medicine.

AI Model Extracts Biological Meaning From DNA Code

Denver, CO

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Pete Williams is one of few researchers in Sweden concentrating on glaukoma. The goal is an effective treatment, something that stops the degenerative process in the nerve cells of the eye. Pete Williams is the senior author of a new paper in Nature Communications on how deficiency of the enzyme...

Glaucoma Research Reveals Potential Gene Therapy Target

Newark, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Nygee Johnson, also known as “Gito,” a 25-year-old member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips, has admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Johnson pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024, to a superseding indictment charging him with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy.

Rollin' 60s Crips Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering

Morristown, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a widespread "grandparent scam" that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

16 Charged in Nationwide 'Grandparent Scam'; Millions Stolen

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In a nutshell: When you think of gold, images of jewelry or bullion probably come to mind. But a team from Linköping University in Sweden has used the metal to create electrodes for interfacing with the human nervous system instead – and in a whole new way. They've designed gold nanowires that are soft and stretchy enough to be truly biocompatible and connected to the nervous system.

Researchers create "soft gold" nerves using conductive nanowires

The use of 3D circuitry is key in continuing to miniaturize electronics, but it’s been subject to serious drawbacks. The requirement for support materials and external pressure limits how small manufacturers can go, but one research team might have an answer. The engineers have developed a way to build free-standing, self-healing metallic structures without those needs.

New technique uses 3D printing to fab three-dimensional chip circuits

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in collaboration with Jacobs Space Exploration Group has awarded 3DCERAM Sinto, Inc. a contract for a C1000 Flexmatic Ceramic Printer and to add 3DCERAM as a partner working with NASA. This printer will be used to make samples for small and large pieces of new and innovative materials that will be tested in space and other realitive extreme environments.

3DCeram Sinto, Inc. Receives Large Scale Ceramic Printer Order from NASA

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New Substrate Material for Flexible Electronics Could Help Combat E-Waste

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it’s expected to worsen with the production of new kinds of flexible electronics for robotics,...

New Substrate Material for Flexible Electronics Could Help Combat E-Waste

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