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Rice scientists show solvent leaches cobalt, lithium for reuse from spent batteries Rice University researchers literally have a solution to deal with the glut of used lithium-ion batteries left behind by the ever-increasing demand for electric vehicles, cellphones and other electronic devices. The Rice lab of materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan used an environmentally friendly deep eutectic solvent to extract

Link: If it is true that we live in a “conservative“ age, why are we being con-servative?  Thoughtful film on potential climate change by looking in the rear view mirror from 2055 . . . Click here if you can`t see this video

Much to the chagrin of those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, winter is once again on its way. For many of us, this means a return to icy roads, sidewalks, power lines and even airplane wings. Traditionally, the main methods of getting rid of this ice – or at least, keeping it under control

  It looks overvalued. But even if this digital currency crashes, others will follow BITCOIN is booming. Investors are piling into the digital currency, which is not issued by a central bank but is conjured into being by cryptographic software running on a network of volunteers’ computers. This week the price of a Bitcoin soared

Stanford researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver computer cursors with their thoughts. The algorithm’s speed, accuracy and natural movement approach those of a real arm, doubling performance of existing algorithms. When a paralyzed person imagines moving a limb, cells in the part

Technology developed at UC Riverside has wide applications, from designing better cars and smartphones to high-tech baseball gloves Imagine an automobile crash test that uses test dummies painted all over with a substance that can change color according to the levels of stress that various parts of the dummies’ bodies will endure.  Such a “color

Termites generally don’t elicit a whole lot of love. But surprisingly, this wood-eating insect may hold the key to transforming coal — a big polluting chunk of the global energy supply — into cleaner energy for the world, according to University of Delaware researchers. In the American Chemical Society journal Energy and Fuels, UD Professor Prasad

Nanostructure Promotes Growth of New Blood Vessels, Mimics Natural Protein Tissue deprived of oxygen (ischemia) is a serious health condition that can lead to damaged heart tissue following a heart attack and, in the case of peripheral arterial disease in limbs, amputation, particularly in diabetic patients. Northwestern University researchers have developed a novel nanostructure that