Neutrinos & Dark Matter: How Ultra-Pure Cables Can Unlock Secrets of Physics
Ultra-low radiation cables reduce background noise for neutrino and dark matter detectors. Imagine trying to tune a radio to a single station but instead encountering…
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Unraveling the Secrets of Alzheimer’s – Researchers Create a New Window on Leading Genetic Cause
New research provides a fresh glimpse of APOE, scores of new molecular players in the central nervous system. Researchers have developed a technique to identify…
Decoding the Universe’s Ghost: Project 8 Is Closing In on the Elusive Neutrino
Project 8 marks a major milestone in its quest to measure neutrino mass. The humble neutrino, an elusive subatomic particle that passes effortlessly through normal…
Peeling Back the Chemical Unknown: Scientists Are on the Hunt for the Other 99 Percent
New mass spectrometry technique holds the potential for exploring nature’s unknown chemical universe. The universe is awash in billions of possible chemicals. Despite the arsenal…
Record-Breaking Advances in Next-Generation Flow Battery Design
Sugar additive plays a surprise role, boosting flow battery capacity and longevity for this grid energy resilience design. A team of researchers from the Department…
Unleashing Hydrogen’s Potential: Baking Soda As the Key to Renewable Energy Storage
PNNL scientists investigate the promising properties of a common, Earth-abundant salt. In a world of continuously warmer temperatures, a growing consensus demands that energy sources…
Energy, Emissions, and Electric Vehicle Battery Range Savings – The Power of Recycled Aluminum
The new manufacturing process results in the creation of high-strength aluminum vehicle components that are both cost-effective and more eco-friendly. The automotive industry, specifically for…
The Least Costly Yet: Scientists Unveil a New Carbon Capture System
Scientists at PNNL are charting a profitable course for carbon capture through carbon upcycling, unlocking a crucial step in the decarbonization process and moving closer…
Closing the Carbon Cycle: Plastic Upcycling Converts Plastic Bags To Fuel
A new process produces fuel quickly at mild temperature, with few byproducts. There are a lot of potentially useful raw materials bound up in used…
A Solution to Excess CO2? New Study Proposes Fertilizing the Ocean
Iron-based fertilizer in the form of nanoparticles has the potential to store excess carbon dioxide in the ocean. An international team of researchers led by…
A New Chapter in Climate Science – 390-Million-Year-Old Seawater Pockets Uncovered
These findings could revolutionize climate science and assist in the identification of underground locations for secure hydrogen storage for carbon-free energy. The remnants of an…
We Need To Do More – Global Warming Will Likely Exceed the 1.5-Degree Limit
It is expected that global warming will exceed the threshold established in the 2015 Paris Agreement, though it is uncertain to what extent this will…
A New Simple Process Extracts Valuable Compounds From Seawater
Magnesium salt is extracted from Sequim seawater using a novel flow-based technique. People have been using salts from the ocean, like table salt, since prehistoric…
Mysterious Soil Virus Gene Seen for the First Time
The protein could be important in both soil decomposition and soil carbon cycling. There are billions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses in every handful of…
New Plastic Upcycling Technology: From Waste To Fuel for Less
New technology could divert problem plastics from landfills and convert them into fuel sources. A plastics recycling innovation that does more with less simultaneously increases…
New Artificial Enzyme Shows Potential for New Renewable Energy Source
New artificial enzyme breaks down tough, woody lignin. Research shows promise for developing a new renewable energy source. A new artificial enzyme has demonstrated it…
Revolutionary Technology Generates Incredible 4D Images of Earth’s Subsurface
The flow of electrical current signals changes in fractures deep beneath the earth Scorchingly hot granite deep underground can be tapped for energy by opening…
4,100 Feet Underground, Scientists Test a Unique Geothermal Energy System
Team collaborates on assembling and testing “rock star” system 4,100 feet underground A team of scientists has assembled a first-of-its-kind system to help them understand…
