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- 2022.09.09 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Materials Technology Environment & Sustainability
- A little strain goes a long way in reducing fuel cell performance
- Small changes in crystal structure at the interface between materials in ceramic fuel cells linked to drastic changes in conductivity that must be overcome to improve performance
- 2022.08.26 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Materials Technology
- Small molecules, giant (surface) potential
- Researchers create organic molecules that spontaneously align on a surface to generate controlled electric fields that could improve OLED performance and lead to new devices
- 2022.08.24 Research Results Humanities & Social Sciences Technology Environment & Sustainability
- Digging through patents to make mining greener
- Researchers identify R&D strategies for greener tech in the mining sector
- 2022.07.29 Research Results Humanities & Social Sciences Environment & Sustainability
- Listening to the people results in a more sustainable future energy system
- Energy plan for 2050 based on consumer preferences and future demographics of the US population includes 50% more electricity derived from renewable sources than current projections
- 2022.06.30 Research Results Math & Data Technology
- Breaking AIs to make them better
- Researchers investigate ways to make AIs more robust by studying patterns in their answers when faced with the unknown
- 2022.06.22 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Technology
- Sniffing out your identity with breath biometrics
- Researchers develop an olfactory sensor for biometric authentication using your breath
- 2022.06.01 Research Results Humanities & Social Sciences Life & Health
- Finding the biological roots for pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori
- Researchers identify a number of key biomarkers in Hikikomori patients and show their promise for predicting the severity of the condition
- 2022.05.20 Research Results Life & Health
- Uncovering new details of the brain's first line of defense
- Researchers report in unprecedented detail how some of the brain's immune cells develop, and how to distinguish them from other cells
- 2022.05.16 Research Results Life & Health Physics & Chemistry
- Time determines the type of cells that emerge in the mouse brain
- Scientists show that a single protein, BMP2, and epigenetics determine the type of brain cells produced from neural stem cells
- 2022.04.28 Research Results Life & Health Physics & Chemistry
- Exercise reverses cognitive deficiencies caused by anesthesia
- Cognitive deficiencies caused by pediatric anesthesia in mice are due to changes in chromatin accessibility and can be reversed by exercise
- 2022.03.31 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Environment & Sustainability
- For long plant life, the secret is in DNA repair
- Researchers find high copy number of DNA repair genes in long-lived trees
- 2022.03.18 Research Results Environment & Sustainability
- Visible ocean plastics just the tip of the iceberg
- Simulations find the majority of ocean plastics may be on the seafloor or otherwise difficult to monitor, with vastly more plastic waste likely trapped on land
- 2022.01.31 Research Results Technology Environment & Sustainability
- Getting more power from renewable-based microgrids
- Novel and low-cost control scheme that increases power extracted from local renewable sources could help accelerate utilization of renewable energy in buildings
- 2021.12.15 Research Results Life & Health
- Short training regimen improves long‑term memory
- Three half-hour sessions using feedback from monitoring of brain waves found to increase memories retained for a week
- 2021.12.14 Research Results Life & Health
- Grasping the reality of addressing mental health issues arising from pandemic
- Survey reveals mental health and welfare centers are playing a crucial role consulting on mental health related to COVID-19 in Japan
- 2021.11.30 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Materials Technology
- Organics glow longer and stronger without depending on rare metals
- Versatile, organic glow-in-the-dark materials closer to matching the performance of their inorganic counterparts
- 2021.10.27 Research Results Environment & Sustainability
- Twenty-four trillion pieces of microplastics in the ocean and counting
- Researchers publish most detailed dataset to date for assessing the amount of microplastics in the world's oceans and their effects on marine life
- 2021.10.25 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Materials
- New multistep mechanism for nanostructure formation found in liquid crystals
- Combination of molecular simulation and AI technologies making advances toward development of highly functional materials
- 2021.10.08 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Technology Environment & Sustainability
- Low-cost, continuous seismic monitoring system to support emission reduction efforts
- New system enables closer monitoring of underground activity in geothermal reservoirs and sequestered carbon dioxide for improved safety and efficiency
- 2021.09.24 Research Results Humanities & Social Sciences Environment & Sustainability
- In the race to reduce car emissions, don't forget longevity
- Extending car lifetime and first-owner possession length can reduce overall emissions more than accelerating replacement according to new study