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Add boron for better batteries
A theory developed at Rice University determined that a graphene/boron compound would excel as an ultrathin anode for lithium-ion batteries. The compound would store...
Graphene-nanotube hybrid boosts lithium metal batteries
Lithium metal coats the hybrid graphene and carbon nanotube anode in a battery created at Rice University. The lithium metal coats the three-dimensional structure...
Molecular ‘pulleys’ improve battery performance
Working principle of a molecular pulley binder.
Credit: KAIST
Silicon anodes are receiving a great deal of attention from the battery community. They can deliver 3~5-times...
Experts: One in three cases of dementia preventable
One in three cases of dementia could be prevented by addressing nine lifestyle factors, according to a report from the first Lancet Commission on...
Human stem cell-derived neuron transplants reduce seizures in mice
Human pluripotent stem cell-derived interneurons integrate into the epileptic brain.
Credit: Sangmi Chung, Ph.D., McLean Hospital
McLean Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have new...
Despite lack of efficacy data, surprising consensus in pediatric anti-epilepsy med scripts
This is William D. Gaillard, M.D., division chief of Child Neurology and Epilepsy, Neurophysiology and Critical Care Neurology at Children's National Health System.
Credit: Children's...
Nanoparticles could spur better LEDs, invisibility cloaks
LED light bulb. (Stock image)
Credit: © somchaisom / Fotolia
In an advance that could boost the efficiency of LED lighting by 50 percent and even...
Sea level as a metronome of Earth’s history
This is a view of the Mediano anticline, strata dipping to the left into the lake waters. This large-scale fold structure is a witness...
A common underlying genetic basis for social behavior in dogs and humans
A boy and his dog.
Credit: © Christin Lola / Fotolia
Dogs' ability to communicate and interact with humans is one the most astonishing differences between...
Genes account for half of differences in social mobility
This new King’s study is the first to find substantial genetic influence on children’s social mobility, which could have important implications for reducing educational...
Sea cave preserves 5,000-year snapshot of tsunamis
Using fluorescent lights, Kerry Sieh and Charles Rubin of the Earth Observatory of Singapore look for charcoal and shells for radiocarbon dating.
Credit: Earth Observatory...
