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Charge Your Laptop in a Minute or Your EV in 10? Supercapacitors Can Help; New Research Offers Clues

Imagine if your dead laptop or phone could charge in a minute or if an electric car could be fully powered in 10 minutes.

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Simple Food Swaps Could Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Household Groceries by a Quarter

Switching food and drink purchases to very similar but more environmentally friendly alternatives could reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from household groceries by more than a quarter (26%) according to a new Australian study from The George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College London published today in Nature Food.

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Improved Refrigeration Could Save Nearly Half of the 1.3 Billion Tons of Food Wasted Each Year Globally

About a third of the food produced globally each year goes to waste, while approximately 800 million people suffer from hunger, according to the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Texas A&M-Led Team Creates First Global Map Of Seafloor Biodiversity Activity

A pioneering study has used extensive global datasets and machine learning to map the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals, including worms, clams and shrimps, across the entire ocean, revealing for the first time critical factors that support and maintain the health of marine ecosystems.

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Innovative Material for Sustainable Building

Researchers at KIT develop a transparent metamaterial for energy-efficient light and temperature regulation in buildings.

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Caterpillars Can Detect Their Predators by the Static Electricity They Emit

Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predators, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.

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Renewable Grid: Recovering Electricity From Heat Storage Hits 44% Efficiency

Thermophotovoltaics developed at U-M can recover significantly more energy stored in heat batteries.

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Community Science Volunteers Can Set Scientific World Abuzz With New Bumble Bee Sightings

Community science volunteers – laypeople with an interest in bees and conservation – significantly contribute to the scientific knowledge of native bumble bees across Canada and the United States, finds a new study by York University.

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Rising Temperatures Will Significantly Reduce Streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin As Groundwater Levels Fall, New Research Shows

The Colorado River makes life possible in many Western cities and supports agriculture that sustains people throughout the country. 

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Shedding Light on the Chemical Enigma of Sulfur Trioxide in the Atmosphere

Researchers at Tampere University have discovered that sulfur trioxide can form products other than sulfuric acid in the atmosphere by interacting with organic and inorganic acids. 

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