Lithium-ion batteries are part of everyday life. They power small rechargeable devices such as mobile phones and laptops.

Proteins are the workhorses that keep our cells running, and there are many thousands of types of proteins in our cells, each performing a specialized function. Researchers have long known that the ...

The exact mechanisms of crack formation in asphalt are not fully understood, but they often originate from the hardening of bitumen due to oxidation. To tackle ...

BarcelonaTech (UPC) in Spain have designed hybrid solar cells that can generate electricity and store it onboard. This is the ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

But research shows that different seed oils have varying effects on risk for heart disease. Furthermore, seed oils have also been shown to increase risk for migraines. This is likely due to their high ...

Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that affects movement, making everyday tasks difficult for nearly one million people ...

Under certain conditions though, snow and ice can prove lethal to plants and animals. The weight of wet snow can break ...

Computers have been helping us for a long time. One of the earliest examples is the calculator. It does math for us so we don’t have to do tedious long division and carrying the one and all ...

In a groundbreaking theory, scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute propose a unifying explanation for the molecular chaos driving Alzheimer's disease.

The PFAS in lithium-ion batteries is a major obstacle to recycling or disposing of these batteries safely. But we have a way ...

Earlier this week we broke down the complexities of mixed-phase precipitation forecasting.Within that we briefly touched on a key component to that complexity w ...