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Science word of they day: Covalent
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (146+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Days numbered for 'risky' lithium-ion batteries, scientists say, after fast-charging breakthrough in sodium-ion alternative
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (629+ words) An innovative approach to battery materials could bring sodium-ion energy density and charging speeds far closer to those of lithium-ion, scientists say. Using Na-ion batteries, an alternative to the Li-ion batteries found in the majority of today's devices, researchers at…...
'Extreme' crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (585+ words) Samples of "trinitite" created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before. On a dark July morning in 1945, U.S. scientists and military personnel detonated the world's first nuclear bomb in a remote area of…...
New water battery could last until the 24th century — and it can be safely discarded in the environment
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (563+ words) With no toxic elements to dispose of, the new aqueous battery design could dramatically improve the safety and longevity of battery energy-storage systems. Researchers in China have pioneered a formula for a nontoxic "aqueous battery" that they say could last…...
Clean hydrogen created from plastic waste using battery acid from old cars and solar power
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (399+ words) Researchers turned hard-to-recycle plastic into hydrogen using battery acid. This circular upcycling system tackles multiple problematic waste streams at once, the scientists claim. Scientists have developed a method to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen using solar power and acid…...
Earth's crust hides enough 'gold' hydrogen to power the world for tens of thousands of years, emerging research suggests
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1348+ words) Reservoirs of hydrogen gas that form naturally in Earth's crust could help humans decarbonize. The challenge now is finding these accumulations and working out how best to mine them, experts say. In 1987, a worker lit a cigarette by a new…...
Ancient process that created rare earth elements discovered — and it could help us locate desperately needed deposits
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (415+ words) A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances that are released when one tectonic plate dives beneath another. Researchers may have found a new way to locate deposits…...
'Dark oxygen' discovery on the seafloor is 'fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics' and should be retracted, experts say
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (834+ words) In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness. A 2024 study that claimed to have discovered an entirely new…...
'Really, really weird': Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating 'spooky' quantum theory
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (437+ words) For the first time, scientists have observed quantum entanglement in the momentum of massive particles. The result, decades in the making, could help physicists probe the relationship between quantum mechanics and gravity. For the first time, scientists have observed quantum…...
'They are literally everywhere': The shocking story of how forever chemicals polluted the world
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1772+ words) Live Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book "They Poisoned The World," about one of the greatest corporate scandals in history. "Forever chemicals" — technically known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — are remarkably useful…...