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Scientists build battery-like storage device 25X better than current tech

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (702+ words) Mar 25, 2026 at 11:42 AM EDT Kentucky produces around 95 percent of the world's bourbon'and all that whiskey leaves behind an enormous volume of waste grain known as stillage. "For the final volume of bourbon produced, you get six to 10 times that amount…...

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"Unintended consequences" put forever chemical in US air for first time

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (598+ words) Scientists have made the first documented airborne detection of a toxic chemical pollutant known as Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs) in the Western Hemisphere. The findings, published in ACS Environmental Au, came during a month-long field campaign in Oklahoma by…...