Harnessing the power of the sun holds the promise of providing future societies with energy abundance. To make this a reality, fusion researchers need to address many technological challenges. For ...

When the sun goes down, solar panels stop working. This is the fundamental hurdle of renewable energy: how to save the sun's power for a rainy day—or a cold night. Chemists at UC Santa Barbara have ...

A small red dwarf star in the Milky Way has drawn attention after astronomers mapped four closely orbiting planets around it. The system, known as LHS.

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Japanese researchers used supercomputer simulations to reveal how sodium ions form clusters and move within hard carbon ...

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FOR over a decade, electric vehicle (EV) development has been tightly coupled with advances in lithium-ion battery chemistry. Lithium’s high gravimetric energy density enabled the commercialization of ...

Discover how new rootstocks enhance apple yields and efficiency in Kashmir’s orchards, addressing climate challenges and boosting farmer income.

Recently, a research team led by Prof. ZHAO Bangchuan from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. XIAO Yao ...