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Flexing Crystalline Structures Key to Solid-State Battery Candidate Material Properties

Scientists have uncovered the atomic mechanisms that make a class of compounds called argyrodites attractive candidates for both solid-state battery electrolytes and thermoelectric energy converters.
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Newly Discovered Protein Domain Regulates Collagen Transport

Researchers have characterized and named the protein domain that is responsible for the recognition of collagen for the first time.
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Chicken Eggs Sexed by Scent

Fertilized chicken eggs can be sexed by “sniffing” volatile chemicals emitted through the shell, according to new research.
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Caribbean Pottery Proffers Earliest Evidence of Wine Drinking in the Americas

Scientists have found what they believe to be the earliest known evidence of wine drinking in the Americas, inside ceramic artefacts recovered from a small Caribbean island.
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Vinegar Has the Potential To Create Negative Carbon Emissions

Chemical engineers have developed an industrial process to produce acetic acid that uses the excess carbon dioxide(CO2) in the atmosphere, and has a potential to create negative carbon emissions.
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How Do Our Cells Kill Themselves?

Every day, millions of cells die in our body. Other than generally assumed, cells do not simply burst at the end of their lives but rather, a specific protein serves as a breaking point for cell membrane rupture.
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Blood Vessel Damage in the Eye May Drive Alzheimer’s Disease

According to research, blood vessel abnormalities in the eye are a major factor in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
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More Than 50 Percent of the Largest Lakes in the World Are Losing Water

Climate change, human consumption and sedimentation led to decline.
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Solar-Powered Biofuel That Produces Net Zero Carbon Emissions

Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel.
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Newton’s Laws of Motion Challenged by Smart Material Prototype

Researchers have designed a prototype of a small, lightweight active "metamaterial" that can control the direction and intensity of energy waves.
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