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In 2017, UC Riverside turned waste glass bottles into lithium-battery anode material; one bottle could supply 3-5 pouch cells, while coin cells kept 1,420 mAh/g after 400 cyclesEngineers have ingeniously repurposed discarded glass bottles, converting them into battery anode material. This innovative method turns wa...- In 1888, USDA sent an entomologist to Australia to collect vedalia beetles for California’s cottony cushion scale; within a year, the pest had sharply declinedThe cottony cushion scale insect threatened California's citrus growers with devastation. The USDA took action by sending a scientist to Au...
- In 2000, California found an aquarium alga choking native seagrass: officials covered every patch with black PVC and chlorinated everything beneath; six years later, it was goneAn invasive seaweed, Caulerpa taxifolia, was discovered in California's Agua Hedionda Lagoon in 2000. Teams of divers used tarps and chlori...
- Psychology says the single variable that separates people who feel genuinely happy from those who don't isn't wealth, health, or achievement, but whether they feel loved by at least one person in a way that doesn't require them to performTrue happiness hinges on feeling loved, not on achievements or social status. Psychologists Sonja Lyubomirsky and Harry Reis reveal that de...
- China trials 'energy-saving' underwater data centresTo cut energy use by data centres, a Chinese firm plans to place a server pod underwater near Shanghai. The yellow capsule aims to solve th...
- Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investmentsAfter weeks of anti-war protests at U.S. universities, some schools, including Brown, Northwestern, and Rutgers, reached agreements with pr...
- 'Liver Fluke' parasite threatens dogs across western US: What you need to know?A dangerous parasite known as Heterobilharzia americana, or liver fluke, has been discovered in the Colorado River region of southern Calif...
- Dengue cases rising in India: Everything you must know about common signs, precautions & treatmentThe dengue symptoms, if any, can last for two-seven days.
- Kamala Harris meeting PM Modi is 'coming of age' moment for Indian diaspora, says her home state newspaper"It (Modi-Harris meeting) does represent a 'coming of age' moment for the diaspora, which is now more than 4 million strong," Milan Vaishna...
- Coronavirus time bomb: America's uninsured and brutal work cultureAs the virus begins spreading in the west of the country, where the first death was reported Saturday, public health experts warned the US ...
- Climate change increasing air pollution across globe: StudyRising temperatures increase the concentration of aerosols in the atmosphere that cause air pollution, according to a study which highlight...
- Climate change increasing air pollution across globe: StudyWhile climate change is warming the ocean, it is warming the land faster, which is bad news for air quality all over the world, according t...
- Parenthood beneficial for fathers, assures well-being and lowers risk of depressionGender significantly impacted the association between childcare and happiness.
- Drink up! Beer is set to become better and healthierThe barley genome is almost twice the size of the human genome.
- 62% of PIOs dump Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton too not as popular as Barack Obama: PollIndian-Americans continue to lean towards the Democratic Party and are not favourably disposed towards Republican presidential candidate Do...
- New 3D-printed bikini cleans water as you swimResearchers have invented a new 3D-printed swimsuit capable of cleaning up oil spills and de-salinising water while people swim.
- Three Indians named as Fellows by American Society for MetalsThree Indians and as many persons of Indian-origin are among 29 people, who have been been named as Fellows this year by the American Socie...
- Use beach sand to make your phone battery last longerA new study in Scientific Reports discovered that sand found in beaches is a fantastic source of silicon for lithium-ion batteries.
- New device to boost data storage capacity of your phone, PCHolography has been recognised as a future data storing technology with unprecedented data storage capacity and ability to write and read a...
- "Waterproof" rice to tackle crop loss in India"Waterproof" versions of popular varieties of rice, which can withstand 2 weeks of complete submergence, have successfully passed tests in ...
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