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Calcium batteries: New electrolytes, enhanced properties

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Batteries, Energy and Resources, Energy Technology, Fuel Cells, Petroleum, Physics, Solar Energy

Calcium-based batteries promise to reach a high energy density at low manufacturing costs. This lab-scale technology has the potential for replacing lithium-ion technology in future energy storage systems. Using the electrolytes available, however, it has been impossible so far to charge calcium batteries at room temperature. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT ) now present a promising electrolyte class, with which this will be possible.

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Taking vitamin D by oral spray just as effective as taking a tablet

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Dietary Supplements and Minerals, Nutrition, Vitamin, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E

Taking vitamin D by oral spray is just as effective as taking a tablet, research has found.

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New understanding of the evolution of cosmic electromagnetic fields

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Astrophysics, Big Bang, Cosmic Rays, Cosmology, Electronics, Medical Technology, Physics, Quantum Physics

Electromagnetism was discovered 200 years ago, but the origin of the very large electromagnetic fields in the universe is still a mystery.

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Dynamic pattern of Skyrmions observed

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Electricity, Electronics, Energy Technology, Materials Science, Medical Technology, Nature of Water, Physics, Spintronics

Tiny magnetic vortices known as skyrmions form in certain magnetic materials, such as Cu2OSeO3. These skyrmions can be controlled by low-level electrical currents — which could facilitate more energy-efficient data processing. Now a team has succeeded in developing a new technique at the VEKMAG station of BESSY II for precisely measuring these vortices and observing their three different predicted characteristic oscillation modes (Eigen modes).

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Early reading in Spanish helps children learn to read English

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Dyslexia, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Language Acquisition, Learning Disorders, Literacy, Numeracy

Immigrant parents worry their children will struggle with reading and fret that as non-English speakers, they can't help. A new study shows that's simply not true. Reading to a young child in any language will likely help them learn to read in English.

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Belongings of warrior found on unique Bronze Age battlefield site

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultures, Early Climate, Evolution, Fossils, Lost Treasures

Recent archaeological investigations in the Tollense Valley by a research team has unearthed a collection of 31 unusual objects. Researchers believe this is the equipment of a Bronze Age warrior who died on the battlefield 3,300 years ago. This unique find was discovered by a diving team. It may have been protected in the river from the looting after the fighting.

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PTSD nearly doubles infection risk

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Health Policy, Healthy Aging, Kidney Disease, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Psychiatry, PTSD, Stress

A new study is the first to examine the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dozens of infection types in a nationwide cohort. Researchers found that PTSD affects infection risks for men and women differently, having, for example, more of an effect on a woman's risk of urinary tract infection and a man's risk of skin infection.

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Are some urban settings riskier for traffic injury or death? We know less than you think

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Asthma, Automotive and Transportation, Civil Engineering, Environmental Awareness, Floods, Multiple Sclerosis Research, Transportation Science, Tsunamis, Workplace Health

How risky is travel in the US? It gets tricky. Despite a lot of research on the dangers of traffic injury and death, there's a lack of clarity on the role of the built environment (roadway designs and adjoining development) and its risk effects. Before we can know how risky a given built environment is, we have to know how many people are traveling there, and in many cases, for pedestrians and cyclists, this data is not available.

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Going against the flow around a supermassive black hole

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Cosmology, Galaxies, Nebulae, Space Telescopes, Stars

At the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068, a supermassive black hole hides within a thick doughnut-shaped cloud of dust and gas. When astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study this cloud in more detail, they made an unexpected discovery that could explain why supermassive black holes grew so rapidly in the early Universe.

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Tiny droplets allow bacteria to survive daytime dryness on leaves

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Bacteria, Biology, Botany, Extreme Survival, Food and Agriculture, Microbes and More, Microbiology

Microscopic droplets on the surface of leaves give refuge to bacteria that otherwise may not survive during the dry daytime, according to a new study.