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New Technicians Ready to Boost Fusion Energy Progress
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (507+ words) "This is my favorite day of the year at PPPL," said PPPL Director Steven Cowley. "It's great to see the families of our apprentices here, our line of apprentices there and our graduating apprentices right here. Congratulations. We are unbelievably…...
Afamin/Wnt3a Motion Unveils Hydrophobic Pocket Role
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (351+ words) The results of this study was published in the online edition of Nano Letters on April 15th, 2026. Wnt proteins are signaling molecules that play important roles in morphogenesis and stem cell maintenance. Because Wnt proteins are modified with lipids, they are…...
AI tools target U. S. gallium supply gap
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (641+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - May 18, 2026 Ames Lab and Indium are developing a heat-stable resin to selectively separate and concentrate gallium from liquid refining streams. Working to help build domestic gallium production in the United States, Ames…...
Tomas Grejtak, materials tribology researcher
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (26+ words) (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! Carlos Jones/ORNL, U. S. Dept. of Energy More on this News Release Grejtak earns STLE Early Career Award...
Forget electrons, this breakthrough uses light-matter particles to power AI
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (74+ words) Researchers at Penn have created a hybrid light-matter particle that could dramatically speed up AI computing while using far less energy. The breakthrough may help replace some electronic computing processes with ultra-efficient light-based technology....
Renewable CO" Conversion System Using Copper Catalysts
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (61+ words) (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! Renewable energy-driven electrocatalytic CO" reduction system converting carbon dioxide into valuable fuels, enabling a circular carbon economy and environmental sustainability. Credit must be given to the creator. Prof. Yong Sik Ok More on this News Release Southeast…...
New lotus leaf biochar shows promise for cleaning toxic beryllium from mining wastewater
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (339+ words) A modified porous biochar made from agricultural waste selectively captures beryllium, offering a low-cost strategy for reducing environmental risks from mining wastewater Credit: Xu Zhao, Qingliang Wang, Yige Sun, Haoshuai Li, Zhiwu Lei, Boyuan Zheng, Hongyang Xia, Yucheng Su, Khan…...
Stanford researchers develop a solar hydrogel that produces drinking water from air and withstands over 190 cycles
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (272+ words) The lack of access to drinking water remains one of the most severe silent crises on the planet. Prolonged droughts, river pollution, and overexploitation of aquifers affect millions of people. In this context, researchers from Stanford University developed a hydrogel…...
Transparent hybrid metal halide glassy scintillators for high-resolution and multicolor X-ray imaging
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (123+ words) Transparent zero-dimensional MTP2 Sb Cl5 & MTP2 Mn Cl4 hybrid metal halide glasses are realized via low-temperature melt-quenching to eliminate light scattering in composite scintillators. The amorphous scintillators combine high transparency, complete X-ray attenuation, and high light yields up to 19, 232 photons Me V1, enabling spatial resolutions…...
Revolutionary Catalyst for Clean Hydrogen: A Game-Changer in Renewable Energy | Health
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (235+ words) In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have unveiled a robust new catalyst capable of producing clean hydrogen without the use of expensive platinum metals. This innovation could revolutionize the production of renewable hydrogen fuel, making…...