Carbon dioxide as a waste gas can be a source of energy, but that energy is in the form of heat that ebbs away when the gas is released.
Tag: Science
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CIRCUIT BOARD MATERIAL DISSOLVES AFTER USE
Peeling the valuable electronic components and useful metals from discarded circuit boards is labor-intensive and time-consuming.
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SUPERCAPACITORS COULD LET EV AND OTHER BATTERIES CHARGE IN SECONDS
Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a near-term alternative to the standard lithium-ion cells that power electric vehicles (EVs) now.
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SYNTHETIC CELLS LOOK AND ACT LIKE NATURE’S OWN
A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reported a first: the group engineered DNA and proteins to synthesize cells that look and act like those in the human body but have improved capabilities.
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WEAK ELECTRIC CURRENT ZAPS DEPRESSION
As many as three million American adults ages 65 and older are beset by depression, according to figures from the Pew Research Center.
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A CHEAPER NEW WAY TO CULL LITHIUM FROM TRASH
Supplies of lithium, the clean energy transformation’s precious metal, are projected to fall millions of tons short of demand in the years ahead.
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CAN “EMOTIONAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY” WORK?
A scattering of computer scientists and psychologists are laboring to enable computers to accurately recognize and respond to human emotions.
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EXPECT AN EV BATTERY REVOLUTION BY 2030, WSJ SAYS
By 2030, a new generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries will mean that “gas vehicles will cost more than their electric equivalents, some EVs will charge as fast as filling up at a gas station, and super-long-range EVs will make the phrase ‘range anxiety’ seem quaint,” Wall Street Journal technology analyst Christopher Mims wrote on 13 April.
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TINY IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN STIMULATES BRAIN IMPROVEMENTS
Zapping specific parts of the brain with tiny electric currents can treat neural and psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s Disease as well as control chronic pain.
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ITALIAN ENERGY GIANT HATCHES PLAN TO SUCK DOWN AND STORE CO2
The Italian city of Ravenna is “very scared about the future of our industries,” which includes steel and fertilizer plants, mayor Michele De Pascale told The New York Times.