In electric vehicles, electrical components called capacitors are used in various ways, but they all work alike: they absorb electricity fast and disperse it just as quickly. It’s an essential quality for things like acceleration.
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FEATHER-LIGHT CARBON FABRIC STORES ENERGY AND BECOMES A BATTERY
Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology has spun off Sinonus, a startup to commercialize research that has evolved a rigid, lightweight carbon fabric that can function as a battery.
SCIENTISTS MAKE GENE-SCALE EDITS IN HUMAN CELLS
Researchers at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have expanded existing gene-editing technology and are now able to substitute entire genes within human cells. The implications for gene therapy are major.
A COMPUTER MADE OF BRAIN CELLS
FinalSpark, a Swiss company, is offering clients time on its new computer—a computer called Neuroplatform made up of four living human brain organoids wired together and connected to computer chips.
DOZENS OF DENSELY POPULATED CITIES ARE SINKING
Dozens of cities in China and along the U.S. east coast are sinking under their own weight, according to new satellite data that has been measuring land movement over time.
SMALL, PORTABLE NUCLEAR PLANTS TOO EXPENSIVE, TOO RISKY, REPORT SAYS
Around the world, at least 80 different ventures are designing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to meet intense localized energy needs, such as AI data centers, or to add incremental capacity to a grid.
HONDA BUILDING PLUG-IN HYDROGEN HYBRID CAR IN OHIO
Honda Motor Co. is building the U.S.’s first plug-in hydrogen hybrid passenger car.
LITHIUM FROM WASTEWATER, NOT NEW MINES
Lithium, the essential metal for batteries that power portable electric devices, including electric vehicles (EVs), is expected to be in increasingly short supply in coming years.
WOMEN’S DREAM COMES CLOSER: A NONTOXIC, REVERSIBLE MALE CONTRACEPTIVE
A male contraceptive pill that’s temporary and doesn’t mess with male hormones is coming closer, thanks to researchers at Baylor University’s medical school.
CAR COMPANIES ANNOUNCE NEW ENGINES FOR DIFFERENT FUELS
Mazda, Subaru, and Toyota Motor Corp. have not followed the rest of the auto industry headlong into electric vehicles and now are emphasizing that distinction even more.