Battery research team member Yaobin Xu inserts a sample into a transmission electron microscope to examine the function of a rechargeable battery. (Courtesy: Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) The first direct measurements of thin, supposedly insulating deposits that form in ageing rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have turned up a surprising result: the deposits are
Month: November 2023
Join the audience for a live webinar at 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. EST on 29 November 2023 exploring exosomes and the development of different sensing platforms for detection using nanoparticle integrated plasmonic platforms Want to take part in this webinar? Exosomes are a class of extracellular vesicles (EVs) that are unique nano-sized cargo-bearing biological vesicles,
True crime is hot right now. It’s a genre seen across every media you can think of, from podcasts to TV shows to movies and even books. The idea of crime and mystery, of violence against a neighbor or family member—these narratives captivate and fascinate us, for better or for worse. But after the Dateline
Sally Oey is a professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan, US, where she studies massive stars and their effects on their host galaxies. She is especially interested in how ultraviolet ionizing radiation escapes from so-called “starburst” galaxies, which contain many bright, young stars that heat interstellar gas to millions of degrees. Star thinker
Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover for Bluff by Danez Smith, which will be published by Graywolf Press on August 20, 2024. Preorder thebook here. Written after two years of artistic silence, during which the world came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Minneapolis became the epicenter of protest following the murder
Modernity has always been profoundly unsettling. Living in an ever-changing world means that no one really knows how to be a human on any given day, and we all have to feel our way forward in the dark. But that’s precisely why the horror genre exists: to explore that darkness’ farthest edges with us. Through
Hamas has successfully convinced activists from LA to Tokyo that Israel is committing genocide in its attack on the Gaza Strip. But the real maker of genocide in Gaza is Hamas. The latest story on the Hamas War is a blockbuster from the New York Times that ran on Wednesday November 7th. In it, the Times
Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope have joined forces to image the galaxy cluster known as MACS0416 (courtesy: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain), J. D’Silva (U. Western Australia), A. Koekemoer (STScI), J. Summers & R. Windhorst (ASU), and H. Yan (U. Missouri)) If you have ever attempted
Etaf Rum’s Evil Eye is a captivating, heart wrenching novel about navigating intergenerational trauma, and finding your identity in a culture where women are not perceived beyond the roles they perform in service of others. Yara, a Palestinian American young woman, spends her days stretching herself thin as she takes care of her two daughters,
There’s a TikTok trend that haunts me lately, finding its way to my phone every chance it gets. In the short videos, posted by hundreds of fresh-faced, beautiful young girls, I watch as they struggle to answer the question “How old are you?” In between the question and their answer, they gag and try to
Hustle Connections, a renowned tier 1 booking agency with a proven track record in facilitating successful tours and live performances for some of the industry’s biggest names, proudly presents Rico Red, a rising rapper/singer hailing from the Eastside of ATL. Rico Red’s undeniable talent and his deep-rooted connection to the vibrant Atlanta music scene make
This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a wide-ranging interview with Dave Newbold, who is Executive Director, National Laboratories Science and Technologies for the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Newbold spent two decades as an experimental particle physicist before joining the STFC. I spoke to him at the Harwell Science and
This Android Hopes You’ll Swipe Right Requiem for the Most Famous Drag King of Our Lifetimes Despite the urban legends she lived to a ripe old age of 15— a comfortable retirement in Santa Clarita, long walks on the beach, lazing in the sun, beloved, after traversing two star-studded decades with the likes of Reese
Back in high school in the 1990s, I was taught history with a capital “H,” the kind of history that focused on a single narrative. It was a view of history that revealed only the narrowest strip of the past, a thin swath of experience from which many people, places, and ideas were excluded. Microhistories
Warning signs: Researchers developed a wearable wrist-worn device that uses laser speckle imaging to catch early signs of postpartum haemorrhage. (Courtesy: Francesca Bonetta-Misteli, Washington University in St. Louis) A new wearable imaging device that monitors changes in blood flow in a patient’s hands, feet or arms could be used as an early warning system for
Jami Nakamura Lin begins with a warning: “In the presence of a story—if the story is a good one—time collapses.” This is precisely what she achieves in a genre-bending memoir that collapses past and present, personal and mythical. The Night Parade begins with her attempts to trace the origins of her bipolar disorder that first
It was a stormy summer day, dead in the middle of August, with lightning sheeting the sky and a deep underwater gloom pervading the parking deck. My three-year-old had fallen asleep in his car seat on our way to the children’s museum, and I could hardly believe my luck: a whole hour to spend on
Moiya McTier describes her journey from academic research in astrophysics, to setting up her own science communication business Road less travelled Moiya McTier has combined her passions to create a varied and stimulating career.(Courtesy: Arin Sang-Urai) As a kid, I dreamt about becoming a professional athlete, a famous artist, or maybe the US President. I
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