Bromine-based flow batteries store energy using a chemical reaction between bromide ions and elemental bromine. This chemistry is attractive because bromine is widely available, has a high electrochemical potential, and dissolves well in liquid…
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This tiny chemistry change makes flow batteries last far longer
Bromine-based flow batteries store energy using a chemical reaction between bromide ions and elemental bromine. This chemistry is attractive because bromine is widely available, has a high electrochemical potential, and dissolves well in liquid…
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Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time : ScienceAlert
Not all planets are lucky enough to live in a neighborhood like our Solar System – some are doomed to roam the cosmos alone. Astronomers have now, for the first time, measured the mass of, and distance to, one of these lonely worlds.
The…
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A planet just vanished. NASA’s Hubble reveals a violent cosmic secret
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have witnessed the surprising aftermath of massive space rocks smashing into each other in a nearby planetary system. What initially looked like a reflective exoplanet turned out to be…
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A planet just vanished. NASA’s Hubble reveals a violent cosmic secret
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have witnessed the surprising aftermath of massive space rocks smashing into each other in a nearby planetary system. What initially looked like a reflective exoplanet turned out to be…
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One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks at the worst possible time this week
Early each January, the Quadrantid meteor stream provides one of the most intense annual meteor displays, with a brief, sharp maximum that lasts only a few hours.
The meteors of this first shower of the year radiate from the northeast corner of…
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Something hidden deep underground supercharged this Chile earthquake
In July 2024, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit near the city of Calama in northern Chile. The shaking damaged buildings and disrupted electrical power across the region.
Chile is no stranger to major earthquakes. The country experienced the…
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Myth busted: Your body isn’t canceling out your workout
Physical activity continues to affect the body even after the movement itself has ended.
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports that being physically active increases the total amount of energy a…
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When Stars Blow Bubbles – Universe Today
Hidden behind veils of interstellar dust lies Westerlund 1, the most massive, luminous, and nearby super star cluster in the Milky Way. Despite being a stellar powerhouse just 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Ara, it remains…
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2025 record breaking year in Israeli meteorological history
2025 record breaking year in Israeli meteorological history | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Environment & Climate ChangeWhile only the fifth-hottest year since 1950, 2025 was still packed with extreme events, from near-50 °C heat in the…
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