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Understanding the behavior of battery materials during charging and discharging is essential for improving the performance of existing batteries and developing new materials for future batteries. One such material that has become increasingly significant for future batteries is LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2, also known as NMC811. However, this material often experiences an irreversible capacity loss between the first
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Dubbed as the “censorship bill” by critics, Brazil’s Bill 2630/2020 is a measure to regulate disinformation online. Introduced in 2020 to address the flood of disinformation online, the legislation stalled in the lower house after passing the Senate. It resurfaced after supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro ran riot in Brasilia in January, incited by
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Fugitive cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, who has been in custody in Montenegro since March, may be released on bail as he awaits trial for document forgery. The Terraform founder was arrested at the capital’s airport carrying alleged fake travel documents. Kwon’s company’s dramatic collapse last year wiped out around $40 billion of investors’ money and
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Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a popular plastic used to manufacture single-use products such as plastic bottles and packaging due to its rigidity, transparency, and hardness. However, PET’s durability also makes it highly persistent in the environment, potentially taking several hundred years to degrade in the ocean. The biodegradation of PET by polyester hydrolases (or PETases)
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Linda Yaccarino is a veteran ad executive who has now become the new CEO of Twitter, which is now called X Corp. She has worked in various advertising executive roles for decades. Before joining Twitter, she worked at NBCUniversal, where she oversaw integrating the companies’ ad sales platforms. Her most recent title was Chairman, Advertising
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology have developed new synthetic metabolic pathways that can turn carbon dioxide into a valuable material for the biochemical industry. The process uses formic acid, which is produced through artificial photosynthesis, to create highly reactive formaldehyde. Formaldehyde can then be fed into metabolic pathways to produce other
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As the demand for energy continues to rise, renewable energy solutions are necessary to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. One such solution is microbial electrochemical technology, which uses microorganisms to convert organic matter into electricity. This technology is both cost-effective and environmentally friendly, making it an attractive option for green energy systems. Cathode materials play
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Eli Lilly, a US pharmaceutical company, has announced encouraging clinical trial results for its new Alzheimer’s medication, donanemab. The experimental drug has demonstrated in a late-stage trial that it can slow cognitive decline by 35%, by targeting amyloid plaques in the brain, a common hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Beta-amyloid, a protein that plays an important
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A recent study conducted by neuroscientist Frank Scheer, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, suggests that eating earlier in the day can positively impact our biological weight regulation in three significant ways. The three ways are through the number of calories burned, our hunger levels, and the way our bodies store fat. The research
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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla who took over as interim CEO of Twitter last fall, has announced that he has found a new CEO for the social media platform, which has been renamed X Corp. Although he did not name the new CEO, multiple media reports have identified her as Linda Yaccarino, an executive
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